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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

  1. Luke 11:1 Lit He
  2. Luke 11:2 Later mss add phrases from Matt 6:9-13 to make the two passages closely similar
  3. Luke 11:3 Or bread for the coming day
  4. Luke 11:7 Lit with me
  5. Luke 11:8 Lit shamelessness
  6. Luke 11:9 Or keep asking
  7. Luke 11:9 Or keep seeking
  8. Luke 11:9 Or keep knocking
  9. Luke 11:11 Two early mss insert loaf, he will not give him a stone, will he, or for a...
  10. Luke 11:13 Lit Father from heaven
  11. Luke 11:16 Or an attesting miracle
  12. Luke 11:17 Lit Every
  13. Luke 11:17 Lit a house
  14. Luke 11:21 Lit the
  15. Luke 11:21 Lit in peace
  16. Luke 11:24 Lit the
  17. Luke 11:27 Lit He
  18. Luke 11:29 Or an attesting miracle
  19. Luke 11:29 Or attesting miracle
  20. Luke 11:29 Or attesting miracle
  21. Luke 11:30 Or an attesting miracle
  22. Luke 11:34 Or healthy
  23. Luke 11:34 Or evil
  24. Luke 11:38 Lit baptized
  25. Luke 11:38 Or lunch
  26. Luke 11:39 Lit your inside is full
  27. Luke 11:41 Lit behold
  28. Luke 11:44 Or indistinct
  29. Luke 11:47 Or monuments to
  30. Luke 11:49 Or drive out
  31. Luke 11:50 Or required of
  32. Luke 11:51 Or required of
  33. Luke 11:54 Lit something out of His mouth
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Luke 11
Christian Standard Bible

The Lord’s Prayer

11 He was praying(A) in a certain place, and when he finished, one of his disciples said to him, “Lord, teach us to pray, just as John also taught his disciples.”(B)

2 He said to them, “Whenever you pray, say,(C)

Father,[a](D)
your name(E) be honored as holy.(F)
Your kingdom come.[b](G)
3 Give us each day our daily bread.[c](H)
4 And forgive us our sins,(I)
for we ourselves also forgive everyone
in debt to us.[d](J)
And do not bring us into temptation.”[e](K)

Ask, Search, Knock

5 He also said to them, “Suppose one of you[f] has a friend and goes to him at midnight and says to him, ‘Friend, lend me three loaves of bread, 6 because a friend of mine on a journey has come to me, and I don’t have anything to offer him.’ 7 Then he will answer from inside and say, ‘Don’t bother me! The door is already locked, and my children and I have gone to bed. I can’t get up to give you anything.’ 8 I tell you, even though he won’t get up and give him anything because he is his friend, yet because of his friend’s shameless boldness,[g] he will get up and give him as much as he needs.(L)

9 “So(M) I say to you, ask,(N) and it will be given to you. Seek,(O) and you will find. Knock,(P) and the door will be opened to you. 10 For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened. 11 What father among you, if his son[h] asks for a fish, will give him a snake instead of a fish? 12 Or if he asks for an egg, will give him a scorpion? 13 If you then, who are evil,(Q) know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will the heavenly Father(R) give the Holy Spirit(S) to those who ask him?”

A House Divided

14 Now(T) he was driving out a demon(U) that was mute.(V) When the demon came out, the man who had been mute spoke, and the crowds were amazed. 15 But some of them said, “He drives out demons by Beelzebul,(W) the ruler(X) of the demons.”(Y) 16 And others, as a test,(Z) were demanding of him a sign(AA) from heaven.

17 Knowing their thoughts,(AB) he told them, “Every kingdom divided(AC) against itself is headed for destruction, and a house divided against itself falls. 18 If Satan(AD) also is divided against himself, how will his kingdom(AE) stand? For you say I drive out demons by Beelzebul. 19 And if I drive out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your sons(AF) drive them out? For this reason they will be your judges. 20 If I drive out demons by the finger of God,(AG) then the kingdom of God(AH) has come upon you. 21 When a strong man, fully armed, guards his estate, his possessions are secure. 22 But when one stronger than he attacks and overpowers(AI) him, he takes from him all his weapons[i](AJ) he trusted(AK) in, and divides up his plunder.(AL) 23 Anyone who is not with me is against me,(AM) and anyone who does not gather with me scatters.

