Instruction about Prayer

11 It happened that while [a]Jesus was praying in a certain place, when He had finished, one of His disciples said to Him, “Lord, teach us to pray, just as John also taught his disciples.” And He said to them, (A)When you pray, say:

[b]Father, [c]hallowed be Your name.
[d]Your kingdom come.
Give us (B)each day our [e]daily bread.
And forgive us our sins,
For we ourselves also forgive everyone who (C)is indebted to us.
And do not lead us into temptation.’”

And He said to them, [f]Suppose one of you has a friend, and goes to him at midnight and says to him, ‘Friend, lend me three loaves, because a friend of mine has come to me from a journey and I have nothing to serve him’; and from inside he answers and says, ‘Do not bother me; the door has already been shut and my children [g]and I are in bed; I cannot get up and give you anything.’ I tell you, even if he will not get up and give him anything just because he is his friend, yet (D)because of his [h]shamelessness he will get up and give him as much as he needs.

“So I say to you, [i](E)ask, and it will be given to you; [j]seek, and you will find; [k]knock, and it will be opened to you. 10 For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks, it will be opened. 11 Now [l]which one of you fathers will his son ask for a [m]fish, and instead of a fish, he will give him a snake? 12 Or he will even ask for an egg, and his father will give him a scorpion? 13 So (F)if you, despite being [n]evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will [o]your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him?”

Pharisees’ Blasphemy

14 (G)And He was casting out a mute demon; when the demon had gone out, the man who was previously unable to speak talked, and the crowds were amazed. 15 But some of them said, “He casts out the demons (H)by (I)Beelzebul, the ruler of the demons.” 16 Others, [p]to test Him, (J)were demanding of Him a [q]sign from heaven. 17 (K)But He knew their thoughts and said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself is laid waste; and a house divided against [r]itself falls. 18 And if (L)Satan also has been divided against himself, how will his kingdom [s]stand? For you claim that I cast out the demons by (M)Beelzebul. 19 Yet if by (N)Beelzebul I cast out the demons, by whom do your sons cast them out? Therefore, they will be your judges. 20 But if I cast out the demons by [t]the (O)finger of God, then (P)the kingdom of God has come upon you. 21 When [u]a strong man, fully armed, guards his own house, his possessions are [v]secure. 22 But when someone stronger than he attacks him and overpowers him, that man takes away his armor on which he had relied and distributes his plunder. 23 (Q)The one who is not with Me is against Me; and the one who does not gather with Me scatters.

24 (R)When the unclean spirit comes out of [w]a person, it passes through waterless places seeking rest, and not finding any, it then 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 brings along seven other spirits more evil than itself, and they come in and live there; and the last condition of that person becomes worse than the first.”

27 While [x]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 carried 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 follow 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)demands a [y]sign, and so no [z]sign will be given to it except the [aa]sign of Jonah. 30 For just as (W)Jonah became a [ab]sign to the Ninevites, so will the Son of Man be to this generation. 31 The (X)Queen of the South will rise up with the men of this generation at the judgment and condemn them, because she came from the ends of the earth to listen to the wisdom of Solomon; and behold, something greater than Solomon is here. 32 The men of Nineveh will stand up with this generation at the judgment and condemn it, because (Y)they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and behold, something greater than Jonah is here.

33 (Z)No one lights a lamp and 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)Your eye is the lamp of your body; when your eye is [ac]clear, your whole body also is full of light; but when it is [ad]bad, your body also is full of darkness. 35 So watch out that the light in you is not darkness. 36 Therefore if your whole body is full of light, without any dark part, it will be wholly illuminated, as when the lamp illuminates you with its light.”

Woes upon the Pharisees

37 Now when He had spoken, a Pharisee *asked Him to have lunch with him; and He went in and reclined at the table. 38 When the Pharisee saw this, he was surprised that Jesus had not first [ae](AB)ceremonially washed before the [af]meal. 39 But (AC)the Lord said to him, “Now (AD)you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and of the dish; but your inside is full of greed and wickedness. 40 (AE)You foolish ones, did He who made the outside not make the inside also? 41 But (AF)give that which is within as a charitable gift, and [ag]then all things are (AG)clean for you.

