路加福音 11
Chinese New Version (Traditional)
祈求就必得著(A)
11 有一天,耶穌在一個地方祈禱,祈禱完了,有一個門徒對他說:“主啊,求你教導我們禱告,像約翰教導他的門徒一樣。” 2 耶穌說:“你們禱告的時候,要說:
‘父啊,願你的名被尊為聖,
願你的國降臨(有些抄本在此有“願你的旨意行在地上,如同行在天上”一句);
3 我們需用的食物,
求你每天賜給我們;
4 赦免我們的罪,
因為我們也饒恕所有虧負我們的人;
不要讓我們陷入試探(有些抄本在此有“救我們脫離那惡者”一句)。’”
5 耶穌又對他們說:“你們當中,誰有朋友半夜去找他,說:‘請你借給我三個餅, 6 因為我有一個朋友旅行來到我這裡,我沒有甚麼可以招待他。’ 7 而他卻在裡面回答:‘不要麻煩我,門已經關好了,孩子也跟我在床上了,我不能起來拿給你。’ 8 我告訴你們,即使不因為他是朋友而起來給他,也會因為他厚顏地直求,而起來照他所需要的給他。 9 我又告訴你們,你們祈求,就給你們;尋找,就尋見;叩門,就給你們開門。 10 因為所有祈求的就得著,尋找的就尋見,叩門的就給他開門。 11 你們中間作父親的,哪有兒子求魚,反拿蛇當作魚給他呢? 12 或求雞蛋,反給他蠍子呢? 13 你們雖然不好,尚且知道把好東西給自己的兒女,何況天父,豈不更把聖靈賜給求他的人嗎?”
耶穌靠 神的能力趕鬼(B)
14 耶穌趕出一個啞巴鬼,鬼既出去,啞巴就說起話來,眾人都希奇。 15 有人說:“他靠鬼王別西卜趕鬼。” 16 又有人試探他,向他求一個從天上來的神蹟。 17 耶穌知道他們的心意,就對他們說:“如果一個國家自相紛爭,就必定荒涼;如果一個家庭自相為敵,就必然敗落。 18 如果撒但自相紛爭,他的國怎能站立得住呢?你們說我靠別西卜趕鬼, 19 我若靠別西卜趕鬼,你們的子孫趕鬼又靠誰呢?因此,他們必要作你們的審判官。 20 我若靠 神的能力趕鬼,這就是 神的國臨到你們了。 21 一個壯漢拿著武器,看守自己的家園,他的家財就平安無事。 22 但是一個比他更強的人來了,勝過了他,奪去他所倚靠的武器,就把他的家財當作掠物分了。 23 不站在我這一邊的就是反對我的;不跟從一起收聚的就是分散的。
污靈去而復返的教訓(C)
24 “一個污靈離開了一個人,走遍乾旱之地,尋找棲身的地方,卻沒有找到,就說:‘我要回到我從前離開了的那房子。’ 25 到了之後,看見裡面已經打掃乾淨,粉飾好了, 26 他就去帶了另外七個比自己更惡的污靈來,進去住在那裡;那人後來的情況,比以前更壞了。”
約拿的神蹟(D)
27 耶穌正說這些話的時候,群眾中有一個女人高聲對他說:“懷你胎的和哺養你的有福了!” 28 他說:“是的,卻還不如聽 神的道而遵守的人有福。” 29 眾人聚集的時候,耶穌就說:“這世代是個邪惡的世代。這世代尋求神蹟,可是除了約拿的神蹟以外,再沒有神蹟給他們了。 30 約拿怎樣成了尼尼微人的神蹟,人子也照樣成為這個世代的神蹟。 31 審判的時候,南方的女王要和這世代的人一同起來,她要定他們的罪,因為她從地極來到,要聽所羅門智慧的話。你看,這裡有一位是比所羅門更大的。 32 審判的時候,尼尼微人要和這世代的人一同起來,他們要定這個世代的罪,因為尼尼微人聽了約拿所傳的就悔改了。你看,這裡有一位是比約拿更大的。
裡面的光(E)
33 “沒有人點了燈,把它放在地窖裡,或量器底下,卻放在燈臺上,叫進來的人看得見光。 34 你的眼睛就是你身體的燈,你的眼睛健全,全身就明亮;如果不健全,全身就黑暗。 35 所以要謹慎,免得你裡面的光黑暗了。 36 你若全身明亮,沒有一點黑暗,你就完全明亮,好像明亮的燈光照你一樣。”