An Unclean Spirit’s Return

24 “When(AN) an unclean spirit(AO) comes out of a person, it roams through waterless places looking for rest,(AP) and not finding rest, it then[j] says, ‘I’ll go back to my house that I came from.’ 25 Returning, it finds the house swept and put in order. 26 Then it goes and brings seven other spirits(AQ) more evil than itself, and they enter and settle down there. As a result, that person’s last condition is worse than the first.”(AR)

True Blessedness

27 As he was saying these things, a woman from the crowd(AS) raised her voice and said to him, “Blessed is the womb that bore you and the one who nursed you!” (AT)

28 He said, “Rather, blessed are those who hear the word of God(AU) and keep it.”(AV)

The Sign of Jonah

29 As the crowds were increasing, he began saying, “This generation(AW) is an evil generation.(AX) It demands a sign,(AY) but no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah.[k](AZ) 30 For just as Jonah became a sign to the people of Nineveh, so also the Son of Man(BA) will be to this generation. 31 The queen of the south(BB) will rise up at the judgment(BC) with the men of this generation and condemn(BD) them, because she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon,(BE) and look—something greater than Solomon is here. 32 The men of Nineveh will stand up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it, because they repented at Jonah’s preaching, and look—something greater than Jonah is here.

The Lamp of the Body

33 “No(BF) one lights a lamp(BG) and puts it in the cellar or under a basket,[l] but on a lampstand, so that those who come in may see its light. 34 Your eye is the lamp of the body.(BH) When your eye is healthy, your whole body is also full of light. But when it is bad,(BI) your body is also full of darkness. 35 Take care, then, that the light in you is not darkness. 36 If, therefore, your whole body is full of light, with no part of it in darkness, it will be entirely illuminated, as when a lamp shines its light on you.”

Religious Hypocrisy Denounced

37 As he was speaking, a Pharisee(BJ) asked him to dine with him. So he went in and reclined at the table. 38 When the Pharisee saw this, he was amazed that he did not first perform the ritual washing[m](BK) before dinner.(BL) 39 But the Lord said to him, “Now you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside you are full of greed(BM) and evil.(BN) 40 Fools!(BO) Didn’t he who made the outside make the inside too? 41 But give from what is within to the poor,[n](BP) and then everything is clean(BQ) for you.

42 “But woe(BR) to you Pharisees! You give a tenth[o](BS) of mint, rue, and every kind of herb, and you bypass[p] justice(BT) and love for God.[q](BU) These things you should have done without neglecting the others.

43 “Woe to you Pharisees! You love the front seat(BV) in the synagogues(BW) and greetings in the marketplaces.

44 “Woe to you![r] You are like unmarked graves; (BX) the people who walk over them don’t know it.”

45 One of the experts in the law(BY) answered him, “Teacher, when you say these things you insult us too.”

46 Then he said, “Woe also to you experts in the law! You load people with burdens(BZ) that are hard to carry, and yet you yourselves don’t touch these burdens with one of your fingers.(CA)

47 “Woe to you! You build tombs[s] for the prophets,(CB) and your fathers killed(CC) them. 48 Therefore, you are witnesses(CD) that you approve[t](CE) the deeds of your fathers, for they killed them, and you build their monuments.[u] 49 Because of this, the wisdom of God(CF) said, ‘I will send them prophets and apostles,(CG) and some of them they will kill and persecute,’(CH) 50 so that this generation(CI) may be held responsible for the blood of all the prophets shed since the foundation of the world[v](CJ) — 51 from the blood of Abel(CK) to the blood of Zechariah,(CL) who perished between the altar and the sanctuary.

“Yes, I tell you, this generation will be held responsible.[w]

52 “Woe to you experts in the law! You have taken away the key to knowledge.(CM) You didn’t go in yourselves, and you hindered(CN) those who were trying to go in.”

53 When he left there,[x] the scribes and the Pharisees began to oppose(CO) him fiercely and to cross-examine him about many things; 54 they were lying in wait(CP) for him to trap him in something he said.[y](CQ)

Footnotes

  1. 11:2 Other mss read Our Father in heaven
  2. 11:2 Other mss add Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven
  3. 11:3 Or our bread for tomorrow
  4. 11:4 Or everyone who wrongs us
  5. 11:4 Other mss add But deliver us from the evil one
  6. 11:5 Lit Who of you
  7. 11:8 Or persistence
  8. 11:11 Other mss read son asks for bread, would give him a stone? Or if he
  9. 11:22 Gk panoplia, the armor and weapons of a foot soldier; Eph 6:11,13
  10. 11:24 Other mss omit then
  11. 11:29 Other mss add the prophet
  12. 11:33 Other mss omit or under a basket
  13. 11:38 Lit he did not first wash
  14. 11:41 Or But donate from the heart as charity
  15. 11:42 Or a tithe
  16. 11:42 Or neglect
  17. 11:42 Lit the justice and the love of God
  18. 11:44 Other mss add scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites!
  19. 11:47 Or graves
  20. 11:48 Lit witnesses and approve
  21. 11:48 Other mss omit their monuments
  22. 11:50 Lit so that the blood of all... world may be required of this generation,
  23. 11:51 Lit you, it will be required of this generation
  24. 11:53 Other mss read And as he was saying these things to them
  25. 11:54 Other mss add so that they might bring charges against him
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