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11 And it came about while he was in a certain place davening that, when he concluded, a certain one of his talmidim said to him, Adoneinu, teach us to daven, just as also Yochanan taught his talmidim.

And Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach said to them, When you daven, say, Avinu, yitkadash shmecha (hallowed be Thy Name). Tavo malchutechah (Thy kingdom come).

Es lechem chukeinu ten lanu yom yom (Give us day by day the bread we need).

U slach lanu es chovoteinu (And forgive us our debts, sins) ki solechim gam anachnu lekhol hachayav lanu (for also we ourselves are forgiving all that are the debtor to us) val tevieinu lidei nisayon (And lead us not into temptation).

And Rebbe Melech HaMoshiach said to them, Who among you will have a chaver and will come to him at chatzot halailah (midnight), and say to him, Chaver, lend me shalosh kikrot (loaves);

Because a chaver of mine has come from a journey to me and I have nothing to set before him;

And from inside he shall reply, saying, Do not bother me; the delet has already been shut, and my yeladim and I are already in bed; I cannot get up and give to you anything.

I say to you, even if he will not get up and give him anything, because he is his chaver, at least because of his keseder (constantly) persistent importunity he will get up and give to him as much as he needs.

And I tell you [when you daven], ask, and it shall be given to you; seek and you shall find; knock and it shall be opened to you.

10 For everyone asking receives; and he who is seeking, finds; and to the one knocking, it shall be opened.

11 And what Abba among you is there who, if his ben asks for a dag (fish), instead of a dag (fish) will give to him a nachash (snake)?

12 Or if the ben will ask for a beytzah (egg), will the av give him an akrav (scorpion)?

13 If, therefore, you, though you are ra’im (evil ones), have da’as (knowledge) of how to give matanot tovot (good gifts) to your yeladim, how much more will HaAv shbaShomayim give the Ruach Hakodesh to the ones asking him.

14 And Rebbe Melech HaMoshiach was casting out a shed from an ish illem (mute man). And it came to pass when the shed had come out, the ish illem spoke, and the multitudes were amazed.

15 But some of them said, He casts out the shedim by Baal-zibbul Sar HaShedim.

16 And others, to test him, were demanding of Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach an ot (sign) from Shomayim.

17 But Rebbe Melech HaMoshiach, having had daas of their machshavot (thoughts), said to them, Every Malchut divided against itself is laid waste; and a bais (household) divided against itself falls.

18 And if Hasatan also was divided against himself, how shall Hasatan’s Malchut (Kingdom) stand? Because you say by Baal-zibbul I cast out shedim.

19 But if I by Baal-zibbul cast out the shedim, by whom do your banim cast them out? Oib azoi (consequently), they shall be your shofetim (judges).

20 But, if I, by the finger of Hashem, cast out the shedim, then the Malchut Hashem has come upon you. [SHEMOT 8:19]

21 When a Gibbor (Strong Man), fully armed, is shomer over his armon (palace), his possessions are left in shalom;

22 But when someone stronger than he overpowers him, he takes away from him all his shiryon kaskasim (coat of scale armor) on which he had depended, and distributes his plunder.

23 The one who is not with me is against me (anti-Moshiach); and he who does not gather with me, scatters.

24 When the ruach hatameh (unclean spirit) goes out from the ben Adam, it goes through waterless places seeking a menuchah (resting place) and, not finding any, it says, I will return to my bais from where I came out.

25 And when it comes, it finds the bais having been swept and put beseder.

26 Then it goes and takes another sheva shedim more ra’ot (evil) than itself, and they enter it and dwell there; and the acharit (last) condition of that ish becomes worse than the reshit (first).

27 And it came about while Rebbe Melech HaMoshiach was saying these shiurim, a certain isha in the multitude, having lifted up her voice, said to him, Ashrey is the womb having carried you and the breasts that nursed you.

28 But Rebbe Melech HaMoshiach said, Aderaba (to the contrary); ashrey are the ones hearing the dvar Hashem and being shomer mitzvot! [T.N. Notice refusal here of Moshiach to allow his Em to be given Goyishe veneration]

29 And as the multitudes are gathering even more, Rebbe Melech HaMoshiach began to say, HaDor HaZeh (this generation) is a Dor Rah! It is seeking an ot, and an ot will not be given to it except the Ot HaYonah (the Sign of Jonah).

