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Luke 11
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The Lord’s Prayer

11 He was praying in a certain place, and when he ceased, one of his disciples said to him, “Lord, teach us to pray, as John taught his disciples.” 2 And he said to them, “When you pray, say:

“Father, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. 3 Give us each day our daily bread;[a] 4 and forgive us our sins, for we ourselves forgive every one who is indebted to us; and lead us not into temptation.”

Perseverance in Prayer

5 And he said to them, “Which of you who has a friend will go to him at midnight and say to him, ‘Friend, lend me three loaves; 6 for a friend of mine has arrived on a journey, and I have nothing to set before him’; 7 and he will answer from within, ‘Do not bother me; the door is now shut, and my children are with me in bed; I cannot get up and give you anything’? 8 I tell you, though he will not get up and give him anything because he is his friend, yet because of his importunity he will rise and give him whatever he needs. 9 And I tell you, Ask, and it will be given you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. 10 For every one who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened. 11 What father among you, if his son asks for[b] a fish, will instead of a fish give him a serpent; 12 or if he asks for an egg, will give him a scorpion? 13 If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will the heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!”

Jesus and Beelzebul

14 Now he was casting out a demon that was dumb; when the demon had gone out, the dumb man spoke, and the people marveled. 15 But some of them said, “He casts out demons by Be-el′zebul, the prince of demons”; 16 while others, to test him, sought from him a sign from heaven. 17 But he, knowing their thoughts, said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself is laid waste, and a divided household falls. 18 And if Satan also is divided against himself, how will his kingdom stand? For you say that I cast out demons by Be-el′zebul. 19 And if I cast out demons by Be-el′zebul, by whom do your sons cast them out? Therefore they shall be your judges. 20 But if it is by the finger of God that I cast out demons, then the kingdom of God has come upon you. 21 When a strong man, fully armed, guards his own palace, his goods are in peace; 22 but when one stronger than he assails him and overcomes him, he takes away his armor in which he trusted, and divides his spoil. 23 He who is not with me is against me, and he who does not gather with me scatters.

The Return of the Unclean Spirit

24 “When the unclean spirit has gone out of a man, he passes through waterless 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 brings seven other spirits more evil than himself, and they enter and dwell there; and the last state of that man becomes worse than the first.”

True Blessedness

27 As he said this, a woman in the crowd raised her voice and said to him, “Blessed is the womb that bore you, and the breasts that you sucked!” 28 But he said, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and keep it!”

The Sign of Jonah

29 When the crowds were increasing, he began to say, “This generation is an evil generation; it seeks a sign, but no sign shall be given to it except the sign of Jonah. 30 For as Jonah became a sign to the men of Nin′eveh, so will the Son of man be to this generation. 31 The queen of the South will arise at 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 behold, something greater than Solomon is here. 32 The men of Nin′eveh will arise at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and behold, something greater than Jonah is here.

The Light of the Body

33 “No one after lighting a lamp puts it in a cellar or under a bushel, but on a stand, that those who enter may see the light. 34 Your eye is the lamp of your body; when your eye is sound, your whole body is full of light; but when it is not sound, your body is full of darkness. 35 Therefore be careful lest the light in you be darkness. 36 If then your whole body is full of light, having no part dark, it will be wholly bright, as when a lamp with its rays gives you light.”

Jesus Denounces Pharisees and Lawyers

37 While he was speaking, a Pharisee asked him to dine with him; so he went in and sat at table. 38 The Pharisee was astonished to see that he did not first wash before dinner. 39 And the Lord said to him, “Now you Pharisees cleanse the outside of the cup and of the dish, but inside you are full of extortion and wickedness. 40 You fools! Did not he who made the outside make the inside also? 41 But give for alms those things which are within; and behold, everything is clean for you.

42 “But woe to you Pharisees! for you tithe mint and rue and every herb, and neglect justice and the love of God; these you ought to have done, without neglecting the others. 43 Woe to you Pharisees! for you love the best seat in the synagogues and salutations in the market places. 44 Woe to you! for you are like graves which are not seen, and men walk over them without knowing it.”

