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Ri Jesús nucˈut rubanic ri oración

11  Y jun bey cˈa, ri Jesús cˈo pa jun lugar, y nuben cˈa orar. Y tek tanel chic ka, jun cˈa chique ri rudiscípulos xubij chare: Ajaf, kojatijoj riche (rixin) chi nikaben orar, achiˈel ri Juan ri Bautista xerutijoj ri rudiscípulos riche (rixin) chi niquiben orar. Y can yacˈariˈ tek ri Jesús xubij chique ri rudiscípulos: Tek xtiben cˈa orar, tibanaˈ cˈa jun oración achiˈel reˈ: Katataˈ Dios yitcˈo chilaˈ chicaj, xtibanatej ta cˈa chi quinojel ta ri winek niquiyaˈ ta akˈij, y man ta xtiquixolkˈotij ri lokˈolaj abiˈ. Y xtipe yan ta cˈa ri awajawaren. Y can ya ta cˈa ri nawajoˈ riyit ri xtibanatej waweˈ chuwech re ruwachˈulef, achiˈel nibanatej chilaˈ chicaj awuqˈui riyit. Y tayaˈ cˈa chukaˈ ri kaway ri nicˈatzin chake ronojel kˈij. Y xtacuy ta cˈa ronojel ri kamac ri yekaben chawech, can achiˈel yekacuy ri winek ri cˈo pokon niquiben chake. Y man cˈa tayaˈ ta kˈij chi ri itzel nuben ta chake chi yojtzak pa mac. Xa can kojacoloˈ cˈa chuwech, xchaˈ ri Jesús.

Y ri Jesús xubij cˈa chukaˈ chique ri rudiscípulos: Wi jun chiwe riyix napon pa nicˈaj akˈaˈ riqˈui jun ramigo ri can retaman ruwech jabel, y nubij ta cˈa chare: Tabanaˈ jun utzil nayaˈ ta oxiˈ caxlan wey chuwe, y xa cˈa xtinyaˈ na ruqˈuexel chawe. Ruma cˈo jun wamigo ri jucˈan chic petenak wi y xoka wuqˈui, y riyin majun cˈo wuqˈui riche (rixin) chi nyaˈ apo chare riche (rixin) chi nutij. Rumacˈariˈ tabanaˈ jun utzil chuwe, xcachaˈ apo chare. Y ri winek ri achoj chare nacˈutuj wi apo, can cˈa pa ruwarabel cˈa xtichˈo wi pe chawe y xtubij cˈa: Tabanaˈ jun utzil ma yinanek ta, ruma chi ri ruchiˈ jay xa xintzˈapij yan ca y ri acˈalaˈ xa wuqˈui riyin ye warnek wi. Rumariˈ ma utz ta yiyacatej el riche (rixin) chi nbenyaˈ ca chawe ri nawajoˈ. Y ri Jesús xubij cˈa chique ri rudiscípulos: Can kitzij wi nbij chiwe, chi ri winek ri achoj chare nicˈutux wi apo, xtibeyacatej pe, pero ma ruma ta chi can ya ri ramigo ri nicˈutun apo chare. Ma que ta riˈ, xa ruma chi ma nitaneˈ ta chucˈutuxic, rumariˈ xtibeyacatej pe y nberuyaˈ pe ronojel ri nicˈatzin chare, riche (rixin) chi titaneˈ apo chucˈutuxic.

Y riyin nbij cˈa chiwe riyix, can ticˈutuj cˈa ri nicˈatzin chiwe y ri Dios can xtuyaˈ wi pe chiwe. Ticanoj ri niwajoˈ y xtiwil. Quixsiqˈuin (quixoyon) apo chuchiˈ jay y xtojak chiwech. 10 Ruma wi riyix can riqˈui ronojel iwánima nicˈutuj chare ri Dios, Riyaˈ can xtuyaˈ wi pe chiwe. Wi riyix can nicanoj, can xtiwil wi. Y wi riyix yixsiqˈuin (yixoyon) apo chuchiˈ jay, can xtojak wi cˈa chiwech.

