Luke 11
New King James Version
The Model Prayer(A)
11 Now it came to pass, as He was praying in a certain place, when He ceased, that one of His disciples said to Him, “Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples.”
2 So He said to them, “When you pray, say:
(B)Our[a] Father [b]in heaven,
Hallowed be Your name.
Your kingdom come.
[c]Your will be done
On earth as it is in heaven.
3 Give us day by day our daily bread.
4 And (C)forgive us our sins,
For we also forgive everyone who is indebted to us.
And do not lead us into temptation,
[d]But deliver us from the evil one.”
A Friend Comes at Midnight
5 And He said to them, “Which of you shall have a friend, and go to him at midnight and say to him, ‘Friend, lend me three loaves; 6 for a friend of mine has come to me on his journey, and I have nothing to set before him’; 7 and he will answer from within and say, ‘Do not trouble me; the door is now shut, and my children are with me in bed; I cannot rise and give to you’? 8 I say to you, (D)though he will not rise and give to him because he is his friend, yet because of his persistence he will rise and give him as many as he needs.
Keep Asking, Seeking, Knocking(E)
9 (F)“So I say to you, ask, and it will be given to you; (G)seek, and you will find; 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 (H)If a son asks for [e]bread from any father among you, will he give him a stone? Or if he asks for a fish, will he give him a serpent instead of a fish? 12 Or if he asks for an egg, will he offer him a scorpion? 13 If you then, being evil, know how to give (I)good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him!”
A House Divided Cannot Stand(J)
14 (K)And He was casting out a demon, and it was mute. So it was, when the demon had gone out, that the mute spoke; and the multitudes marveled. 15 But some of them said, (L)“He casts out demons by [f]Beelzebub, the ruler of the demons.”
16 Others, testing Him, (M)sought from Him a sign from heaven. 17 (N)But (O)He, knowing their thoughts, said to them: “Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation, and a house divided against a house falls. 18 If Satan also is divided against himself, how will his kingdom stand? Because you say I cast out demons by Beelzebub. 19 And if I cast out demons by Beelzebub, by whom do your sons cast them out? Therefore they will be your judges. 20 But if I cast out demons (P)with the finger of God, surely the kingdom of God has come upon you. 21 (Q)When a strong man, fully armed, guards his own palace, his goods are in peace. 22 But (R)when a stronger than he comes upon him and overcomes him, he takes from him all his armor in which he trusted, and divides his [g]spoils. 23 (S)He who is not with Me is against Me, and he who does not gather with Me scatters.
An Unclean Spirit Returns(T)
24 (U)“When an unclean spirit goes out of a man, he goes through dry places, seeking rest; and finding none, he says, ‘I will return to my house from which I came.’ 25 And when he comes, he finds it swept and put in order. 26 Then he goes and takes with him seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and they enter and dwell there; and (V)the last state of that man is worse than the first.”
Keeping the Word
27 And it happened, as He spoke these things, that a certain woman from the crowd raised her voice and said to Him, (W)“Blessed is the womb that bore You, and the breasts which nursed You!”
28 But He said, (X)“More than that, blessed are those who hear the word of God and keep it!”
Seeking a Sign(Y)
29 (Z)And while the crowds were thickly gathered together, He began to say, “This is an evil generation. It seeks a (AA)sign, and no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah [h]the prophet. 30 For as (AB)Jonah became a sign to the Ninevites, so also the Son of Man will be to this generation. 31 (AC)The queen of the South will rise up in the judgment with the men of this generation and condemn them, for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and indeed a (AD)greater than Solomon is here. 32 The men of Nineveh will rise up in the judgment with this generation and condemn it, for (AE)they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and indeed a greater than Jonah is here.
The Lamp of the Body(AF)
33 (AG)“No one, when he has lit a lamp, puts it in a secret place or under a (AH)basket, but on a lampstand, that those who come in may see the light. 34 (AI)The lamp of the body is the eye. Therefore, when your eye is [i]good, your whole body also is full of light. But when your eye is [j]bad, your body also is full of darkness. 35 Therefore take heed that the light which is in you is not darkness. 36 If then your whole body is full of light, having no part dark, the whole body will be full of light, as when the bright shining of a lamp gives you light.”
Woe to the Pharisees and Lawyers
37 And as He spoke, a certain Pharisee asked Him to dine with him. So He went in and sat down to eat. 38 (AJ)When the Pharisee saw it, he marveled that He had not first washed before dinner.
39 (AK)Then the Lord said to him, “Now you Pharisees make the outside of the cup and dish clean, but (AL)your inward part is full of [k]greed and wickedness. 40 Foolish ones! Did not (AM)He who made the outside make the inside also? 41 (AN)But rather give alms of [l]such things as you have; then indeed all things are clean to you.
42 (AO)“But woe to you Pharisees! For you tithe mint and rue and all manner of herbs, and (AP)pass by justice and the (AQ)love of God. These you ought to have done, without leaving the others undone. 43 (AR)Woe to you Pharisees! For you love the [m]best seats in the synagogues and greetings in the marketplaces. 44 (AS)Woe to you, [n]scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! (AT)For you are like graves which are not seen, and the men who walk over them are not aware of them.”