30 For just as Yonah became to the Ninevites an ot, so also the Ben HaAdam will be an ot to HaDor HaZeh.

31 The Queen of the South will be made to stand up alive at the [Yom HaDin] Mishpat (Judgment) with the men of HaDor HaZeh and she will declare a gezar din (verdict) of harshaah (condemnation as guilty), because she came from the ends of the earth to hear the chochmah of Shlomo, and one greater than Shlomo is here. [MELACHIM ALEF 10:1; DIVREY HAYAMIM BAIS 9:1; Ro 8:1]

32 Men of Nineveh will stand up at the Mishpat (Judgment of the Yom HaDin) with HaDor HaZeh and will condemn it, because they made teshuva at the preaching of Yonah, and one greater than Yonah is here.

33 No one having lit a menorah puts it in a hidden place, nor under the measuring bucket, but on the shulchan, in order that the ones entering may see the ohr.

34 The menorah of the basar is your ayin (eye). When your ayin is sound, then your entire basar is full of ohr. But when it is rah, then your basar is full of choshech.

35 See to it, then, that the ohr in you is not choshech (darkness).

36 If therefore, your whole basar is full of ohr and not having any part choshech, it will be all full of ohr as when the menorah with the ohr (light) shines on you.

37 Now while he spoke, a Parush asks him that he might have betziat halechem (have a meal, breaking of bread) with him. And, having entered, Rebbe Melech HaMoshiach reclined at tish.

38 And the Parush, having seen this, was amazed that Rebbe Melech HaMoshiach did not first do netilat yadayim before the meal.

39 But Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach Adoneinu said to him, Now you Perushim wash the outside of the kos and the dish you clean, but the inside of you is full of gezel (robbery) and resha.

40 Goilomim (Foolish people)! Did not the One having made the outside also make the inside?

41 But as far as what is inside, give tzedakah, and everything is tahor to you.

42 But oy to you, Perushim, because you give as ma’aser (tithe) the mint and the rue and every herb and you disregard the mishpat and the ahavah of Hashem. But these things it was necessary to do and those not to disregard. [DEVARIM 6:5; MICHOH 6:8]

43 Oy to you Perushim! Because your ahavah is for the moshavot harishonim (first seats) in the shuls and the [obsequious] Birkat Shalom greetings in the market places.

44 Woe to you, because you are like the unmarked kevarim (graves), and bnei Adam walk over them without having daas.

45 And, in reply, one of the Baalei Torah says to him, Rabbi, by saying these things you insult us also.

46 But Rebbe, Melech, HaMoshiach said, Also woe to you Baalei Torah, because you burden men with [halachic] loads difficult to carry, and you yourselves with so much as one of your fingers do not touch the loads [with a heter].

47 Woe to you, because you build the matsevot (tombstone monuments) for the Kivrei HaNeviim (the sepulchers of the Prophets), but it was your avot who killed them.

48 Therefore, you are edim (witnesses) and in agreement with the deeds of your avot, because they do the killing of nevi’im part and you do the providing of the matsevot part.

49 Therefore, also the Chochmah of Hashem said, I will send to them Nevi’im and Shlichim, some of whom they will kill and persecute, [Lk 20:9-19]

50 That the Dahm of all the Neviim that has been poured out from the hivvased haOlam (foundation of the world) may be charged to HaDor HaZeh,

51 From the blood of Hevel (Abel) to the blood of Zecharyah who was killed al Kiddush ha-Shem between the Mizbe’ach and the Beis Hashem; ken, I tell you, it will be required of HaDor HaZeh. [BERESHIS 4:8; DIVREY HAYAMIM BAIS 24:20,21]

52 Woe to you Ba’alei Torah, because you took the mafteach of da’as; you yourselves did not enter in; and the ones entering in you hindered.

53 And when he went from there, the Sofrim and the Perushim began to be terribly hostile and to hock (pose questions one right after the other) Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach and to subject him to a wide ranging crossexamination,

54 Plotting to catch him in something from his mouth.

Sobre la oración (Mt 6,9-15; 7,7-11)

11 Una vez estaba Jesús orando en cierto lugar. Cuando terminó de orar, uno de los discípulos le dijo:

— Señor, enséñanos a orar, al igual que Juan enseñaba a sus discípulos.

Jesús les dijo:

— Cuando oren, digan:

Padre, santificado sea tu nombre.
Venga tu reino.
Danos cada día el pan que necesitamos.
Perdónanos nuestros pecados,
como también nosotros perdonamos
a quienes nos hacen mal.
Y no permitas que nos apartemos de ti.