11 ¿La cˈo ta cami jun tataˈaj ri nuyaˈ jun abej pa rukˈaˈ ri ralcˈual, tek ri acˈal xa jun caxlan wey ri nucˈutuj chare? ¿O la nuyaˈ ta cami jun itzel cumatz pa rukˈaˈ, tek ri acˈal xa jun car ri nrajoˈ? 12 ¿O la nuyaˈ ta cˈa jun alacrán (kˈasnaˈj) pa rukˈaˈ, tek ri acˈal xa jun sakmoloˈ ri nucˈutuj chare? 13 Riyix majun bey niben ta queriˈ. Y astapeˈ ta chi ma can ta utz ri inaˈoj, pero riyix ya ri utz tak cosas ri niyaˈ chique ri iwalcˈual. Cˈa ta cˈa ri Itataˈ ri cˈo chilaˈ chicaj chi man ta xtuyaˈ pe chiwe ri nicˈutuj chare. Riyaˈ can nuyaˈ wi cˈa ri Lokˈolaj Espíritu chique ri can niquicˈutuj, xchaˈ ri Jesús.

Tek ma junan ta quiwech niquiben ri winek ri yecˈo pa jun jay

14 Y cˈo cˈa jun kˈij ri Jesús ntajin nrelesaj jun itzel espíritu riqˈui jun achi. Ri itzel espíritu riˈ rubanon cˈa mem chare ri achi. Y xbanatej cˈa chi tek ri Jesús xubij cˈa chare ri itzel espíritu chi tel el riqˈui ri achi riˈ, ri itzel espíritu can xel cˈa el, y yacˈariˈ tek ri achi mem xchˈo. Y ri winek ri xetzˈeto, can xquimey cˈa ri xquitzˈet. 15 Pero yecˈo cˈa chukaˈ chique ri winek ri xebin: Ri Jesús cˈo ri Beelzebú riqˈui; ri cajawalul ri itzel tak espíritu. Y ya ri Beelzebú ri niyaˈo uchukˈaˈ chare riche (rixin) chi queriˈ nicowin yerelesaj ri itzel tak espíritu.

16 Y yecˈo cˈa nicˈaj chic winek, ri xaxu (xaxe wi) riche (rixin) chi niquitojtobej ri Jesús, xquibij cˈa chare chi tubanaˈ cˈa chi cˈo jun retal nibanatej chuwech ri caj.

17 Yacˈa ri Jesús retaman cˈa ri niquichˈobolaˈ ri achiˈaˈ riˈ, rumariˈ xubij chique: Wi ri winek riche (rixin) jun ruwachˈulef wi xa ma junan ta quiwech niquiben, nipe chˈaˈoj chiquicojol. Y riˈ ma utz ta, ruma nuben chare ri quiruwachˈulef chi ma xtiyaloj ta. Y queriˈ chukaˈ ri winek pa jun jay, wi xa ma junan ta quiwech niquiben, xa xtiquitaluj el quiˈ. 18 Y queriˈ cˈa chukaˈ ri Satanás, wi xa nuben ka chˈaˈoj chrij riyaˈ mismo, y caˈiˈ cˈa nuben, chanin nitzak y niqˈuis ka rukˈij. Rumariˈ xa ma kitzij ta ri nibij riyix, chi riyin xa ya ri uchukˈaˈ riche (rixin) ri Beelzebú ri ncusaj riche (rixin) chi yenwelesaj ri itzel tak espíritu. 19 Ruma wi xa ya ri uchukˈaˈ riche (rixin) ri Beelzebú ri ncusaj riche (rixin) chi yenwelesaj ri itzel tak espíritu, ¿achique cˈa nichˈob riyix chiquij ri ye tzekelbey iwuche (iwixin)? ¿La ya cami ruchukˈaˈ ri Beelzebú ri niquicusaj chukaˈ riyeˈ riche (rixin) chi yequelesaj ri itzel tak espíritu? Ma que ta riˈ. Rumariˈ can yecˈa ri ye tzekelbey iwuche (iwixin) ri xquebin chiwe chi xa ma kitzij ta ri nibij riyix. 20 Y wi ya ri Dios ri yayon pe uchukˈaˈ chuwe riche (rixin) chi yenwelesaj ri itzel tak espíritu, ntel chi tzij chi xoka yan ri rajawaren ri Dios iwuqˈui riyix.

