Luke 11:28-44

English Standard Version

²⁸But he said, ^(A)“Blessed rather are those ^(B)who hear the word of God and ^(C)keep it!”

The Sign of Jonah

²⁹^(D)When the crowds were increasing, he began to say, ^(E)“This generation is an evil generation. ^(F)It seeks for a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah. ³⁰For as ^(G)Jonah became a sign to the people of Nineveh, so will the Son of Man be to this generation. ³¹^(H)The queen of the South will rise up at the judgment with the men of this generation and ^(I)condemn them, for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and behold, ^(J)something greater than Solomon is here. ³²^(K)The men of Nineveh will rise up at the judgment with this generation and ^(L)condemn it, for ^(M)they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and behold, ^(N)something greater than Jonah is here.

The Light in You

³³^(O)“No one after lighting a lamp puts it in a cellar or under a basket, but on a stand, so that those who enter may see the light. ³⁴Your eye is ^(P)the lamp of your body. When your eye is healthy, your whole body is full of light, but when it is ^(Q)bad, your body is full of darkness. ³⁵^(R)Therefore be careful lest the light in you be darkness. ³⁶If then your whole body is full of light, having no part dark, it will be wholly bright, ^(S)as when a lamp with its rays gives you light.”

Woes to the Pharisees and Lawyers

³⁷While Jesus^[a] was speaking, ^(T)a Pharisee asked him to dine with him, so he went in and reclined at table. ³⁸The Pharisee was astonished to see ^(U)that he did not first wash before dinner. ³⁹And the Lord said to him, ^(V)“Now you Pharisees cleanse the outside of the cup and of the dish, but inside you are full of ^(W)greed and wickedness. ⁴⁰^(X)You fools! ^(Y)Did not he who made the outside make the inside also? ⁴¹But ^(Z)give as alms those things that are within, and behold, ^(AA)everything is clean for you.

⁴²^(AB)“But woe to you Pharisees! For ^(AC)you tithe mint and rue and every herb, and neglect ^(AD)justice and ^(AE)the love of God. ^(AF)These you ought to have done, without neglecting the others. ⁴³Woe to you Pharisees! For ^(AG)you love the best seat in the synagogues and greetings in the marketplaces. ⁴⁴Woe to you! ^(AH)For you are like unmarked graves, and people walk over them without knowing it.”