42 (AH)But woe to you Pharisees! For you (AI)pay tithes of mint, rue, and every kind of garden herb, and yet you [ah]ignore 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 seat of honor in the synagogues and personal greetings in the marketplaces. 44 (AK)Woe to you! For you are like [ai]unseen tombs, and the people who walk over them are unaware of it.”

45 One of the [aj](AL)lawyers *said to Him in reply, “Teacher, when You say these things, You insult us too.” 46 But He said, “Woe to you (AM)lawyers as well! For (AN)you load people with burdens that are hard to bear, [ak]while you yourselves will not even [al]touch the burdens with one of your fingers. 47 (AO)Woe to you! For you build the [am]tombs of the prophets, and it was your fathers who killed them. 48 So you are witnesses and you approve of the deeds of your fathers; because it was they who killed them, and you build their [an]tombs. 49 For this reason also, (AP)the wisdom of God said, ‘(AQ)I will send them prophets and apostles, and some of them they will kill, and some they will [ao]persecute, 50 so that the blood of all the prophets, shed (AR)since the foundation of the world, may be charged [ap]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 charged [aq]against this generation.’ 52 Woe to you [ar](AU)lawyers! For you have taken away the key of knowledge; (AV)you yourselves did not enter, and you hindered those who were entering.”

53 When He left that place, the scribes and the Pharisees began to be very hostile and to interrogate Him about many subjects, 54 (AW)plotting against Him (AX)to catch [as]Him in something He might say.

God Knows and Cares

12 Under these circumstances, after [at]so many thousands of [au]people had gathered together that they were stepping on one another, He began saying to His disciples first of all, (AY)Beware of the [av]leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy. (AZ)But there is nothing covered up that will not be revealed, and hidden that will not be known. Accordingly, whatever you have said in the dark will be heard in the light, and what you have [aw]whispered in the inner rooms will be proclaimed on (BA)the housetops.

“Now I say to you, (BB)My friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body, and after that have nothing more that they can do. But I will warn you whom to fear: (BC)fear the One who, after He has killed someone, has the power to throw that person into [ax](BD)hell; yes, I tell you, fear [ay]Him! Are (BE)five sparrows not sold for two [az]assaria? And yet not one of them has gone unnoticed in the sight of God. (BF)But even the hairs of your head are all counted. [ba]Do not fear; you are more valuable than a great number of sparrows.

“Now I say to you, everyone who (BG)confesses Me before people, the Son of Man will also confess him before the angels of God; but (BH)the one who denies Me before people will be denied (BI)before the angels of God. 10 (BJ)And everyone who [bb]speaks a word against the Son of Man, it will be forgiven him; but the one who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit, it will not be forgiven him. 11 Now when they bring you before (BK)the synagogues and the officials and the authorities, do not (BL)worry about how or what you are to speak in your defense, or what you are to say; 12 for (BM)the Holy Spirit will teach you in that very hour what you ought to say.”

Greed Denounced

13 Now someone [bc]in the crowd said to Him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the family inheritance with me.” 14 But He said to him, [bd](BN)You there—who appointed Me a judge or arbitrator over the two of you?” 15 But He said to them, (BO)Beware, and be on your guard against every form of greed; for not even when one is affluent does his life consist of his possessions.” 16 And He told them a parable, saying, “The land of a rich man was very productive. 17 And he began thinking to himself, saying, ‘What shall I do, since I have no place to store my crops?’ 18 And he said, ‘This is what I will do: I will tear down my barns and build larger ones, and I will store all my grain and my goods there. 19 And I will say to [be]myself, “(BP)You have many goods stored up for many years to come; relax, eat, drink, and enjoy yourself!”’ 20 But God said to him, ‘(BQ)You fool! This very night [bf](BR)your soul is demanded of you; and (BS)as for all that you have prepared, who will own it now?’ 21 Such is the one who (BT)stores up treasure for himself, and is not rich in relation to God.”

