Luke 10:38-11:13

Legacy Standard Bible

Martha and Mary

³⁸ Now as they were traveling along, He entered a village; and a woman named ^(A)Martha welcomed Him into her home. ³⁹ And she had a sister called ^(B)Mary, who was also ^(C)seated at the Lord’s feet, listening to His word. ⁴⁰ But ^(D)Martha was distracted with ^[a]all her preparations; and she came up to Him and said, “Lord, do You not care that my sister has left me to do all the ^[b]preparations alone? Then tell her to help me.” ⁴¹ But the Lord answered and said to her, “^(E)Martha, Martha, you are ^(F)worried and bothered about so many things, ^42 (G)but only one thing is necessary, for ^(H)Mary has chosen the good part, which shall not be taken away from her.”

The Lord’s Prayer

11 And it happened that while ^[c]Jesus was praying in a certain place, after He had finished, one of His disciples said to Him, “Lord, teach us to pray just as John also taught his disciples.” ² And He said to them, “^(I)When you pray, say:

⁵ Then He said to them, “Which of you has a friend and will go to him at midnight and say to him, ‘Friend, lend me three loaves, ⁶ for a friend of mine has come to me from a journey, and I have nothing to set before him’; ⁷ and from inside he answers and says, ‘Do not bother me; the door has already been shut and my children ^[f]and I are in bed; I cannot rise up and give you anything.’ ⁸ I tell you, even though he will not arise and give him anything because he is his friend, yet ^(L)because of his ^[g]persistence he will get up and give him as much as he needs.

⁹ “So I say to you, ^[h](M)ask, and it will be given to you; ^[i]seek, and you will find; ^[j]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 But what father among you, if his son asks for a ^[k]fish, will give him a snake instead of a fish? ¹² Or, if his son asks for an egg, will give him a scorpion? ^13 (N)If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your ^[l]heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him?”