45 One of the lawyers answered him, “Teacher, in saying this you reproach us also.” 46 And he said, “Woe to you lawyers also! for you load men with burdens hard to bear, and you yourselves do not touch the burdens with one of your fingers. 47 Woe to you! for you build the tombs of the prophets whom your fathers killed. 48 So you are witnesses and consent to the deeds of your fathers; for they killed them, and you build their tombs. 49 Therefore also the Wisdom of God said, ‘I will send them prophets and apostles, some of whom they will kill and persecute,’ 50 that the blood of all the prophets, shed from the foundation of the world, may be required of this generation, 51 from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechari′ah, who perished between the altar and the sanctuary. Yes, I tell you, it shall be required of this generation. 52 Woe to you lawyers! for you have taken away the key of knowledge; you did not enter yourselves, and you hindered those who were entering.”

53 As he went away from there, the scribes and the Pharisees began to press him hard, and to provoke him to speak of many things, 54 lying in wait for him, to catch at something he might say.

Footnotes

  1. Luke 11:3 Or our bread for the morrow
  2. Luke 11:11 Other ancient authorities insert bread, will give him a stone; or if he asks for
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Лука 11
Священное Писание (Восточный Перевод)

Иса Масих учит учеников молиться(A)

11 Однажды Иса молился, и когда Он закончил, один из учеников попросил Его:

– Повелитель, научи нас молиться, как и Яхия научил своих учеников.

2 Он сказал им:

– Когда вы молитесь, говорите так:

Небесный Отец,
пусть прославится имя Твоё!
Пусть наступит Царство Твоё!
3 Хлеб наш насущный давай нам каждый день,
4 и прости нам грехи наши,
    ведь и мы прощаем всем должникам нашим.
Не дай нам поддаться искушению.[a]

5 Потом Иса сказал им:

– Вряд ли у кого-либо из вас есть друг, который поступает следующим образом: например, приходит к нему в полночь товарищ и просит: «Друг, одолжи мне три лепёшки. 6 Ко мне с дороги заехал гость, и мне нечего ему предложить». 7 А тот, находясь в доме, отвечает: «Не беспокой меня. Дверь уже заперта, дети мои со мною в постели, не могу я сейчас встать и дать тебе хлеба». 8 Говорю вам, что даже если он не встанет и не даст ему по дружбе, ему всё-таки придётся сделать то, о чём его попросили, только чтобы не осрамиться[b].

9 Поэтому Я говорю вам: просите – и вам дадут, ищите – и найдёте, стучите – и вам откроют. 10 Потому что каждый, кто просит, получает, и кто ищет, находит, и тому, кто стучит, откроют.

11 Есть ли среди вас такой отец, который даст своему сыну змею, когда тот попросит рыбы? 12 Или, если тот попросит яйцо, даст ему скорпиона? 13 Если вы, будучи злы, умеете давать своим детям благие дары, то тем более Небесный Отец даст Святого Духа тем, кто просит у Него!

Иса Масих изгоняет демонов силой Всевышнего(B)

14 Однажды Иса изгнал демона немоты. И когда демон вышел, человек, который был нем, заговорил. Люди удивлялись. 15 Но некоторые говорили:

– Он изгоняет демонов силой Баал-Зевула (сатаны), повелителя демонов.

16 Другие, желая испытать Ису, попросили, чтобы Он показал им знамение с неба. 17 Но Иса, зная их мысли, сказал им:

– Любое царство, разделившееся на враждующие части, приходит в запустение, и дом, где есть распря, рушится. 18 И если сатана враждует против самого себя, то как устоит его царство? Я говорю это потому, что вы заявляете, будто Я изгоняю демонов силой Баал-Зевула. 19 Обвиняя Меня в том, что Я изгоняю демонов силой Баал-Зевула, вы, тем самым, обвиняете и ваших последователей, которые также изгоняют демонов. Так что они будут вам судьями. 20 Но если Я изгоняю демонов властью Всевышнего, то это значит, что Всевышний уже устанавливает среди вас Своё Царство.