Luego les dijo:

— Supongan que uno de ustedes va a medianoche a casa de un amigo y le dice: “Amigo, préstame tres panes, porque otro amigo mío que está de viaje acaba de llegar a mi casa, y no tengo nada que ofrecerle”. Supongan también que el otro, desde dentro, contesta: “Por favor, no me molestes ahora. Ya tengo la puerta cerrada y mis hijos y yo estamos acostados. ¡Cómo me voy a levantar para dártelos!”. Pues bien, les digo que, aunque no se levante a darle los panes por razón de su amistad, al menos para evitar que lo siga molestando, se levantará y le dará todo lo que necesite. Por eso les digo: Pidan y Dios los atenderá, busquen y encontrarán; llamen y Dios les abrirá la puerta. 10 Porque todo el que pide, recibe; y el que busca, encuentra, y al que llama, Dios le abrirá la puerta. 11 ¿Qué padre entre ustedes, si su hijo le pide pescado, le dará una serpiente? 12 ¿O si le pide un huevo, le dará un escorpión? 13 Pues si ustedes, que son malos, saben dar cosas buenas a sus hijos, ¿cuanto más el Padre que está en el cielo dará el Espíritu Santo a quienes se lo pidan?

Jesús y Belzebú (Mt 12,22-30; Mc 3,22-27)

14 Un día, estaba Jesús expulsando un demonio que se había apoderado de un hombre dejándolo mudo. En cuanto el demonio salió de él, el mudo recobró el habla y los que lo presenciaron se quedaron asombrados. 15 Pero algunos dijeron:

— Belzebú, el propio jefe de los demonios, le da a este el poder para expulsarlos.

16 Otros, para tenderle una trampa, le pedían que hiciera alguna señal milagrosa de parte de Dios. 17 Pero Jesús, que conocía sus intenciones, les dijo:

— Si una nación se divide en bandos, se destruye a sí misma y sus casas se derrumban. 18 Por tanto, si Satanás actúa contra sí mismo, ¿cómo podrá mantener su poder? Pues eso es lo que ustedes dicen: que yo expulso los demonios por el poder de Belzebú. 19 Pero si Belzebú me da a mí el poder para expulsar demonios, ¿quién se lo da a los propios seguidores de ustedes? ¡Ellos mismos serán los jueces de ustedes! 20 Ahora bien, si yo expulso los demonios por el poder de Dios, es que el reino de Dios ya les ha llegado a ustedes. 21 Cuando un hombre fuerte y bien armado guarda su mansión, su propiedad está segura; 22 pero si otro más fuerte que él llega y lo vence, entonces le quita las armas en las que confiaba y reparte como botín todos sus bienes. 23 El que no está a favor mío, está contra mí; el que conmigo no recoge, desparrama.

El retorno de un espíritu impuro (Mt 12,43-45)

24 Cuando un espíritu impuro sale de una persona y anda errante por lugares desiertos en busca de descanso y no lo encuentra, se dice a sí mismo: “Regresaré a mi casa, de donde salí”. 25 Y si, al llegar, la encuentra barrida y arreglada, 26 va, reúne a otros siete espíritus peores que él y todos juntos se meten a vivir allí, de manera que la situación de esa persona resulta peor al final que al principio.

La verdadera felicidad

27 Mientras Jesús decía estas cosas, una mujer que estaba entre la gente exclamó:

— ¡Feliz la mujer que te dio a luz y te crió a sus pechos!

28 Jesús le contestó:

— Felices, más bien, los que escuchan la palabra de Dios y la ponen en práctica.

Piden a Jesús una señal milagrosa (Mt 12,38-43; Mc 8,12)

29 Como había seguido reuniéndose mucha gente a su alrededor, Jesús volvió a tomar la palabra y dijo:

— Esta gente es mala. Pide una señal milagrosa, pero no tendrá más señal que la del profeta Jonás. 30 Como Jonás fue una señal para los habitantes de Nínive, así también el Hijo del hombre será una señal para esta gente. 31 La reina del Sur se levantará en el día del juicio junto con todos los que forman esta generación, y los condenará; porque esta reina vino desde tierras lejanas a escuchar la sabiduría de Salomón, ¡y aquí hay alguien más importante que Salomón! 32 Los habitantes de Nínive se levantarán en el día del juicio junto con toda esta gente, y la condenarán; porque ellos se convirtieron al escuchar el mensaje de Jonás, ¡y aquí hay alguien más importante que Jonás!

La lámpara y la luz (Mt 5,15; 6,22-23; Mc 4,21)

33 Nadie enciende una lámpara y la guarda en un lugar escondido, ni la tapa con una vasija, sino que la pone en el candelero para que su luz alumbre a todos los que entren en la casa. 34 Los ojos son lámparas para el cuerpo. Si tus ojos son limpios, todo tú serás luminoso; pero si en ellos hay maldad, todo tú serás oscuridad. 35 Mantente alerta para que la luz que hay en ti no resulte oscuridad. 36 Así, pues, si tú eres todo luz y no hay en ti oscuridad alguna, todo tú serás tan luminoso como si te iluminara el resplandor de una lámpara.

