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Luca 11
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Il Pater

11 Un giorno Gesù si trovava in un luogo a pregare e quando ebbe finito uno dei discepoli gli disse: «Signore, insegnaci a pregare, come anche Giovanni ha insegnato ai suoi discepoli». 2 Ed egli disse loro: «Quando pregate, dite:

Padre, sia santificato il tuo nome,
venga il tuo regno;
3 dacci ogni giorno il nostro pane quotidiano,
4 e perdonaci i nostri peccati,
perché anche noi perdoniamo ad ogni nostro debitore,
e non ci indurre in tentazione».

L'amico importuno

5 Poi aggiunse: «Se uno di voi ha un amico e va da lui a mezzanotte a dirgli: Amico, prestami tre pani, 6 perché è giunto da me un amico da un viaggio e non ho nulla da mettergli davanti; 7 e se quegli dall'interno gli risponde: Non m'importunare, la porta è gia chiusa e i miei bambini sono a letto con me, non posso alzarmi per darteli; 8 vi dico che, se anche non si alzerà a darglieli per amicizia, si alzerà a dargliene quanti gliene occorrono almeno per la sua insistenza.

Efficacia della preghiera

9 Ebbene io vi dico: Chiedete e vi sarà dato, cercate e troverete, bussate e vi sarà aperto. 10 Perché chi chiede ottiene, chi cerca trova, e a chi bussa sarà aperto. 11 Quale padre tra voi, se il figlio gli chiede un pane, gli darà una pietra? O se gli chiede un pesce, gli darà al posto del pesce una serpe? 12 O se gli chiede un uovo, gli darà uno scorpione? 13 Se dunque voi, che siete cattivi, sapete dare cose buone ai vostri figli, quanto più il Padre vostro celeste darà lo Spirito Santo a coloro che glielo chiedono!».

Gesù e Beelzebul

14 Gesù stava scacciando un demonio che era muto. Uscito il demonio, il muto cominciò a parlare e le folle rimasero meravigliate. 15 Ma alcuni dissero: «E' in nome di Beelzebùl, capo dei demòni, che egli scaccia i demòni». 16 Altri poi, per metterlo alla prova, gli domandavano un segno dal cielo. 17 Egli, conoscendo i loro pensieri, disse: «Ogni regno diviso in se stesso va in rovina e una casa cade sull'altra. 18 Ora, se anche satana è diviso in se stesso, come potrà stare in piedi il suo regno? Voi dite che io scaccio i demòni in nome di Beelzebùl. 19 Ma se io scaccio i demòni in nome di Beelzebùl, i vostri discepoli in nome di chi li scacciano? Perciò essi stessi saranno i vostri giudici. 20 Se invece io scaccio i demòni con il dito di Dio, è dunque giunto a voi il regno di Dio.

21 Quando un uomo forte, bene armato, fa la guardia al suo palazzo, tutti i suoi beni stanno al sicuro. 22 Ma se arriva uno più forte di lui e lo vince, gli strappa via l'armatura nella quale confidava e ne distribuisce il bottino.

Intransigenza di Gesù

23 Chi non è con me, è contro di me; e chi non raccoglie con me, disperde.

Ritorno offensivo dello spirito immondo

24 Quando lo spirito immondo esce dall'uomo, si aggira per luoghi aridi in cerca di riposo e, non trovandone, dice: Ritornerò nella mia casa da cui sono uscito. 25 Venuto, la trova spazzata e adorna. 26 Allora va, prende con sé altri sette spiriti peggiori di lui ed essi entrano e vi alloggiano e la condizione finale di quell'uomo diventa peggiore della prima».

La vera beatitudine

27 Mentre diceva questo, una donna alzò la voce di mezzo alla folla e disse: «Beato il ventre che ti ha portato e il seno da cui hai preso il latte!». 28 Ma egli disse: «Beati piuttosto coloro che ascoltano la parola di Dio e la osservano!».

