Luke 11:1 When he finished praying in a certain place, one of his disciples said to him, “Lord, teach us to pray, just as Yochanan also taught his disciples.”
Luke 11:2 He said to them, “Whenyoupray,say,‘OurFatherinheaven,mayyournamebekeptholy.MayyourKingdomcome.Mayyourwillbedoneonearth,asitisinheaven.3Giveusdaybydayourdailybread.4Forgiveusoursins,forweourselvesalsoforgiveeveryonewhoisindebtedtous.Bringusnotintotemptation,butdeliverusfromtheevilone.’ ”
Luke 11:5 He said to them, “Whichofyou,ifyougotoafriendatmidnightandtellhim,‘Friend,lendmethreeloavesofbread,6forafriendofminehascometomefromajourney,andIhavenothingtosetbeforehim,’7andhefromwithinwillanswerandsay,‘Don’tbotherme.Thedoorisnowshut,andmychildrenarewithmeinbed.Ican’tgetupandgiveittoyou’?8Itellyou,althoughhewillnotriseandgiveittohimbecauseheishisfriend,yetbecauseofhispersistence,hewillgetupandgivehimasmanyasheneeds.
Luke 11:9“Itellyou,keepasking,anditwillbegivenyou.Keepseeking,andyouwillfind.Keepknocking,anditwillbeopenedtoyou.10Foreveryonewhoasksreceives.Hewhoseeksfinds.Tohimwhoknocksitwillbeopened.
Luke 11:11“Whichofyoufathers,ifyoursonasksforbread,willgivehimastone?Orifheasksforafish,hewon’tgivehimasnakeinsteadofafish,willhe?12Orifheasksforanegg,hewon’tgivehimascorpion,willhe?13Ifyouthen,beingevil,knowhowtogivegoodgiftstoyourchildren,howmuchmorewillyourheavenlyFathergivetheHolySpirittothosewhoaskhim?”
Luke 11:14 He was casting out a demon, and it was mute. When the demon had gone out, the mute man spoke; and the multitudes marveled.
15 But some of them said, “He casts out demons by Beelzebul, the prince of the demons.”
16 Others, testing him, sought from him a sign from heaven.
17 But he, knowing their thoughts, said to them, “Everykingdomdividedagainstitselfisbroughttodesolation.Ahousedividedagainstitselffalls.18IfSatanalsoisdividedagainsthimself,howwillhiskingdomstand?ForyousaythatIcastoutdemonsbyBeelzebul.19ButifIcastoutdemonsbyBeelzebul,bywhomdoyourchildrencastthemout?Thereforetheywillbeyourjudges.20ButifIbyGod’sfingercastoutdemons,thenGod’sKingdomhascometoyou.
Luke 11:21“Whenthestrongman,fullyarmed,guardshisowndwelling,hisgoodsaresafe.22Butwhensomeonestrongerattackshimandovercomeshim,hetakesfromhimhiswholearmorinwhichhetrusted,anddivideshisplunder.
Luke 11:23“Hewhoisnotwithmeisagainstme.Hewhodoesn’tgatherwithmescatters.
Luke 11:24Theuncleanspirit,whenhehasgoneoutoftheman,passesthroughdryplaces,seekingrest;andfindingnone,hesays,‘IwillturnbacktomyhousefromwhichIcameout.’25Whenhereturns,hefindsitsweptandputinorder.26Thenhegoesandtakessevenotherspiritsmoreevilthanhimself,andtheyenterinanddwellthere.Thelaststateofthatmanbecomesworsethanthefirst.”
Luke 11:27 It came to pass, as he said these things, a certain woman out of the multitude lifted up her voice and said to him, “Blessed is the womb that bore you, and the breasts which nursed you!”
Luke 11:28 But he said, “Onthecontrary,blessedarethosewhohearthewordofGod,andkeepit.”
Luke 11:29 When the multitudes were gathering together to him, he began to say, “Thisisanevilgeneration.Itseeksafterasign.NosignwillbegiventoitbutthesignofJonahtheprophet.30ForevenasJonahbecameasigntotheNinevites,sotheSonofManwillalsobetothisgeneration.31TheQueenoftheSouthwillriseupinthejudgmentwiththemenofthisgenerationandwillcondemnthem,forshecamefromtheendsoftheearthtohearthewisdomofSolomon;andbehold,onegreaterthanSolomonishere.32ThemenofNinevehwillstandupinthejudgmentwiththisgeneration,andwillcondemnit,fortheyrepentedattheproclaimingofJonah;andbehold,onegreaterthanJonahishere.
Luke 11:33“Noone,whenhehaslitalamp,putsitinacellarorunderabasket,butonastand,thatthosewhocomeinmayseethelight.34Thelampofthebodyistheeye.Thereforewhenyoureyeisgood,yourwholebodyisalsofulloflight;butwhenitisevil,yourbodyalsoisfullofdarkness.35Thereforeseewhetherthelightthatisinyouisn’tdarkness.36Ifthereforeyourwholebodyisfulloflight,havingnopartdark,itwillbewhollyfulloflight,aswhenthelampwithitsbrightshininggivesyoulight.”
Luke 11:37 Now as he spoke, a certain Pharisee asked him to dine with him. He went in and sat at the table.
38 When the Pharisee saw it, he marveled that he had not first washed himself before dinner.
39 The Lord said to him, “NowyouPhariseescleansetheoutsideofthecupandoftheplatter,butyourinwardpartisfullofextortionandwickedness.40Youfoolishones,didn’thewhomadetheoutsidemaketheinsidealso?41Butgiveforgiftstotheneedythosethingswhicharewithin,andbehold,allthingswillbecleantoyou.42ButwoetoyouPharisees!Foryoutithemintandrueandeveryherb,butyoubypassjusticeandGod’slove.Yououghttohavedonethese,andnottohavelefttheotherundone.43WoetoyouPharisees!Foryoulovethebestseatsinthesynagoguesandthegreetingsinthemarketplaces.44Woetoyou,scribesandPharisees,hypocrites!Foryouarelikehiddengraves,andthemenwhowalkoverthemdon’tknowit.”
Luke 11:45 One of the Torah scholars answered him, “Rabbi, in saying this you insult us also.”
Luke 11:46 He said, “WoetoyouTorahscholarsalso!Foryouloadmenwithburdensthataredifficulttocarry,andyouyourselveswon’tevenliftonefingertohelpcarrythoseburdens.47Woetoyou!Foryoubuildthetombsoftheprophets,andyourfatherskilledthem.48Soyoutestifyandconsenttotheworksofyourfathers.Fortheykilledthem,andyoubuildtheirtombs.49ThereforealsothewisdomofGodsaid,‘Iwillsendtothemprophetsandemissaries;andsomeofthemtheywillkillandpersecute,50thatthebloodofalltheprophets,whichwasshedfromthefoundationoftheworld,mayberequiredofthisgeneration,51fromthebloodofAbeltothebloodofZechariah,whoperishedbetweenthealtarandthesanctuary.’Yes,Itellyou,itwillberequiredofthisgeneration.52WoetoyouTorahscholars!Foryoutookawaythekeyofknowledge.Youdidn’tenterinyourselves,andthosewhowereenteringin,youhindered.”
Luke 11:53 As he said these things to them, the scribes and the Pharisees began to be terribly angry, and to draw many things out of him,
54 lying in wait for him, and seeking to catch him in something he might say, that they might accuse him.