Jesús denuncia la hipocresía

37 Cuando Jesús terminó de hablar, un fariseo lo invitó a comer en su casa. Jesús aceptó la invitación y se sentó a la mesa. 38 El fariseo, que estaba observándolo, se quedó extrañado de que Jesús no cumpliera el precepto de lavarse las manos antes de comer. 39 Entonces el Señor le dijo:

— Ustedes los fariseos limpian la copa y la bandeja por fuera, pero por dentro están llenos de rapacidad y maldad. 40 ¡Insensatos! ¿Acaso el que hizo lo de fuera no hizo también lo de dentro? 41 Den limosna de lo que tienen dentro, y de ese modo todo quedará limpio en ustedes.

42 ¡Ay de ustedes, fariseos, que ofrecen a Dios el diezmo de la menta, de la ruda y de toda clase de hortalizas, pero no se preocupan de mantener la justicia y el amor a Dios! Esto último es lo que deberían hacer, aunque sin descuidar lo otro.

43 ¡Ay de ustedes, fariseos, que les gusta ocupar los lugares preferentes en las sinagogas y ser saludados en público!

44 ¡Ay de ustedes, que son como sepulcros ocultos a la vista, sobre los que pisa la gente sin saberlo!

45 Uno de los doctores de la ley le contestó:

— Maestro, diciendo esto nos ofendes también a nosotros.

46 Pero Jesús continuó:

— ¡Ay también de ustedes, doctores de la ley, que cargan a los demás con cargas insoportables que ustedes mismos no están dispuestos a tocar ni siquiera con un dedo!

47 ¡Ay de ustedes, que construyen monumentos funerarios en memoria de los profetas asesinados por sus propios antepasados! 48 De este modo demuestran estar de acuerdo con lo que ellos hicieron, porque ellos asesinaron a los profetas y ustedes construyen los monumentos funerarios. 49 Por eso, Dios ha dicho sabiamente: “Les enviaré mensajeros y apóstoles; a unos matarán y a otros perseguirán”. 50 Pero Dios va a pedir cuentas a esta gente de hoy de la sangre de todos los profetas que han sido asesinados desde el principio del mundo hasta este momento: 51 desde la sangre de Abel hasta la de Zacarías, a quien asesinaron entre el altar y el santuario. ¡Sí, les digo que Dios pedirá cuentas de su muerte a esta gente de hoy!

52 ¡Ay de ustedes, doctores de la ley, que se han apoderado de la llave de la puerta del conocimiento! Ni entran ustedes ni dejan entrar a los demás.

53 Cuando Jesús salió de allí, los maestros de la ley y los fariseos, llenos de furor contra él, comenzaron a atacarlo duramente haciendo que hablara sobre temas diversos 54 y tendiéndole trampas con ánimo de cazarlo en alguna palabra indebida.

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.”

He said to them, “When you pray, say:

“‘Father,[a]
hallowed be your name,
your kingdom(E) come.[b]
Give us each day our daily bread.
Forgive us our sins,
    for we also forgive everyone who sins against us.[c](F)
And lead us not into temptation.[d]’”(G)

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; a friend of mine on a journey has come to me, and I have no food to offer him.’ 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.’ 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)

“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

  1. Luke 11:2 Some manuscripts Our Father in heaven
  2. Luke 11:2 Some manuscripts come. May your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
  3. Luke 11:4 Greek everyone who is indebted to us
  4. Luke 11:4 Some manuscripts temptation, but deliver us from the evil one
  5. Luke 11:8 Or yet to preserve his good name
  6. Luke 11:11 Some manuscripts for bread, will give him a stone? Or if he asks for
  7. Luke 11:34 The Greek for healthy here implies generous.
  8. Luke 11:34 The Greek for unhealthy here implies stingy.

11 And it came to pass, that, as he was praying in a certain place, when he ceased, one of his disciples said unto him, Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples.

And he said unto them, When ye pray, say, Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in heaven, so in earth.

Give us day by day our daily bread.

And forgive us our sins; for we also forgive every one that is indebted to us. And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil.

And he said unto them, Which of you shall have a friend, and shall go unto him at midnight, and say unto him, Friend, lend me three loaves;

For a friend of mine in his journey is come to me, and I have nothing to set before him?

And he from within shall answer and say, Trouble me not: the door is now shut, and my children are with me in bed; I cannot rise and give thee.