21 Tek cˈo jun achi ri can cˈo ruchukˈaˈ, y cˈo ronojel ruwech camisabel riqˈui, ri achi riˈ can jabel wi nuchajij ri rachoch, y majun ri xtelesan ta chare ronojel ri cosas ri yecˈo pa rachoch. 22 Yacˈa tek nocˈulun chic cˈa jun achi ri más kˈaxnek ruchukˈaˈ que chuwech riyaˈ, nichˈacatej ruma ri achi riˈ y nelesex chare ronojel ri camisabel ri nucusaj ri can rucukuban rucˈuˈx riqˈui. Y ri achi ri más cˈo ruchukˈaˈ, ronojel cˈa ri cosas ri xerelesaj el nujachalaˈ chique ri rachibil.

23 Y rumacˈariˈ, achique cˈa ri ma ruyaˈon ta ránima wuqˈui, xa can yiretzelaj wi cˈa riˈ. Y achique ri ma nitoˈo ta wuche (wixin), xa yariˈ ri niyojo ronojel ri yenben riyin.

Tek jun itzel espíritu nitzolin chic ri acuchi (achique) elenak wi el

24 Y tek jun itzel espíritu ntel el pa ránima jun winek, nucanoj uxlanen pa chakiˈj tak lugar. Y tek nunaˈ chi majun uxlanen nril, nuchˈob ka: Quitzolin na chic pa ránima ri winek ri acuchi (achique) xinel wi pe, nichaˈ cˈa. 25 Y tek ri itzel espíritu riˈ nitzolin chic apo pa ránima ri winek, nril cˈa ri ránima ri winek riˈ achiˈel jun jay ri majun cˈo ta chupan, meson y wikon jabel. 26 Y cˈacˈariˈ tek ri itzel espíritu riˈ yeberucˈamaˈ pe ye wukuˈ chic itzel tak espíritu ri más chi na ye itzel, y quinojel cˈa riˈ yeˈoc pa ránima ri winek. Y ri winek achoj riqˈui yecˈojeˈ wi ri itzel tak espíritu riˈ, más lawaloˈ nuben ri rucˈaslen que chuwech ri rubanon pa nabey mul.

Ri Jesús nubij achique ri más jabel ruwaquikˈij

27 Y tek ri Jesús ntajin cˈa chubixic re tzij reˈ chiquiwech ri sibilaj ye qˈuiy winek ri quimolon quiˈ riqˈui, yacˈariˈ tek cˈo cˈa jun ixok chiriˈ chiquicojol xurek pe ruchiˈ, y xubij cˈa: Jabel ruwarukˈij ri teˈej ri xalan awuche (awixin) chuwech re ruwachˈulef y xaqˈuiytisan riqˈui tzˈumaj, xchaˈ ri ixok chare ri Jesús.

28 Yacˈa ri Jesús xubij: Más jabel ruwaquikˈij ri yeˈacˈaxan y niquiben ronojel ri nubij ri ruchˈabel ri Dios, xchaˈ ri Jesús.