法利賽人和律法師有禍了(F)
37 耶穌說話的時候,有一個法利賽人請耶穌和他一起吃飯;他就進去坐席。 38 這個法利賽人見耶穌吃飯之前不洗手,覺得奇怪。 39 主對他說:“你們法利賽人把杯盤的外面洗淨,但你們裡面卻充滿了搶奪和邪惡。 40 無知的人哪,那造外面的,不也造裡面嗎? 41 只要把裡面的施捨出去,你們的一切就都潔淨了。 42 然而你們法利賽人有禍了!因為你們把薄荷、茴香和各樣菜蔬獻上十分之一,卻把公義和愛 神的事疏忽了;這些是你們應當作的,但其他的也不可疏忽。 43 你們法利賽人有禍了!因為你們喜愛會堂裡的高位和人在巿中心的問安。 44 你們有禍了!因為你們好像不顯露的墳墓,走在上面的人並不知道。”
45 律法師中有一個回答他:“老師,你這樣說,把我們也侮辱了!” 46 耶穌說:“你們律法師也有禍了,因為你們把難擔的擔子叫人擔,自己連一個指頭也不動。 47 你們有禍了!因為你們修造先知的墳墓,而那些先知正是你們祖先所殺的, 48 這樣,你們就成了證人,對你們祖先的作為表示同意;他們殺害先知,你們修造先知的墳墓。 49 所以, 神的智慧說:‘我要差遣先知和使徒到他們那裡去,有的他們要殺害,有的他們要迫害, 50-51 為要使創世以來眾先知所流的血,從亞伯的血起,直到在祭壇和聖所之間受害的撒迦利亞的血為止,都向這一代追討。’是的,我告訴你們,都要向這一代追討。 52 你們律法師有禍了!因為你們拿去知識的鑰匙,自己不進去,又阻止要進去的人。” 53 耶穌從那裡出來,經學家和法利賽人非常敵視他,質問他很多問題, 54 等機會從他的口中找把柄。
路 加 福 音 11
Chinese New Testament: Easy-to-Read Version
耶稣关于祈祷的教导
11 一次,耶稣在一个地方祷告。当他祷告结束后,他的一个门徒对他说∶“主啊,教给我们如何祈祷吧,约翰就教过他的门徒们如何祈祷。”
2 耶稣对他们说∶“你们应该这样祈祷:
‘父,愿您的名字永保神圣,
愿您的王国降临,
3 请赐给我们每天需要的食物,
4 请宽恕我们的罪过,
因为,我们也宽恕所有亏待我们的人,
请不要让我们受到诱惑。’”
请求上帝
5 接着耶稣对他们说∶“假设你们中间有某人,他的一个朋友半夜三更来到他那里,对他说∶“‘朋友,借我三块面包, 6 因为我的一个朋友旅行到我家里来,我却没有什么吃的东西来招待他。’ 7 假设那个朋友从屋里答道∶‘别打扰我了!大门都已上了锁,我的孩子和我也上了床,我不能再爬起来,给你拿东西了。’ 8 我告诉你们,虽说他不会因为他是他的朋友而起身给他拿东西,但是他会因为他的朋友无羞耻的坚持而起来,拿给他所要的东西。 9 所以,我告诉你们:不断地请求,上帝就会赐给你们;不断地寻找,你们就会发现;不停地敲门,门就会为你们打开。 10 是的,不断请求的人就会得到;不断寻找的人就会找到;不停敲门的人,门就会为他打开。 11 你们当中谁有儿子吗?如果你儿子向你要鱼,有哪位父亲反而给他一条蛇呢? 12 或者,当他的儿子向他要鸡蛋时,却给他一只毒蝎呢? 13 所以,既使是像你们这么邪恶的人,都知道如何把好东西给自己的孩子,那么,你们的天父肯定知道如何把圣灵赐给那些向他请求的人。”
耶稣的力量来自上帝
14 一次,耶稣正在驱逐一个哑鬼,鬼出来后,那个原来不能讲话的人便开始说话了,众人都很吃惊。 15 但是,人群中的一些人说∶“他是依仗鬼王别西卜驱鬼的!”