21 Когда сильный и хорошо вооружённый человек охраняет свой дом, то его имущество в безопасности. 22 Но если кто-то более сильный нападёт и одолеет его, то он заберёт оружие, на которое полагался хозяин, и разделит добычу.

23 Кто не со Мной, тот против Меня, и кто не собирает со Мной, тот растрачивает.

Возвращение нечистого духа(C)

24 – Когда нечистый дух выходит из человека, то он скитается по безводным местам, ища место для отдыха, и не находит его. Тогда он говорит: «Возвращусь-ка я в дом, из которого вышел». 25 Когда он возвращается, то находит дом чисто выметенным и убранным. 26 Тогда он идёт и берёт семь других духов, ещё более злых, чем он сам, и они приходят и поселяются там. И это для человека ещё хуже того, что было вначале.

Истинное благословение

27 Иса ещё говорил, когда одна женщина из толпы крикнула:

– Благословенна та мать, что родила Тебя и выкормила!

28 Иса ответил:

– Благословеннее те, кто слышит слово Всевышнего и исполняет его.

Знамение пророка Юнуса(D)

29 Когда людей собралось ещё больше, Иса начал говорить:

– Это поколение – злое. Оно ищет знамения, но им не будет дано никакого знамения, кроме знамения пророка Юнуса. 30 И как Юнус стал знамением для жителей Ниневии, так и Ниспосланный как Человек станет знамением для этого поколения.[c] 31 Царица Юга[d] встанет в Судный день и обвинит людей этого поколения, потому что она приходила с другого конца света послушать мудрость царя Сулеймана. Сейчас же с вами Тот, Кто больше Сулеймана. 32 Жители Ниневии встанут в Судный день и обвинят это поколение, потому что они покаялись от проповеди Юнуса.[e] Сейчас же с вами Тот, Кто больше Юнуса.

О внутреннем свете(E)

33 – Никто, зажёгши светильник, не ставит его в погреб или под горшок, наоборот, его ставят на подставку, чтобы все входящие видели свет. 34 Твой глаз – светильник твоего тела. Когда твой глаз ясен[f] (то есть если ты щедр), тогда и всё твоё тело полно света. Если же у тебя глаз замутнён[g] (то есть когда ты скуп), то и всё твоё тело темно. 35 Так что смотри, не тьма ли тот свет, который внутри тебя. 36 Итак, если всё твоё тело полно света и в нём нет ни одной тёмной части, то оно всё будет светло, как бывает, когда светильник освещает тебя сиянием.

Обличение религиозных вождей(F)

37 Когда Иса так говорил, один блюститель Закона пригласил Его к себе на обед. Иса пришёл и возлёг у стола. 38 Блюстителя Закона удивило, что Он не совершил перед едой ритуального омовения.[h] 39 Но Повелитель сказал ему:

– Вот вы, блюстители Закона, очищаете чаши и тарелки только снаружи, в то время как внутри вы полны алчности и злобы. 40 Глупцы! Разве Тот, Кто сотворил внешнее, не сотворил и внутреннее? 41 Что же касается внутреннего, то давайте милостыню,[i] и тогда всё у вас будет чисто.

42 – Но горе вам, блюстители Закона, потому что вы даёте десятую часть с мяты, руты и с других трав, а справедливостью и любовью Всевышнего вы пренебрегаете. И то нужно делать, и другого не оставлять.

43 – Горе вам, блюстители Закона, потому что вы любите занимать почётные места в молитвенных домах и любите, когда вас приветствуют в людных местах.

44 – Горе вам, вы подобны никак не обозначенным могилам, по которым люди ходят, даже не подозревая об их существовании.

45 Один из учителей Таурата сказал Ему:

– Учитель, говоря это, Ты и нас обижаешь.

46 Иса ответил:

– Горе и вам, учители Таурата, потому что вы взваливаете на людей ноши, которые невозможно нести, а сами и пальцем не шевельнёте, чтобы помочь им.