I say unto you, Though he will not rise and give him, because he is his friend, yet because of his importunity he will rise and give him as many as he needeth.

And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.

10 For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.

11 If a son shall ask bread of any of you that is a father, will he give him a stone? or if he ask a fish, will he for a fish give him a serpent?

12 Or if he shall ask an egg, will he offer him a scorpion?

13 If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children: how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?

14 And he was casting out a devil, and it was dumb. And it came to pass, when the devil was gone out, the dumb spake; and the people wondered.

15 But some of them said, He casteth out devils through Beelzebub the chief of the devils.

16 And others, tempting him, sought of him a sign from heaven.

17 But he, knowing their thoughts, said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and a house divided against a house falleth.

18 If Satan also be divided against himself, how shall his kingdom stand? because ye say that I cast out devils through Beelzebub.

19 And if I by Beelzebub cast out devils, by whom do your sons cast them out? therefore shall they be your judges.

20 But if I with the finger of God cast out devils, no doubt the kingdom of God is come upon you.

21 When a strong man armed keepeth his palace, his goods are in peace:

22 But when a stronger than he shall come upon him, and overcome him, he taketh from him all his armour wherein he trusted, and divideth his spoils.

23 He that is not with me is against me: and he that gathereth not with me scattereth.

24 When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places, seeking rest; and finding none, he saith, I will return unto my house whence I came out.

25 And when he cometh, he findeth it swept and garnished.

26 Then goeth he, and taketh to him seven other spirits more wicked than himself; and they enter in, and dwell there: and the last state of that man is worse than the first.

27 And it came to pass, as he spake these things, a certain woman of the company lifted up her voice, and said unto him, Blessed is the womb that bare thee, and the paps which thou hast sucked.

28 But he said, Yea rather, blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it.

29 And when the people were gathered thick together, he began to say, This is an evil generation: they seek a sign; and there shall no sign be given it, but the sign of Jonas the prophet.

30 For as Jonas was a sign unto the Ninevites, so shall also the Son of man be to this generation.

31 The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with the men of this generation, and condemn them: for she came from the utmost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and, behold, a greater than Solomon is here.

32 The men of Nineve shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for they repented at the preaching of Jonas; and, behold, a greater than Jonas is here.

33 No man, when he hath lighted a candle, putteth it in a secret place, neither under a bushel, but on a candlestick, that they which come in may see the light.

34 The light of the body is the eye: therefore when thine eye is single, thy whole body also is full of light; but when thine eye is evil, thy body also is full of darkness.

35 Take heed therefore that the light which is in thee be not darkness.

36 If thy whole body therefore be full of light, having no part dark, the whole shall be full of light, as when the bright shining of a candle doth give thee light.

37 And as he spake, a certain Pharisee besought him to dine with him: and he went in, and sat down to meat.

38 And when the Pharisee saw it, he marvelled that he had not first washed before dinner.

39 And the Lord said unto him, Now do ye Pharisees make clean the outside of the cup and the platter; but your inward part is full of ravening and wickedness.

40 Ye fools, did not he that made that which is without make that which is within also?

41 But rather give alms of such things as ye have; and, behold, all things are clean unto you.

42 But woe unto you, Pharisees! for ye tithe mint and rue and all manner of herbs, and pass over judgment and the love of God: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone.

43 Woe unto you, Pharisees! for ye love the uppermost seats in the synagogues, and greetings in the markets.

44 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are as graves which appear not, and the men that walk over them are not aware of them.

45 Then answered one of the lawyers, and said unto him, Master, thus saying thou reproachest us also.

46 And he said, Woe unto you also, ye lawyers! for ye lade men with burdens grievous to be borne, and ye yourselves touch not the burdens with one of your fingers.

47 Woe unto you! for ye build the sepulchres of the prophets, and your fathers killed them.

48 Truly ye bear witness that ye allow the deeds of your fathers: for they indeed killed them, and ye build their sepulchres.

49 Therefore also said the wisdom of God, I will send them prophets and apostles, and some of them they shall slay and persecute:

50 That the blood of all the prophets, which was shed from the foundation of the world, may be required of this generation;

51 From the blood of Abel unto the blood of Zacharias which perished between the altar and the temple: verily I say unto you, It shall be required of this generation.

52 Woe unto you, lawyers! for ye have taken away the key of knowledge: ye entered not in yourselves, and them that were entering in ye hindered.

53 And as he said these things unto them, the scribes and the Pharisees began to urge him vehemently, and to provoke him to speak of many things:

54 Laying wait for him, and seeking to catch something out of his mouth, that they might accuse him.