16 还有一些其他人想试探耶稣,让他行一个来自天堂的神迹。 17 可耶稣看出了他们的心思,于是对他们说∶“任何国家内讧,这个国家就要灭亡;自相分争的家庭,也必然破碎。 18 如果像你们所说的,撒旦与自己做对,那么,他的王国怎么能站得住呢?我这样问,是因为你们说过,我是靠别西卜来驱鬼的。 19 如果我靠别西卜驱鬼,那么,你们的子民驱鬼是依仗谁呢?所以,你们的信徒证明你们是错的。 20 可是,如果我是凭上帝的力量驱鬼,那就很清楚,上帝的王国已经降临到你们身上了。
21 “当一个身强力壮全副武装的人保卫自己的家园时,他的财产安然无恙, 22 但是,一旦有一个比他更强壮的人袭击他,把他打败了,那么,那个更强壮的人就会夺走他依赖的盔甲,与他的朋友们共同分赃。
23 “不和我同在的人就是反对我的;不与我聚拢的人便是离散。
空虚的危险
24 “当一个邪灵离开了一个人,走遍了干燥的地方,四处寻觅栖身之地,但是没有找到,于是,它说∶‘我还是回到我原来那个家吧。’ 25 于是,它回去,并发现那个房子已被打扫的又干净又整齐, 26 然后,他便出去招来七个比它自己更坏的邪灵,一同住了进去,因此,那个人现在的处境比原来更糟糕了。”
受到上帝祝福的人
27 当耶稣讲这些话时,人群中有一个女人大声对他说∶“生你养你的人是多么有福呀!”
28 耶稣却说∶“可是,那些听了上帝的教导并服从的人才真正有福呢!”
有人怀疑耶稣的权威
29 人们越聚越多了,耶稣说∶“这一代人是邪恶的一代。他们正在寻求神迹,但是,除约拿的神迹外,没有别的神迹会给他们看。 30 正如约拿 [a]对尼尼微人是一个神迹一样,人子对这一代人也将是一个神迹。 31 在审判这一代人的日子里,南国的女王 [b]将要站起来,给他们定罪,因为她来自天涯海角,来聆听所罗门的智慧,而现在有比所罗门更伟大的事情在此; 32 在审判这一代人的日子里,尼尼微人也将要站起来,给他们定罪,因为他们听了约拿的传道之后就悔改了,可是,现在有比约拿更了不起的事情在此!
做世界之光
33 “没有人点上灯后,又把它放在地窖里,或者扣在碗下面,相反,人们总是把它放在灯台上,让进来的人能够看到光亮。 34 你的眼睛是你身体的一盏明灯,如果你的眼睛是健康的,你的全身就会充满光明;如果它是坏的,你的全身就会陷入黑暗。 35 所以,要当心,不要让你里边的光变成一片黑暗。 36 如果你的全身充满了光明,没有黑暗的角落,那么就像一盏灯的光芒照亮在你的身上,使你的身体彻底地被照亮。”
耶稣批评宗教首领
37 耶稣讲完这些话后,一个法利赛人请他一同去吃饭,耶稣来到他家,坐到饭桌边。 38 那个法利赛人看见耶稣吃饭前不洗手,非常惊讶。 39 所以主对他说∶“你们法利赛人把杯盆外面都洗得干干净净,但内在却充满了贪婪和邪恶。 40 你们这些蠢人!那造外边的上帝,不也造了里边了吗? 41 所以要重视内在的,施舍给穷人需要的东西,你们就会彻底地干净了。 42 但是,你们这些法利赛人要遭殃了,因为你们从收获的薄荷、芸香和别的草药中拿出十分之一献给上帝,但你们却忽视了正义和对上帝的爱。这些是你们应该遵守的事,同时也不能忽视其它的事。 43 你们这些法利赛人啊,就要遭殃了!因为你们喜欢在会堂里坐高位,还喜欢在集市上受人毕恭毕敬地问候; 44 你们要遭殃了,因为你们就像没有标志的坟墓,人们从上面走过,却丝毫不会察觉。”
耶稣对犹太律法师说的话
45 一个律法师回答道∶“老师,你这么说也侮辱了我们。”
46 耶稣说∶“你们这些律法师,也同样要遭殃了。你们制定了一些严厉的规矩,因为你们把难以承受的沉重负担压在别人身上,可是,你们自己却连一个手指头都不碰; 47 你们要遭殃了,因为你们为先知们建造墓穴,而正是你们的祖先杀害了那些先知, 48 这就表明,你们是赞同你们祖先的做法的。他们杀害了那些先知,还为他们建造了墓穴。 49 也正因为如此,上帝的智慧说道∶‘我将派先知和使徒到他们那里去,他们中间有些人将会遭到杀害,有些会遭到迫害。’ 50 所以,你们这代人得偿还自创世以来杀害所有先知的血债, 51 从被杀害的亚伯到在祭坛和大殿之间被杀害的撒迦利亚 [c],所以,我告诉你们,你们这一代得偿还这一切的。
52 “你们这些律法师,要遭殃了,因为,你们拿走了开启知识的钥匙,你们自己不进去,而且还阻止那些想要进去的人。”
53 耶稣离开时,律法师和那些法利赛人都开始充满了敌意,向他提出了很多刻薄的问题, 54 他们企图设法抓住耶稣话里的把柄。
Footnotes
- 路 加 福 音 11:30 约拿: 旧约中的一位先知。在大鱼肚子里呆了三天后,活着出来了,就如耶稣在三天从坟墓里出来一样。
- 路 加 福 音 11:31 南国的女王: 色巴女王,她远行千里来向所罗门学智慧,读《列王记》上10:1-3。
- 路 加 福 音 11:51 撒迦利亚: 亚伯和撒迦利亚在希伯来语旧约中第一个和最后一个被杀害的人。
Luke 11
New International Version
Jesus’ Teaching on Prayer(A)(B)