22 And He said to His disciples, (BU)For this reason I tell you, [bg]do not worry about your [bh]life, as to what you are to eat; nor for your body, as to what you are to wear. 23 For life is more than food, and the body is more than clothing. 24 Consider the (BV)ravens, that they neither sow nor reap; they have no storeroom nor (BW)barn, and yet God feeds them; how much more valuable you are than the birds! 25 And which of you by worrying can add a [bi](BX)day to his [bj]life’s span? 26 Therefore if you cannot do even a very little thing, why do you worry about the other things? 27 Consider the lilies, how they grow: they neither labor nor [bk]spin; but I tell you, not even (BY)Solomon in all his glory clothed himself like one of these. 28 Now if God so clothes the grass in the field, which is alive today and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace, how much more will He clothe you? (BZ)You of little faith! 29 And do not [bl]seek what you are to eat and what you are to drink, and do not (CA)keep worrying. 30 For [bm]all these things are what the nations of the world [bn]eagerly seek; and your Father knows that you need these things. 31 But [bo]seek His kingdom, and (CB)these things will be [bp]provided to you. 32 [bq](CC)Do not be afraid, (CD)little flock, because (CE)your Father has chosen to give you the kingdom.

33 (CF)Sell your possessions and give to charity; make yourselves money belts that do not wear out, (CG)an inexhaustible treasure in heaven, where no thief comes near nor does a moth destroy. 34 For (CH)where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

Be in Readiness

35 [br](CI)Be prepared, and keep your (CJ)lamps lit. 36 You are also to be like people who are waiting for their master when he returns from the wedding feast, so that they may immediately open the door for him when he comes and knocks. 37 Blessed are those slaves whom the master will find (CK)on the alert when he comes; truly I say to you, that (CL)he will [bs]prepare himself to serve, and have them recline at the table, and he will come up and serve them. 38 (CM)Whether he comes in the [bt]second watch, or even in the [bu]third, and finds them so, blessed are those slaves.

39 (CN)But [bv]be sure of this, that if the head of the house had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would not have allowed his house to be (CO)broken into. 40 (CP)You too, be ready; because the Son of Man is coming at an hour that you do not think He will.”

41 Peter said, “Lord, are You telling this parable to us, or (CQ)to everyone else as well?” 42 And (CR)the Lord said, (CS)Who then is the faithful and sensible (CT)steward, whom his master will put in charge of his servants, to give them their rations at the proper time? 43 Blessed is that (CU)slave whom his [bw]master finds so doing when he comes. 44 Truly I say to you that he will put him in charge of all his possessions. 45 But if that slave says in his heart, ‘My master will take a long time to come,’ and he begins to beat the other slaves, both men and women, and to eat and drink and get drunk; 46 then the master of that slave will come on a day that he does not expect, and at an hour that he does not know, and will [bx]cut him in two, and assign [by]him a place with the unbelievers. 47 And that slave who knew his master’s will and did not get ready or act in accordance with his will, will (CV)receive many blows, 48 but the one who did not (CW)know it, and committed acts deserving of [bz]a beating, will receive only a few blows. (CX)From everyone who has been given much, much will be demanded; and to whom they entrusted much, of him they will ask all the more.

Christ Divides People

49 “I [ca]have come to cast fire upon the earth; and [cb]how I wish it were already kindled! 50 But I have a (CY)baptism [cc]to undergo, and how distressed I am until it is accomplished! 51 (CZ)Do you think that I came to provide peace on earth? No, I tell you, but rather division; 52 for from now on five members in one household will be divided, three against two and two against three. 53 They will be divided, (DA)father against son and son against father, mother against daughter and daughter against mother, mother-in-law against daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law against mother-in-law.”