45 Then one of the lawyers answered and said to Him, “Teacher, by saying these things You reproach us also.”
46 And He said, “Woe to you also, lawyers! (AU)For you load men with burdens hard to bear, and you yourselves do not touch the burdens with one of your fingers. 47 (AV)Woe to you! For you build the tombs of the prophets, and your fathers killed them. 48 In fact, you bear witness that you approve the deeds of your fathers; for they indeed killed them, and you build their tombs. 49 Therefore the wisdom of God also said, (AW)‘I will send them prophets and apostles, and some of them they will kill 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 (AX)from the blood of Abel to (AY)the blood of Zechariah who perished between the altar and the temple. Yes, I say to you, it shall be required of this generation.
52 (AZ)“Woe to you lawyers! For you have taken away the key of knowledge. You did not enter in yourselves, and those who were entering in you hindered.”
53 [o]And as He said these things to them, the scribes and the Pharisees began to assail Him vehemently, and to cross-examine Him about many things, 54 lying in wait for Him, [p]and (BA)seeking to catch Him in something He might say, [q]that they might accuse Him.
Footnotes
- Luke 11:2 NU omits Our
- Luke 11:2 NU omits in heaven
- Luke 11:2 NU omits the rest of v. 2.
- Luke 11:4 NU omits But deliver us from the evil one
- Luke 11:11 NU omits bread from any father among you, will he give him a stone? Or if he asks for
- Luke 11:15 NU, M Beelzebul
- Luke 11:22 plunder
- Luke 11:29 NU omits the prophet
- Luke 11:34 Clear, or healthy
- Luke 11:34 Evil, or unhealthy
- Luke 11:39 Lit. eager grasping or robbery
- Luke 11:41 Or what is inside
- Luke 11:43 Or places of honor
- Luke 11:44 NU omits scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites
- Luke 11:53 NU And when He left there
- Luke 11:54 NU omits and seeking
- Luke 11:54 NU omits that they might accuse Him
Luke 11
King James Version
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.
2 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.
3 Give us day by day our daily bread.
4 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.
5 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;
6 For a friend of mine in his journey is come to me, and I have nothing to set before him?
7 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.
8 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.
9 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.
Lucas 11
Nueva Biblia Viva
Jesús enseña sobre la oración
11 Un día que Jesús estaba orando en cierto lugar, al terminar uno de sus discípulos le dijo:
―Señor, enséñanos a orar, así como Juan enseñó a sus discípulos.
2 Él les dijo:
―Cuando oren, digan:
«Padre, santificado sea tu nombre. Venga tu reino. 3 Danos hoy nuestro pan de cada día. 4 Y perdónanos nuestros pecados, porque también nosotros perdonamos a todos los que nos hacen mal. Y no nos metas en tentación».[a]
5 Y siguió diciendo:
―Supongamos que uno de ustedes tiene un amigo, y a medianoche va y le dice: “Amigo, préstame tres panes, 6 porque un amigo mío acaba de llegar de un viaje y no tengo nada que ofrecerle”. 7 Y el que está adentro le responde: “No me molestes. La puerta ya está cerrada, y mis hijos y yo estamos acostados. No puedo levantarme a dártelos”. 8 Les digo que se levantará a darle el pan, no por que sea su amigo, sino por su impertinencia, y le dará todo lo que necesite.
9 »Por eso yo les digo: Pidan, y se les dará; busquen, y encontrarán; llamen, y se les abrirá. 10 Porque todo el que pide, recibe; el que busca, encuentra; y al que llama, se le abre.
11 »¿Alguno de ustedes que sea padre, si su hijo le pide un pescado, le dará una serpiente? 12 ¿O si le pide un huevo, le dará un escorpión? 13 Pues si ustedes, que son malos, saben darles cosas buenas a sus hijos, con mayor razón el Padre celestial dará el Espíritu Santo a quienes se lo pidan».
Jesús y Beelzebú
14 En cierta ocasión cuando Jesús estaba echando fuera de un hombre a un demonio que lo había dejado mudo, al salir el demonio el mudo empezó a hablar. La gente se quedó asombrada por esto; 15 pero algunos dijeron: «Seguramente que este echa fuera a los demonios por medio de Beelzebú, el príncipe de los demonios».
16 Otros, para ponerlo a prueba, le pedían una señal del cielo. 17 Como él conocía sus pensamientos, les dijo: «Cualquier reino dividido contra sí mismo quedará destruido. Una casa dividida contra sí misma se derrumbará. 18 Por eso, si Satanás está dividido contra sí mismo, ¿cómo es que su reino no ha quedado destruido? Les pregunto esto porque ustedes dicen que yo echo fuera a los demonios con el poder de Beelzebú. 19 Pero si yo echo fuera a los demonios por medio de Beelzebú, los seguidores de ustedes ¿por medio de quién los echan fuera? Por eso, ellos mismos serán los jueces de ustedes. 20 Pero si yo echo fuera a los demonios con el poder de Dios, eso quiere decir que el reino de Dios ha llegado a ustedes.