11 One day Jesus was praying(C) in a certain place. When he finished, one of his disciples said to him, “Lord,(D) teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples.”
2 He said to them, “When you pray, say:
“‘Father,[a]
hallowed be your name,
your kingdom(E) come.[b]
3 Give us each day our daily bread.
4 Forgive us our sins,
for we also forgive everyone who sins against us.[c](F)
And lead us not into temptation.[d]’”(G)
5 Then Jesus said to them, “Suppose you have a friend, and you go to him at midnight and say, ‘Friend, lend me three loaves of bread; 6 a friend of mine on a journey has come to me, and I have no food to offer him.’ 7 And suppose the one inside answers, ‘Don’t bother me. The door is already locked, and my children and I are in bed. I can’t get up and give you anything.’ 8 I tell you, even though he will not get up and give you the bread because of friendship, yet because of your shameless audacity[e] he will surely get up and give you as much as you need.(H)
9 “So I say to you: Ask and it will be given to you;(I) seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. 10 For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.
11 “Which of you fathers, if your son asks for[f] a fish, will give him a snake instead? 12 Or if he asks for an egg, will give him a scorpion? 13 If you then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!”
Jesus and Beelzebul(J)(K)
14 Jesus was driving out a demon that was mute. When the demon left, the man who had been mute spoke, and the crowd was amazed.(L) 15 But some of them said, “By Beelzebul,(M) the prince of demons, he is driving out demons.”(N) 16 Others tested him by asking for a sign from heaven.(O)
17 Jesus knew their thoughts(P) and said to them: “Any kingdom divided against itself will be ruined, and a house divided against itself will fall. 18 If Satan(Q) is divided against himself, how can his kingdom stand? I say this because you claim that I drive out demons by Beelzebul. 19 Now if I drive out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your followers drive them out? So then, they will be your judges. 20 But if I drive out demons by the finger of God,(R) then the kingdom of God(S) has come upon you.