Ri winek ri ma niquinimaj ta ri Dios nicajoˈ chi niban jun milagro chiquiwech

29 Y tek can ye sibilaj qˈuiy cˈa ri winek ri yetajin niquimol apo quiˈ chrij ri Jesús, xpe Riyaˈ xubij cˈa chique ri winek riˈ: Ri winek ri yecˈo re tiempo reˈ sibilaj ye itzel y ma niquinimaj ta ri nbij chique. Rumariˈ tek nicajoˈ chi riyin nben jun milagro chiquiwech riche (rixin) chi yinquinimaj. Pero ma ya ta cˈa ri nicajoˈ riyeˈ ri xtibanatej. Xa can xu (xe) wi cˈa ri xbanatej riqˈui ri profeta Jonás, ri jun achi ri xkˈalajsan ri ruchˈabel ri Dios ojer ca, xaxu (xaxe wi) cˈa riˈ ri retal ri xtibanatej. 30 Ri xucˈulwachij ri Jonás xucˈut chiquiwech ri winek ri xecˈojeˈ ojer ca chupan ri tinamit Nínive, chi can ya ri Dios takayon pe riche (rixin). Y queriˈ chukaˈ riyin ri Cˈajolaxel ri xinalex chicojol, ri xtincˈulwachij riyin xtucusex riche (rixin) jun retal chiquiwech ri winek ri yecˈo wacami. 31 Y tek xtapon cˈa ri kˈij riche (rixin) chi xtikˈat tzij pa quiwiˈ ri winek ri yecˈo re tiempo reˈ, xticˈastej cˈa pe ri jun reina ri xcˈojeˈ ojer ca, ri xkˈato tzij pa ruwiˈ ri ruwachˈulef ri cˈo pa sur y xtubij cˈa chi ma utz ta xquiben ri winek ri yecˈo re tiempo reˈ. Ruma tek xcˈaseˈ ri jun reina riˈ, sibilaj nej xbiyin wi riche (rixin) chi xoracˈaxaj ri runaˈoj ri jun rey riche (rixin) re Israel, ri xubiniˈaj Salomón. Y wacami yincˈo riyin ri más nim nukˈij que chuwech ri rey Salomón ri xcˈojeˈ ojer ca, y xa ma yinquinimaj ta ri winek, xchaˈ ri Jesús. 32 Y tek xtapon cˈa ri kˈij riche (rixin) chi xtikˈat tzij pa quiwiˈ ri winek ri yecˈo re tiempo reˈ, xquecˈastej cˈa pe ri winek aj Nínive y xtiquibij cˈa chi ma utz ta xquiben ri winek ri yecˈo re tiempo reˈ. Ruma ri winek ri xecˈojeˈ pa tinamit Nínive ri ojer ca, can xu (xe) wi cˈa xquicˈaxaj ri ruchˈabel ri Dios ri xutzijoj ri Jonás chique, can yacˈariˈ tek xtzolin pe quicˈuˈx riqˈui ri Dios. Y wacami yincˈo riyin ri más nim nukˈij que chuwech ri Jonás, y xa ma yinquinimaj ta ri winek, xchaˈ ri Jesús.

Ri runakˈ tak awech yecˈatzin achiˈel nicˈatzin jun kˈakˈ riche (rixin) sakil

33 Y majun winek ri nutzij ta jun kˈakˈ y cˈacˈariˈ nuyaˈ ta acuchi (achique) ri ma nikˈalajin ta pe, o nuyaˈ ta chuxeˈ jun almul. Ri winek ri nutzij jun kˈakˈ, can cˈo rucˈojlibel ri acuchi (achique) nuyaˈ wi riche (rixin) chi queriˈ niquitzˈet quibey ri yeˈoc apo pa jay. 34 Y ri runakˈ tak awech can yecˈatzin cˈa chawe, achiˈel nicˈatzin jun kˈakˈ riche (rixin) sakil. Ruma chi ri runakˈ tak awech wi ye utz, riyit yitcˈo pa jun sakil. Yacˈa wi ri runakˈ tak awech ma ye utz ta, riyit yitcˈo pa jun kˈekuˈm. 35 Rumacˈariˈ tachajij ri acˈaslen, riche (rixin) chi queriˈ ri sakil ri ruyaˈon ri Dios pan awánima ma tijalatej ta, riche (rixin) chi man xa tibecˈulun pe chi xa pa kˈekuˈm chic yitcˈo wi. 36 Ruma wi can yitcˈo pa jun sakil, y wi can majun cˈa retal ri kˈekuˈm awuqˈui, can yacowin wi cˈa yatzuˈun jabel achiˈel tek tzijon jun kˈakˈ riche (rixin) sakil.