21 »Cuando un hombre fuerte y bien armado cuida su casa, todo lo que él tiene está seguro. 22 Pero si llega otro más fuerte que él y lo vence, le quitará las armas en que confía y repartirá todo lo que le quitó.
23 »El que no está de mi parte, está contra mí, y el que no recoge, desparrama.
24 »Cuando un espíritu maligno sale de una persona, anda por lugares áridos buscando donde descansar. Y cuando no lo encuentra, dice: “Volveré a mi casa, de donde salí”. 25 Cuando regresa, la encuentra barrida y arreglada. 26 Así que va y trae otros siete espíritus peores que él, y todos entran a vivir allí. Y al final, esta persona está peor que al principio».
27 Mientras Jesús hablaba, una mujer de entre la multitud gritó:
―¡Dichosa la mujer que te dio a luz y te amamantó!
28 Jesús contestó:
―¡Dichosos, más bien, los que oyen la palabra de Dios y la obedecen!
La señal de Jonás
29 Como la gente seguía llegando, Jesús comenzó a decirles: «Esta es una generación de gente malvada. Pide una señal milagrosa, pero la única señal que se le dará será lo que le pasó a Jonás. 30 Así como Jonás fue una señal para los habitantes de Nínive, también el Hijo del hombre lo será para esta generación. 31 La reina del Sur se levantará en el día del juicio y condenará a esta gente, porque ella vino desde los confines de la tierra para escuchar la sabiduría de Salomón. Y ustedes tienen aquí a uno más grande que Salomón. 32 La gente de Nínive se levantará en el día del juicio y condenará a esta generación, porque ellos se arrepintieron al escuchar la predicación de Jonás. Y ustedes tienen aquí a uno más grande que Jonás.
La lámpara del cuerpo
33 »Nadie enciende una lámpara y luego la esconde o la cubre con un cajón. Al contrario, la pone en alto para que alumbre a los que entren en la casa. 34 Tus ojos son la lámpara de tu cuerpo. Si tus ojos ven con claridad, toda tu vida se llenará de luz. Pero si al ver hay confusión, toda tu vida estará en tinieblas. 35 Procura que la luz que hay en ti no sea tinieblas. 36 Por tanto, si todo tu ser está lleno de luz, sin que haya ninguna parte en tinieblas, verás todo claramente, como cuando una lámpara te alumbra con su resplandor».
Jesús denuncia a los fariseos y a los maestros de la ley
37 Cuando Jesús terminó de hablar, un fariseo lo invitó a comer con él. Jesús entró en su casa y se sentó a la mesa. 38 El fariseo se sorprendió cuando vio que Jesús no había cumplido con el rito de lavarse antes de comer. 39 El Señor le dijo:
―Ustedes los fariseos limpian el vaso y el plato por fuera, pero ustedes mismos están llenos de codicia y maldad por dentro. 40 ¡Necios! El que hizo lo de afuera, ¿no hizo también lo de adentro? 41 Den a los pobres de lo que ustedes tienen dentro, y así todo quedará limpio.
42 »¡Ay de ustedes, fariseos!, porque se cuidan de dar la décima parte de la menta, de la ruda y de toda clase de legumbres, pero no tienen cuidado de la justicia y el amor de Dios. Debían haber hecho eso, sin dejar de hacer lo otro.
43 »¡Ay de ustedes, fariseos!, porque aman los asientos de honor en las sinagogas y que los saluden en las plazas.
44 »¡Ay de ustedes!, porque son como sepulcros ocultos, que la gente no ve y pisa sin darse cuenta.
45 Un maestro de la ley le dijo:
―Maestro, cuando dices todo esto también a nosotros nos insultas.
46 Jesús le respondió:
―¡Ay de ustedes también, maestros de la ley! Ponen sobre los demás cargas que apenas pueden soportar, y ustedes no levantan ni un dedo para ayudarlos.
47 »¡Ay de ustedes!, porque construyen monumentos para los profetas que los antepasados de ustedes mismos mataron. 48 Así demuestran que están de acuerdo con lo que hicieron sus propios antepasados: ellos mataron a los profetas y ustedes les construyen los sepulcros. 49 Por eso Dios, en su sabiduría, dijo: “Les enviaré profetas y apóstoles, y a algunos de ellos los matarán y a otros los perseguirán”. 50 Por eso, a esta generación se le va a pedir cuentas de la muerte de todos los profetas desde el principio del mundo: 51 desde la muerte de Abel hasta la de Zacarías, a quien mataron entre el altar y el santuario. Sí, les aseguro que a esta generación se le pedirá cuentas de todo esto.
52 »¡Ay de ustedes, maestros de la ley!, porque se han quedado con el control del conocimiento. Ustedes mismos no entran; y a los que quieren entrar, no los dejan».
53 Cuando Jesús salió de allí, los maestros de la ley y los fariseos comenzaron a acosarlo con preguntas. 54 Lo que hacían era ponerle trampas para que dijera algo por lo que pudieran acusarlo.
Footnotes
- 11.4 Algunos manuscritos antiguos agregan aquí otra porción a la Oración del Señor, como se ve en Mateo 6.9-13.
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