21 “When a strong man, fully armed, guards his own house, his possessions are safe. 22 But when someone stronger attacks and overpowers him, he takes away the armor in which the man trusted and divides up his plunder.
23 “Whoever is not with me is against me, and whoever does not gather with me scatters.(T)
24 “When an impure spirit comes out of a person, it goes through arid places seeking rest and does not find it. Then it says, ‘I will return to the house I left.’ 25 When it arrives, it finds the house swept clean and put in order. 26 Then it goes and takes seven other spirits more wicked than itself, and they go in and live there. And the final condition of that person is worse than the first.”(U)
27 As Jesus was saying these things, a woman in the crowd called out, “Blessed is the mother who gave you birth and nursed you.”(V)
28 He replied, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God(W) and obey it.”(X)
The Sign of Jonah(Y)
29 As the crowds increased, Jesus said, “This is a wicked generation. It asks for a sign,(Z) but none will be given it except the sign of Jonah.(AA) 30 For as Jonah was a sign to the Ninevites, so also will the Son of Man be to this generation. 31 The Queen of the South will rise at the judgment with the people of this generation and condemn them, for she came from the ends of the earth to listen to Solomon’s wisdom;(AB) and now something greater than Solomon is here. 32 The men of Nineveh will stand up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it, for they repented at the preaching of Jonah;(AC) and now something greater than Jonah is here.
The Lamp of the Body(AD)
33 “No one lights a lamp and puts it in a place where it will be hidden, or under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, so that those who come in may see the light.(AE) 34 Your eye is the lamp of your body. When your eyes are healthy,[g] your whole body also is full of light. But when they are unhealthy,[h] your body also is full of darkness. 35 See to it, then, that the light within you is not darkness. 36 Therefore, if your whole body is full of light, and no part of it dark, it will be just as full of light as when a lamp shines its light on you.”
Woes on the Pharisees and the Experts in the Law
37 When Jesus had finished speaking, a Pharisee invited him to eat with him; so he went in and reclined at the table.(AF) 38 But the Pharisee was surprised when he noticed that Jesus did not first wash before the meal.(AG)
39 Then the Lord(AH) said to him, “Now then, you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside you are full of greed and wickedness.(AI) 40 You foolish people!(AJ) Did not the one who made the outside make the inside also? 41 But now as for what is inside you—be generous to the poor,(AK) and everything will be clean for you.(AL)
42 “Woe to you Pharisees, because you give God a tenth(AM) of your mint, rue and all other kinds of garden herbs, but you neglect justice and the love of God.(AN) You should have practiced the latter without leaving the former undone.(AO)
43 “Woe to you Pharisees, because you love the most important seats in the synagogues and respectful greetings in the marketplaces.(AP)
44 “Woe to you, because you are like unmarked graves,(AQ) which people walk over without knowing it.”
45 One of the experts in the law(AR) answered him, “Teacher, when you say these things, you insult us also.”
46 Jesus replied, “And you experts in the law, woe to you, because you load people down with burdens they can hardly carry, and you yourselves will not lift one finger to help them.(AS)
47 “Woe to you, because you build tombs for the prophets, and it was your ancestors who killed them. 48 So you testify that you approve of what your ancestors did; they killed the prophets, and you build their tombs.(AT) 49 Because of this, God in his wisdom(AU) said, ‘I will send them prophets and apostles, some of whom they will kill and others they will persecute.’(AV) 50 Therefore this generation will be held responsible for the blood of all the prophets that has been shed since the beginning of the world, 51 from the blood of Abel(AW) to the blood of Zechariah,(AX) who was killed between the altar and the sanctuary. Yes, I tell you, this generation will be held responsible for it all.(AY)
52 “Woe to you experts in the law, because you have taken away the key to knowledge. You yourselves have not entered, and you have hindered those who were entering.”(AZ)
53 When Jesus went outside, the Pharisees and the teachers of the law began to oppose him fiercely and to besiege him with questions, 54 waiting to catch him in something he might say.(BA)
Footnotes
- Luke 11:2 Some manuscripts Our Father in heaven
- Luke 11:2 Some manuscripts come. May your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
- Luke 11:4 Greek everyone who is indebted to us
- Luke 11:4 Some manuscripts temptation, but deliver us from the evil one
- Luke 11:8 Or yet to preserve his good name
- Luke 11:11 Some manuscripts for bread, will give him a stone? Or if he asks for
- Luke 11:34 The Greek for healthy here implies generous.