54 And He was also saying to the crowds, (DB)Whenever you see a cloud rising [cd]in the west, you immediately say, ‘A shower is coming,’ and so it turns out. 55 And whenever you feel a [ce]south wind blowing, you say, ‘It will be a (DC)hot day,’ and it turns out that way. 56 You hypocrites! (DD)You know how to analyze the appearance of the earth and the sky, but how is it that you do not know how to analyze this present time?

57 “And (DE)why do you not even judge by yourselves what is right? 58 For (DF)when you are going with your accuser to appear before the magistrate, on the way, make an effort to [cf]settle with him, so that he does not drag you before the judge, and the judge hand you over to the officer, and the officer throw you into prison. 59 I tell you, you will not get out of there until you have paid up [cg]the very last [ch](DG)lepton.”

Call to Repent

13 Now on that very occasion there were some present who reported to Him about the Galileans whose blood (DH)Pilate had [ci]mixed with their sacrifices. And Jesus responded and said to them, (DI)Do you think that these Galileans were worse sinners than all the other Galileans just because they have suffered this fate? No, I tell you, but unless you [cj]repent, you will all likewise perish. Or do you think that those eighteen on whom the tower in (DJ)Siloam fell and killed them were worse [ck](DK)offenders than all the other people who live in Jerusalem? No, I tell you, but unless you repent, you will all likewise perish.”

And He began telling this parable: “A man had (DL)a fig tree which had been planted in his vineyard; and he came looking for fruit on it and did not find any. And he said to the vineyard-keeper, ‘Look! For three years I have come looking for fruit on this fig tree [cl]without finding any. (DM)Cut it down! Why does it even use up the ground?’ But he answered and said to him, ‘Sir, leave it alone for this year too, until I dig around it and put in fertilizer; and if it bears fruit next year, fine; but if not, cut it down.’”

Healing on the Sabbath

10 Now Jesus was (DN)teaching in one of the synagogues on the Sabbath. 11 And [cm]there was a woman who for eighteen years had had (DO)a [cn]sickness caused by a spirit; and she was bent over double, and could not straighten up at all. 12 When Jesus saw her, He called her over and said to her, “Woman, you are freed from your sickness.” 13 And He (DP)laid His hands on her; and immediately she stood up straight again, and began (DQ)glorifying God. 14 But (DR)the synagogue leader, indignant because Jesus (DS)had healed on the Sabbath, began saying to the crowd in response, “(DT)There are six days during which work should be done; so come during them and get healed, and not on the Sabbath day.” 15 But (DU)the Lord answered him and said, “You hypocrites, (DV)does each of you on the Sabbath not untie his ox or donkey from the stall and lead it away to water it? 16 And this woman, (DW)a daughter of Abraham as she is, whom (DX)Satan has bound for [co]eighteen long years, should she not have been released from this restraint on the Sabbath day?” 17 And as He said this, all His opponents were being [cp]humiliated; and (DY)the entire crowd was rejoicing over all the glorious things being done by Him.

Parables of Mustard Seed and Leaven

18 So (DZ)He was saying, (EA)What is the kingdom of God like, and to what shall I compare it? 19 It is like a mustard seed, which a man took and threw into his own garden; and it grew and became a tree, and (EB)the birds of the sky nested in its branches.”

20 And again He said, (EC)To what shall I compare the kingdom of God? 21 (ED)It is like [cq]leaven, which a woman took and hid in (EE)three [cr]sata of flour until it was all leavened.”

Teaching in the Villages

22 And He was passing through one city and village after another, teaching, and (EF)proceeding on His way to Jerusalem. 23 And someone said to Him, “Lord, are there just a few who are being saved?” And He said to them, 24 (EG)Strive to enter through the narrow door; for many, I tell you, will seek to enter and will not be able. 25 Once the head of the house gets up and (EH)shuts the door, and you begin standing outside and knocking on the door, saying, ‘(EI)Lord, open up to us!’ and He then will answer and say to you, ‘(EJ)I do not know where you are from.’ 26 Then you will (EK)begin saying, ‘We ate and drank in Your presence, and You taught in our streets!’ 27 And yet He will [cs]say, ‘(EL)I do not know where you are from; (EM)leave Me, all you [ct]evildoers.’ 28 (EN)In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth when you see Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and all the prophets in the kingdom of God, but yourselves being thrown out. 29 And they (EO)will come from east and west, and from north and south, and will recline at the table in the kingdom of God. 30 And behold, (EP)some are last who will be first, and some are first who will be last.”