47 – Горе вам, потому что вы строите надгробные памятники пророкам, которых убили ваши предки. 48 Вы сами свидетельствуете о том, что одобряете действия ваших предков: те убивали пророков, а вы строите им надгробные памятники. 49 Поэтому и Мудрость Всевышнего[j] сказала: «Я пошлю к ним пророков и посланников, но они одних убьют, а других будут преследовать». 50 Поэтому нынешнее поколение понесёт ответственность за кровь всех пророков, пролитую от создания мира, 51 от крови Авеля и до крови Закарии, убитого во дворе храма, возле жертвенника.[k] Да, говорю вам, это поколение ответит за всё.

52 – Горе вам, учители Таурата, потому что вы присвоили ключ знания. Но и сами не вошли, и тем, кто хотел войти, воспрепятствовали.

53 Когда Иса вышел из дома, учители Таурата и блюстители Закона обрушились на Него с яростными обвинениями и каверзными вопросами. 54 Они ставили Ему ловушки, пытаясь поймать на слове.

Footnotes

  1. 11:4 В некоторых рукописях присутствуют слова: «…но защити нас от зла».
  2. 11:8 Или: «…из-за нахальства товарища». Смысл притчи в следующем: если даже человек, чтобы избежать позора (или из-за назойливости своего товарища), ответил на его просьбу, то насколько больше Всевышний желает ответить на молитвы Своих детей.
  3. 11:30 История пророка Юнуса находится в Книге Пророков. То, что пророк Юнус три дня провёл в желудке огромной рыбы, а затем чудным образом был освобождён Всевышним, было прообразом того, что Исе предстояло три дня провести в могильной пещере, а затем воскреснуть (см. Мат. 12:40).
  4. 11:31 Царица Юга   – т. е. царица Шевы (Шева – современная юго-западная Аравия). Её встреча с царём Сулейманом описана в 3 Цар. 10:1-13.
  5. 11:32 См. Юнус 3:6-9.
  6. 11:34 Это был фразеологический оборот, обозначающий человека щедрого, в отличие от человека скупого, имеющего «дурной глаз».
  7. 11:34 Букв.: «если он дурной». Выражение «дурной глаз» было фразеологическим оборотом, обозначающим жадного или завистливого человека (см. Мат. 20:15).
  8. 11:38 У древних иудеев существовал особый ритуал омовения рук перед приёмом пищи, подобный тому, что можно наблюдать среди народов Востока.
  9. 11:41 Или: «Но давайте милостыню от всего сердца»; или: «Но давайте милостыню из того, что внутри чаши и тарелки».
  10. 11:49 Мудрость Всевышнего   – многие толкователи видят здесь указание на Ису Масиха (ср. Мат. 23:34; 1 Кор. 1:24).
  11. 11:51 У иудеев был другой порядок книг Священного Писания. И согласно ему, убийство Закарии последнее из упоминаемых там (см. 2 Лет. 24:20-22). Смерть же Авеля была первым убийством на земле (см. Нач. 4:1-10).
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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

  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.
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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

  1. Luke 11:2 NU omits Our
  2. Luke 11:2 NU omits in heaven
  3. Luke 11:2 NU omits the rest of v. 2.
  4. Luke 11:4 NU omits But deliver us from the evil one
  5. Luke 11:11 NU omits bread from any father among you, will he give him a stone? Or if he asks for
  6. Luke 11:15 NU, M Beelzebul
  7. Luke 11:22 plunder
  8. Luke 11:29 NU omits the prophet
  9. Luke 11:34 Clear, or healthy
  10. Luke 11:34 Evil, or unhealthy
  11. Luke 11:39 Lit. eager grasping or robbery
  12. Luke 11:41 Or what is inside
  13. Luke 11:43 Or places of honor
  14. Luke 11:44 NU omits scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites
  15. Luke 11:53 NU And when He left there
  16. Luke 11:54 NU omits and seeking
  17. Luke 11:54 NU omits that they might accuse Him
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