- Luke 11:34 The Greek for unhealthy here implies stingy.
Luke 11
Legacy Standard Bible
The Lord’s Prayer
11 And it happened that while [a]Jesus was praying in a certain place, after He had finished, one of His disciples said to Him, “Lord, teach us to pray just as John also taught his disciples.” 2 And He said to them, “(A)When you pray, say:
‘[b]Father, hallowed be Your name.
Your kingdom come.
3 Give us (B)each day our [c]daily bread.
4 And forgive us our sins,
For we ourselves also forgive everyone who (C)is indebted to us.
And lead us not into temptation.’”
5 Then He said to them, “Which of you has a friend and will go to him at midnight and say to him, ‘Friend, lend me three loaves, 6 for a friend of mine has come to me from a journey, and I have nothing to set before him’; 7 and from inside he answers and says, ‘Do not bother me; the door has already been shut and my children [d]and I are in bed; I cannot rise up and give you anything.’ 8 I tell you, even though he will not arise and give him anything because he is his friend, yet (D)because of his [e]persistence he will get up and give him as much as he needs.
9 “So I say to you, [f](E)ask, and it will be given to you; [g]seek, and you will find; [h]knock, and it will be opened to you. 10 For everyone who asks, receives; and he who seeks, finds; and to him who knocks, it will be opened. 11 But what father among you, if his son asks for a [i]fish, will give him a snake instead of a fish? 12 Or, if his son asks for an egg, will give him a scorpion? 13 (F)If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your [j]heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him?”
A Kingdom Divided
14 (G)And He was casting out a demon, and it was mute. Now it happened that when the demon had gone out, the mute man spoke, and the crowds marveled. 15 But some of them said, “He casts out demons (H)by (I)Beelzebul, the ruler of the demons.” 16 And others, testing Him, (J)were seeking from Him [k]a sign from heaven. 17 (K)But He knew their thoughts and said to them, “[l]Any kingdom divided against itself is laid waste, and a house divided against [m]itself falls. 18 But if (L)Satan also is divided against himself, how will his kingdom stand? For you say that I cast out demons by (M)Beelzebul. 19 And if I by (N)Beelzebul cast out demons, by whom do your sons cast them out? For this reason, they will be your judges. 20 But if I cast out demons by the (O)finger of God, then (P)the kingdom of God has come upon you. 21 When [n]a strong man, fully armed, guards his own house, his possessions are [o]undisturbed. 22 But when someone stronger than he attacks him and overpowers him, he takes away from him all his armor on which he had relied and distributes his plunder. 23 (Q)He who is not with Me is against Me and he who does not gather with Me, scatters.
24 “(R)When the unclean spirit goes out of [p]a man, it passes through waterless places seeking rest, and not finding any, it says, ‘I will return to my house from which I came.’ 25 And when it comes, it finds it swept and put in order. 26 Then it goes and takes along seven other spirits more evil than itself, and they go in and live there, and the last state of that man becomes worse than the first.”
27 Now it happened that while [q]Jesus was saying these things, one of the women in the crowd raised her voice and said to Him, “(S)Blessed is the womb that bore You and the breasts at which You nursed.” 28 But He said, “On the contrary, blessed are (T)those who hear the word of God and keep it.”
The Sign of Jonah
29 Now as the crowds were increasing, He began to say, “(U)This generation is a wicked generation; it (V)seeks [r]a sign, and yet no [s]sign will be given to it but the [t]sign of Jonah. 30 For just as (W)Jonah became [u]a sign to the Ninevites, so will the Son of Man be to this generation. 31 The (X)Queen of the South will rise up at the judgment with the men of this generation and condemn them, because she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon. And behold, something greater than Solomon is here. 32 The men of Nineveh will stand up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it, because (Y)they repented at the preaching of Jonah. And behold, something greater than Jonah is here.