31 At that very time some Pharisees approached, saying to Him, “Go away and leave this place, because (EQ)Herod wants to kill You.” 32 And He said to them, “Go and tell that [cu]fox, ‘Behold, I am casting out demons and performing healings today and tomorrow, and on the third day I [cv](ER)reach My goal.’ 33 Nevertheless (ES)I must go on My journey today and tomorrow and the next day; for it cannot be that a (ET)prophet would perish outside Jerusalem. 34 (EU)Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones those who have been sent to her! How often I wanted to gather your children together, (EV)just as a hen gathers her [cw]young under her wings, and you were unwilling! 35 Behold, your house is left to you desolate; and I say to you, you will not see Me until you say, ‘(EW)Blessed is the One who comes in the name of the Lord!’”

Jesus Heals on the Sabbath

14 It happened that when He went into the house of one of the [cx]leaders of the Pharisees on the Sabbath to eat bread, (EX)they were watching Him [cy]closely. And [cz]there in front of Him was a man suffering from [da]edema. And Jesus responded and said to the [db](EY)lawyers and [dc]Pharisees, (EZ)Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath, or not?” But they kept silent. And He took hold of him and healed him, and sent him away. And He said to them, [dd](FA)Which one of you will have a son or an ox fall into a well, and will not immediately pull him out on a Sabbath day?” (FB)And they could offer no reply to this.

Parable of the Guests

Now He began telling a parable to the invited guests when He noticed how (FC)they had been picking out the places of honor at the table, saying to them, “Whenever you are invited by someone to a wedding feast, (FD)do not [de]take the place of honor, for someone more distinguished than you may have been invited by him, and the one who invited you [df]both will come and say to you, ‘Give your place to this person,’ and then (FE)in disgrace you will proceed to occupy the last place. 10 But whenever you are invited, go and [dg]take the last place, so that when the one who has invited you comes, he will say to you, ‘Friend, (FF)move up higher’; then you will have honor in the sight of all who are [dh]dining at the table with you. 11 (FG)For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”

12 Now He also went on to say to the one who had invited Him, “Whenever you give a luncheon or a dinner, do not invite your friends, your brothers, your relatives, nor wealthy neighbors, otherwise they may also invite you to a meal in return, and that will be your [di]repayment. 13 But whenever you give a [dj]banquet, invite people who are poor, who have disabilities, who are limping, and people who are blind; 14 and you will be blessed, since they [dk]do not have the means to repay you; for you will be repaid at (FH)the resurrection of the righteous.”

15 Now when one of those who were reclining at the table with Him heard this, he said to Him, “(FI)Blessed is everyone who will eat bread in the kingdom of God!”

Parable of the Dinner

16 But He said to him, (FJ)A man was giving a big dinner, and he invited many; 17 and at the dinner hour he sent his slave to tell those who had been invited, ‘Come, because everything is ready now.’ 18 And yet they all alike began to make excuses. The first one said to him, ‘I purchased a field and I need to go out to look at it; [dl]please consider me excused.’ 19 And another one said, ‘I bought five yoke of oxen, and I am going to try them out; [dm]please consider me excused.’ 20 And another one said, ‘(FK)I took a woman as my wife, and for that reason I cannot come.’ 21 And the slave came back and reported this to his master. Then the head of the household became angry and said to his slave, ‘Go out at once into the streets and lanes of the city and bring in here those who are poor, those with disabilities, those who are blind, and those who are limping.’ 22 And later the slave said, ‘Master, what you commanded has been done, and still there is room.’ 23 And the master said to the slave, ‘Go out into the roads and the hedges and press upon them to come in, so that my house will be filled. 24 For I tell you, none of those men who were invited shall taste my dinner.’”