Il segno di Giona

29 Mentre le folle si accalcavano, Gesù cominciò a dire: «Questa generazione è una generazione malvagia; essa cerca un segno, ma non le sarà dato nessun segno fuorchè il segno di Giona. 30 Poiché come Giona fu un segno per quelli di Nìnive, così anche il Figlio dell'uomo lo sarà per questa generazione. 31 La regina del sud sorgerà nel giudizio insieme con gli uomini di questa generazione e li condannerà; perché essa venne dalle estremità della terra per ascoltare la sapienza di Salomone. Ed ecco, ben più di Salomone c'è qui. 32 Quelli di Nìnive sorgeranno nel giudizio insieme con questa generazione e la condanneranno; perché essi alla predicazione di Giona si convertirono. Ed ecco, ben più di Giona c'è qui.

Ancora la parabola della lucerna

33 Nessuno accende una lucerna e la mette in luogo nascosto o sotto il moggio, ma sopra il lucerniere, perché quanti entrano vedano la luce. 34 La lucerna del tuo corpo è l'occhio. Se il tuo occhio è sano, anche il tuo corpo è tutto nella luce; ma se è malato, anche il tuo corpo è nelle tenebre. 35 Bada dunque che la luce che è in te non sia tenebra. 36 Se il tuo corpo è tutto luminoso senza avere alcuna parte nelle tenebre, tutto sarà luminoso, come quando la lucerna ti illumina con il suo bagliore».

Contro i farisei e i dottori della legge

37 Dopo che ebbe finito di parlare, un fariseo lo invitò a pranzo. Egli entrò e si mise a tavola. 38 Il fariseo si meravigliò che non avesse fatto le abluzioni prima del pranzo. 39 Allora il Signore gli disse: «Voi farisei purificate l'esterno della coppa e del piatto, ma il vostro interno è pieno di rapina e di iniquità. 40 Stolti! Colui che ha fatto l'esterno non ha forse fatto anche l'interno? 41 Piuttosto date in elemosina quel che c'è dentro, ed ecco, tutto per voi sarà mondo. 42 Ma guai a voi, farisei, che pagate la decima della menta, della ruta e di ogni erbaggio, e poi trasgredite la giustizia e l'amore di Dio. Queste cose bisognava curare senza trascurare le altre. 43 Guai a voi, farisei, che avete cari i primi posti nelle sinagoghe e i saluti sulle piazze. 44 Guai a voi perché siete come quei sepolcri che non si vedono e la gente vi passa sopra senza saperlo».

45 Uno dei dottori della legge intervenne: «Maestro, dicendo questo, offendi anche noi». 46 Egli rispose: «Guai anche a voi, dottori della legge, che caricate gli uomini di pesi insopportabili, e quei pesi voi non li toccate nemmeno con un dito! 47 Guai a voi, che costruite i sepolcri dei profeti, e i vostri padri li hanno uccisi. 48 Così voi date testimonianza e approvazione alle opere dei vostri padri: essi li uccisero e voi costruite loro i sepolcri. 49 Per questo la sapienza di Dio ha detto: Manderò a loro profeti e apostoli ed essi li uccideranno e perseguiteranno; 50 perché sia chiesto conto a questa generazione del sangue di tutti i profeti, versato fin dall'inizio del mondo, 51 dal sangue di Abele fino al sangue di Zaccaria, che fu ucciso tra l'altare e il santuario. Sì, vi dico, ne sarà chiesto conto a questa generazione. 52 Guai a voi, dottori della legge, che avete tolto la chiave della scienza. Voi non siete entrati, e a quelli che volevano entrare l'avete impedito».

53 Quando fu uscito di là, gli scribi e i farisei cominciarono a trattarlo ostilmente e a farlo parlare su molti argomenti, 54 tendendogli insidie, per sorprenderlo in qualche parola uscita dalla sua stessa bocca.

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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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