Tek ri Jesús xukˈalajsaj ri achique chi mac yetajin chubanic ri fariseos y ri yekˈaxan ri nubij ri ley

37 Y tek ri Jesús xtaneˈ cˈa ka riche (rixin) chi nitzijon chiquiwech ri winek, cˈo cˈa jun chique ri achiˈaˈ fariseos xubij chare ri Jesús chi tubanaˈ jun utzil nibe ta jubaˈ ri pa rachoch, riche (rixin) chi nutij jun ruway. Y ri Jesús can xbe na wi. Riyaˈ xapon, y xbetzˈuyeˈ ri pa mesa.

38 Y ri achi fariseo, can achique na xunaˈ tek xutzˈet chi ri Jesús xtzˈuyeˈ apo pa mesa y ma xuchˈej ta rukˈaˈ achiˈel rubanic ri niquiben riyeˈ. 39 Y ri Ajaf Jesús xutzˈet ri nuchˈob ri fariseo ri xsiqˈuin (xoyon) riche (rixin), y rumariˈ xubij chare: Riyix fariseos xa yix achiˈel lek ri jabel chˈajchˈoj rij y ri rupan xa tzˈil. Riyix can nicˈut cˈa chiquiwech ri winek chi utz ri yeˈibanalaˈ, yacˈa ri pa tak iwánima xa ma que ta riˈ, ruma xa nojnek riqˈui alekˈ, y nojnek riqˈui etzelal. 40 Riyix xa yix nacanek. ¿Can ma iwetaman ta cˈa chi ri xbano re kachˈacul, xuben chukaˈ ri kánima? 41 Rumariˈ ri rajawaxic chi niben riche (rixin) chi nikˈalajin chi wi kitzij chi chˈajchˈoj ri iwánima, ya ri ticusaj ri cˈo iwuqˈui riche (rixin) chi yeˈitoˈ ri winek ri nicˈatzin quitoˈic. Y wi queriˈ niben, can xtikˈalajin cˈa chi yix chˈajchˈoj.

42 ¡Juyiˈ oc iwech riyix fariseos! Tek riyix niyaˈ ri idiezmo can niyaˈ wi ri kˈayis ri jubul ruxlaˈ ri menta rubiˈ, ri róra (ruda) y nicˈaj quiwech ichaj. Pero yacˈa ri ruchojmilal ri cˈaslen, xa ma niben ta y ma niwajoˈ ta ri Dios. Y ya ta cˈa riˈ ri rajawaxic chi niben, y rajawaxic chukaˈ chi ma niyaˈ ta ca ruyaˈic ri idiezmo.

43 ¡Juyiˈ oc iwech riyix fariseos! ruma can ya oc ri nabey tak chˈaquet yeˈicanolaˈ ri pa tak jay ri kas nicˈut wi ri ruchˈabel ri Dios, riche (rixin) chi queriˈ nibix chi riyix can cˈo ikˈij. Y can más chukaˈ nika chiwech ri niyaˈox (nyaˈ) ca rutzil tak iwech ri pa tak cˈaybel.

44 ¡Juyiˈ oc iwech riyix aj tzˈibaˈ y chukaˈ riyix fariseos ri xa caˈiˈ ipalej! ruma xa yix achiˈel ri ulef ri cˈo pa quiwiˈ ri caminakiˈ. Tek ri ulef riˈ xa xqˈuis yan ka y xa ma can ta nikˈalajin chic, ri winek choj chic yekˈax el pa ruwiˈ. Can man cˈa quetaman ta chi xa pa ruwiˈ jun caminek yekˈax wi el, xchaˈ ri Jesús.

45 Pero jun cˈa chique ri achiˈaˈ ri nikˈaxan ri nubij ri ley xubij chare ri Jesús: Tijonel, tek riyit nabij queriˈ, ma xu (xe) ta wi chique ri fariseos nabij wi, xa can chake chukaˈ riyoj nabij wi, xchaˈ chare.