Discipleship Tested

25 Now [dn]large crowds were going along with Him, and He turned and said to them, 26 (FL)If anyone comes to Me and does not [do]hate his own father, mother, wife, children, brothers, sisters, yes, and even his own life, he cannot be My disciple. 27 Whoever does not (FM)carry his own cross and come after Me cannot be My disciple. 28 For which one of you, when he wants to build a tower, does not first sit down and calculate the cost, to see if he has enough to complete it? 29 Otherwise, when he has laid a foundation and is not able to finish, all who are watching it will begin to ridicule him, 30 saying, ‘This person began to build, and was not able to finish!’ 31 Or what king, when he sets out to meet another king in battle, will not first sit down and (FN)consider whether he is strong enough with ten thousand men to face the one coming against him with twenty thousand? 32 Otherwise, while the other is still far away, he sends a delegation and requests terms of peace. 33 So then, none of you can be My disciple who (FO)does not [dp]give up all his own possessions.

34 “Therefore, salt is good; but (FP)if even salt has become tasteless, with what will it be [dq]seasoned? 35 It is useless either for the soil or the manure pile, so it is thrown out. (FQ)The one who has ears to hear, [dr]let him hear.”

The Lost Sheep

15 Now all the (FR)tax collectors and [ds]sinners were coming near [dt]Jesus to listen to Him. And both the Pharisees and the scribes began to complain, saying, “This man receives sinners and (FS)eats with them.”

And so He told them this parable, saying, (FT)What man among you, if he has a hundred sheep and has lost one of them, does not leave the other ninety-nine in the [du]open pasture and go after the one that is lost, until he finds it? And when he has found it, he puts it on his shoulders, rejoicing. And when he comes home, he calls together his friends and his neighbors, saying to them, ‘Rejoice with me, because I have found my sheep that was lost!’ I tell you that in the same way, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous people who have no need of repentance.

The Lost Coin

“Or what woman, if she has ten [dv]silver coins and loses one coin, does not light a lamp and sweep the house and search carefully until she finds it? And when she has found it, she calls together her friends and neighbors, saying, ‘Rejoice with me, because I have found the coin which I had lost!’ 10 In the same way, I tell you, there is joy (FU)in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents.”

The Prodigal Son

11 And He said, “A man had two sons. 12 The younger of them said to his father, ‘Father, give me (FV)the share of the estate that [dw]is coming to me.’ And so he divided his [dx](FW)wealth between them. 13 And not many days later, the younger son gathered everything together and went on a journey to a distant country, and there he squandered his estate in [dy]wild living. 14 Now when he had [dz]spent everything, a severe famine occurred in that country, and he began doing without. 15 So he went and [ea]hired himself out to one of the citizens of that country, and he sent him into his fields to feed pigs. 16 And he longed to have his fill of the carob pods that the pigs were eating, and no one was giving him anything. 17 But when he came to [eb]his senses, he said, ‘How many of my father’s hired laborers have more than enough bread, but I am dying here [ec]from hunger! 18 I will set out and go to my father, and will say to him, “Father, I have sinned against heaven, and [ed]in your sight; 19 I am no longer worthy to be called your son; treat me as one of your hired laborers.”’ 20 So he set out and came to [ee]his father. But when he was still a long way off, his father saw him and felt compassion for him, and ran and [ef](FX)embraced him and kissed him. 21 And the son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and [eg]in your sight; I am no longer worthy to be called your son.’ 22 But the father said to his slaves, ‘Quickly bring out (FY)the best robe and put it on him, and [eh](FZ)put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet; 23 and bring the fattened calf, slaughter it, and let’s eat and celebrate; 24 for this son of mine was (GA)dead and has come to life again; he was lost and has been found.’ And they began to celebrate.