33 “(Z)No one, after lighting a lamp, puts it away in a cellar nor under a basket, but on the lampstand, so that those who enter may see the light. 34 (AA)The eye is the lamp of your body; when your eye is [v]clear, your whole body also is full of light, but when it is [w]bad, your body also is full of darkness. 35 Therefore watch out that the light in you is not darkness. 36 If therefore your whole body is full of light, with no dark part in it, it will be wholly illumined, as when the lamp illumines you with its rays.”
Woes to the Pharisees and Lawyers
37 Now when He had spoken, a Pharisee *asked Him to have a meal with him. And He went in and reclined at the table. 38 But when the Pharisee saw it, he marveled that He had not first [x](AB)ceremonially washed before the [y]meal. 39 But (AC)the Lord said to him, “Now (AD)you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and of the platter, but [z]inside of you, you are full of robbery and wickedness. 40 (AE)You foolish ones, did not He who made the outside make the inside also? 41 But (AF)give that which is within as charity, and [aa]then all things are (AG)clean for you.
42 “(AH)But woe to you Pharisees! For you (AI)pay tithe of mint and rue and every kind of garden herb, and yet disregard justice and the love of God, but these are the things you should have done without neglecting the others. 43 Woe to you Pharisees! For you (AJ)love the best seat in the synagogues and the respectful greetings in the marketplaces. 44 (AK)Woe to you! For you are like [ab]concealed tombs, and the people who walk over them are unaware of it.”
45 Now one of the (AL)scholars of the Law answered and said to Him, “Teacher, when You say these things, You insult us too.” 46 But He said, “Woe to you (AM)scholars of the Law as well! For (AN)you weigh men down with burdens hard to bear, and you yourselves will not even touch the burdens with one of your fingers. 47 (AO)Woe to you! For you build the [ac]tombs of the prophets, but your fathers killed them. 48 So you are witnesses and approve the deeds of your fathers; because it was they who killed them, and you build their tombs. 49 For this reason also (AP)the wisdom of God said, ‘(AQ)I will send to them prophets and apostles, and some of them they will kill and some they will [ad]persecute, 50 so that the blood of all the prophets, shed (AR)since the foundation of the world, may be [ae]charged against this generation, 51 from (AS)the blood of Abel to (AT)the blood of Zechariah, who was killed between the altar and the house of God; yes, I tell you, it shall be [af]charged against this generation.’ 52 Woe to you, (AU)scholars of the Law! For you have taken away the key of knowledge; (AV)you yourselves did not enter, and you hindered those who were entering.”
53 And when He left there, the scribes and the Pharisees began to be very hostile and to question Him closely on many subjects, 54 (AW)plotting (AX)to catch [ag]Him in something He might say.
Footnotes
- Luke 11:1 Lit He
- Luke 11:2 Later mss add phrases from Matt 6:9-13 to make the two passages closely similar
- Luke 11:3 Or bread for the coming day
- Luke 11:7 Lit with me
- Luke 11:8 Lit shamelessness
- Luke 11:9 Or keep asking
- Luke 11:9 Or keep seeking
- Luke 11:9 Or keep knocking
- Luke 11:11 Two early mss insert loaf, he will not give him a stone, will he, or for a...
- Luke 11:13 Lit Father from heaven
- Luke 11:16 Or an attesting miracle
- Luke 11:17 Lit Every
- Luke 11:17 Lit a house
- Luke 11:21 Lit the
- Luke 11:21 Lit in peace
- Luke 11:24 Lit the
- Luke 11:27 Lit He
- Luke 11:29 Or an attesting miracle
- Luke 11:29 Or attesting miracle
- Luke 11:29 Or attesting miracle
- Luke 11:30 Or an attesting miracle
- Luke 11:34 Or healthy
- Luke 11:34 Or evil
- Luke 11:38 Lit baptized
- Luke 11:38 Or lunch
- Luke 11:39 Lit your inside is full
- Luke 11:41 Lit behold
- Luke 11:44 Or indistinct
- Luke 11:47 Or monuments to
- Luke 11:49 Or drive out
- Luke 11:50 Or required of
- Luke 11:51 Or required of
- Luke 11:54 Lit something out of His mouth
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