46 Y ri Jesús xubij cˈa chare ri achi ri nikˈaxan ri nubij ri ley: ¡Juyiˈ oc chukaˈ iwech riyix! ruma nimaˈk tak ejkaˈn niyalaˈ chiquikul ri winek ri can cˈayef (cuesta) quicˈuaxic. Ri ejkaˈn riˈ xaxu (xaxe) wi cˈa chiquikul ri winek niyaˈ wi, y riyix ni xa ta jun ti ruwiˈ ikˈaˈ nisiloj riche (rixin) chi nicˈuaj ta ri ejkaˈn ri nibij ri cˈo chi niquicˈuaj ri winek.

47 ¡Juyiˈ oc iwech riyix ri yixkˈaxan ri nubij ri ley! ruma riyix nibanalaˈ ruchojmil ri panteón ri acuchi (achique) ye mukun wi ri profetas ri xekˈalajsan ri ruchˈabel ri Dios ojer ca, y riyeˈ xa ye ri iwatiˈt imamaˈ ri xecamisan quiche (quixin). 48 Wacami nikˈalajin cˈa chi riyix can nika chiwech ri itzel ri xequibanalaˈ ri iwatiˈt imamaˈ ojer, ruma ye riyeˈ ri xecamisan ri ruprofetas ri Dios, y riyix nibanalaˈ ruchojmil ri quipanteón ri profetas riˈ.

49 Y rumacˈariˈ ri Dios, ri can retaman ronojel, xubij: Xquentek cˈa profetas ri xquekˈalajsan ri nuchˈabel, y xquentek chukaˈ apóstoles chiquicojol. Pero yecˈo cˈa ri xquentek ri xquecamisex, y yecˈo ri xtiban chique chi niquikˈaxaj tijoj pokonal pa quikˈaˈ ri winek, xchaˈ. 50 Rumariˈ, xubij ri Jesús, pa quiwiˈ cˈa re winek ri yecˈo re tiempo reˈ, pa quiwiˈ cˈa riyeˈ xtuyaˈ wi ri Dios rutojbalil ri quicamic quinojel ri profetas ri xekˈalajsan ri ruchˈabel ri Dios ojer ca, quinojel ri ye camisan ri winakirsan wi pe re ruwachˈulef. 51 Xuchop pe riqˈui tek xcamisex ri Abel y nbeqˈuis cˈa riqˈui tek xcamisex ri profeta Zacarías, ri xcamisex chunakajal ri altar ri cˈo chuwarachoch ri Dios. Rumacˈariˈ nbij chiwe chi pa quiwiˈ re winek ri yecˈo re tiempo reˈ xtuyaˈ wi ri Dios rutojbalil ri quicamic quinojel ri profetas.

52 ¡Juyiˈ oc iwech riyix ri yixkˈaxan ri nubij ri ley! ruma chi riyix iwetaman achique rubaniquil riche (rixin) chi jun winek ntoc riche (rixin) ri Dios, yacˈa riyix ma yix oconek ta riche (rixin) ri Dios y chukaˈ ye ikˈaton ri winek ri nicajoˈ yeˈoc riche (rixin) ri Dios.

53 Tek ri Jesús xubij ronojel reˈ, ri aj tzˈibaˈ y ri fariseos sibilaj xpe coyowal. Y rumacˈariˈ riyeˈ ronojel cˈa niquicˈutuj apo chare ri Jesús xaxu (xaxe) wi riche (rixin) chi niquinek. 54 Ri aj tzˈibaˈ y ri fariseos, can ma niquiyaˈ ta ca jubaˈ ri Jesús, cˈo ta nicajoˈ riyeˈ chi niquicˈaxaj chi Riyaˈ cˈo ta jun chˈabel ri ma rucˈamon ta ri nubij y nika ta pa quikˈaˈ, riche (rixin) chi niquitzujuj (niquisujuj). Yacˈa ri Jesús can ruyon cˈa pa ruchojmil ri yerubij.

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.”

He said to them, “When you pray, say:

“‘Father,[a]
hallowed be your name,
your kingdom(E) come.[b]
Give us each day our daily bread.
Forgive us our sins,
    for we also forgive everyone who sins against us.[c](F)
And lead us not into temptation.[d]’”(G)

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; a friend of mine on a journey has come to me, and I have no food to offer him.’ 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.’ 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)

“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.