25 “Now his older son was in the field, and when he came and approached the house, he heard music and dancing. 26 And he summoned one of the servants and began inquiring what these things could be. 27 And he said to him, ‘Your brother has come, and your father has slaughtered the fattened calf because he has received him back safe and sound.’ 28 But he became angry and was not willing to go in; and his father came out and began pleading with him. 29 But he answered and said to his father, ‘Look! For so many years I have been serving you and I have never [ei]neglected a command of yours; and yet you never gave me a young goat, so that I might celebrate with my friends; 30 but when this son of yours came, who has devoured your [ej](GB)wealth with prostitutes, you slaughtered the fattened calf for him.’ 31 And he said to him, ‘Son, you [ek]have always been with me, and all that is mine is yours. 32 But we had to celebrate and rejoice, because this brother of yours was (GC)dead and has begun to live, and was lost and has been found.’”

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 11:2 I.e., treated as sacred or holy
  4. Luke 11:2 Or May Your...come
  5. Luke 11:3 Or bread for the coming day; or needful bread
  6. Luke 11:5 Lit Which one of you will have...and will go
  7. Luke 11:7 Lit are with me
  8. Luke 11:8 Prob. by continued knocking
  9. Luke 11:9 Or keep asking
  10. Luke 11:9 Or keep seeking
  11. Luke 11:9 Or keep knocking
  12. Luke 11:11 Lit which of you, the father, will the son ask
  13. Luke 11:11 One early ms inserts loaf, he will not give him a stone, will he, or for a
  14. Luke 11:13 I.e., as sinful mankind
  15. Luke 11:13 Lit the Father from heaven
  16. Luke 11:16 Lit testing
  17. Luke 11:16 I.e., confirming miracle
  18. Luke 11:17 Lit a house
  19. Luke 11:18 I.e., remain stable
  20. Luke 11:20 I.e., an undeniable act of God
  21. Luke 11:21 Lit the
  22. Luke 11:21 Lit in peace
  23. Luke 11:24 Lit the
  24. Luke 11:27 Lit He
  25. Luke 11:29 I.e., confirming miracle
  26. Luke 11:29 I.e., confirming miracle
  27. Luke 11:29 I.e., confirming miracle
  28. Luke 11:30 I.e., confirming miracle
  29. Luke 11:34 Or healthy
  30. Luke 11:34 Or evil
  31. Luke 11:38 Lit baptized; here, immersed the hands
  32. Luke 11:38 Or lunch
  33. Luke 11:41 Lit behold
  34. Luke 11:42 Or neglect
  35. Luke 11:44 I.e., unmarked
  36. Luke 11:45 I.e., experts in the Mosaic Law
  37. Luke 11:46 Lit and
  38. Luke 11:46 I.e., to assist them
  39. Luke 11:47 Or monuments to
  40. Luke 11:48 Or monuments
  41. Luke 11:49 Or drive out
  42. Luke 11:50 Or to
  43. Luke 11:51 Or to
  44. Luke 11:52 I.e., experts in the Mosaic Law
  45. Luke 11:54 Lit something out of His mouth
  46. Luke 12:1 Lit myriads
  47. Luke 12:1 Lit the crowd
  48. Luke 12:1 I.e., fermented dough
  49. Luke 12:3 Lit spoken to the ear
  50. Luke 12:5 Gr Gehenna
  51. Luke 12:5 Lit this one
  52. Luke 12:6 A Roman copper coin (singular assarion), about 1/16 of a laborer’s daily wage
  53. Luke 12:7 Or Stop being afraid
  54. Luke 12:10 Lit will speak
  55. Luke 12:13 Lit from
  56. Luke 12:14 Lit Man, who
  57. Luke 12:19 Lit my soul, “Soul, you have...”
  58. Luke 12:20 Lit they are demanding your soul from you
  59. Luke 12:22 Or stop being worried
  60. Luke 12:22 Lit soul
  61. Luke 12:25 Lit cubit (about 18 in. or 45 cm)
  62. Luke 12:25 Or height
  63. Luke 12:27 I.e., spin thread for cloth
  64. Luke 12:29 Or keep seeking
  65. Luke 12:30 Or these things all the nations of the world
  66. Luke 12:30 Or wish for
  67. Luke 12:31 Or continually seek
  68. Luke 12:31 Or added to
  69. Luke 12:32 Or Stop being afraid
  70. Luke 12:35 Lit Have your waist belted
  71. Luke 12:37 Lit belt himself up
  72. Luke 12:38 I.e., 9 p.m. to midnight
  73. Luke 12:38 I.e., midnight to 3 a.m.
  74. Luke 12:39 Lit know
  75. Luke 12:43 Or lord
  76. Luke 12:46 Possibly referring to other extreme punishment
  77. Luke 12:46 Lit his part with
  78. Luke 12:48 Lit blows
  79. Luke 12:49 Or came
  80. Luke 12:49 Lit what do I wish if...?
  81. Luke 12:50 Lit with which to be baptized
  82. Luke 12:54 I.e., from the Mediterranean
  83. Luke 12:55 I.e., from the desert
  84. Luke 12:58 Lit be rid of him
  85. Luke 12:59 Lit even the last
  86. Luke 12:59 The smallest Greek copper coin, about 1/128 of a laborer’s daily wage
  87. Luke 13:1 I.e., shed along with
  88. Luke 13:3 Or are repentant
  89. Luke 13:4 Lit debtors
  90. Luke 13:7 Lit and I do not find
  91. Luke 13:11 Lit behold, a woman
  92. Luke 13:11 Lit spirit of sickness
  93. Luke 13:16 Lit behold, eighteen years
  94. Luke 13:17 Or put to shame
  95. Luke 13:21 I.e., fermented dough
  96. Luke 13:21 A Gr term for a Heb measure, totaling about 48 lb. or 22 kg of flour
  97. Luke 13:27 Lit say, telling you
  98. Luke 13:27 Or workers of injustice
  99. Luke 13:32 I.e., crafty, devious person
  100. Luke 13:32 Or am perfected
  101. Luke 13:34 Lit brood
  102. Luke 14:1 I.e., members of the Sanhedrin
  103. Luke 14:1 Or maliciously
  104. Luke 14:2 Lit behold
  105. Luke 14:2 I.e., extreme swelling
  106. Luke 14:3 I.e., experts in Mosaic Law
  107. Luke 14:3 Lit Pharisees, saying
  108. Luke 14:5 Lit Whose son of you...will fall
  109. Luke 14:8 Lit recline at
  110. Luke 14:9 Lit and him
  111. Luke 14:10 Lit recline at
  112. Luke 14:10 Lit reclining
  113. Luke 14:12 Or reward
  114. Luke 14:13 Or reception
  115. Luke 14:14 Or are unable to
  116. Luke 14:18 Lit I request of you
  117. Luke 14:19 Lit I request of you
  118. Luke 14:25 Lit many
  119. Luke 14:26 I.e., in comparison to his love for Me
  120. Luke 14:33 Or renounce
  121. Luke 14:34 Or salted
  122. Luke 14:35 Or hear! Or listen!
  123. Luke 15:1 I.e., irreligious Jews
  124. Luke 15:1 Lit Him
  125. Luke 15:4 Lit wilderness
  126. Luke 15:8 Gr drachmas; one drachma was a day’s wages for a laborer
  127. Luke 15:12 Lit falls
  128. Luke 15:12 Lit means of subsistence
  129. Luke 15:13 Or wasteful
  130. Luke 15:14 Or wasted
  131. Luke 15:15 Lit joined himself to
  132. Luke 15:17 Lit himself
  133. Luke 15:17 Lit by
  134. Luke 15:18 Lit before you
  135. Luke 15:20 Lit his own
  136. Luke 15:20 Lit fell on his neck
  137. Luke 15:21 Lit before you
  138. Luke 15:22 Lit give...into his hand
  139. Luke 15:29 Or disobeyed
  140. Luke 15:30 Lit means of subsistence
  141. Luke 15:31 Lit are always with me

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