路加福音 11
Chinese Standard Bible (Traditional)
禱告的典範
11 有一次,耶穌在一個地方禱告。禱告完了,他的一個門徒對他說:「主啊,求你教我們禱告,就像約翰教導他的門徒們那樣。」
2 耶穌就對他們說:「你們禱告的時候,要說:
不斷祈求
5 耶穌又對他們說:「假如你們當中誰有一個朋友,就半夜到朋友那裡去,對他說:『朋友,請借給我三個餅, 6 因為有一個朋友旅途中來到我這裡,我沒有什麼可以招待他。』 7 那個人從裡面回答說:『請不要煩擾我。門已經關上了,我與孩子們也已經上了床,不能起來拿給你。』 8 我告訴你們:即使不因著是朋友而起來拿給他,還是會因著他毫無羞愧地求,就起來把他所要的拿給他。
9 「我還告訴你們:不斷祈求吧,就會給你們;不斷尋找吧,就會找到;不斷敲門吧,就會為你們開門。 10 因為凡祈求的,就得到;尋找的,就找到;敲門的,就為他開門。 11 你們當中有哪個做父親的,兒子要魚[d],反而拿蛇當做[e]魚給他呢[f]? 12 兒子要雞蛋,卻給他蠍子呢[g]? 13 所以,如果你們做為惡人也知道把好的東西給自己的兒女,更何況天上的父要賜聖靈給求他的人呢!」
自相紛爭
14 有一次,耶穌正在驅趕一個使人成為啞巴的鬼魔。鬼魔一出去,啞巴就說出話來,眾人都感到驚奇。 15 但其中有些人卻說:「他是靠鬼魔的王別西卜驅趕鬼魔的。」 16 另有些人試探耶穌,向他要求一個從天上來的神蹟。
17 耶穌知道他們的想法,就對他們說:「任何一個國家,如果自相分裂就成為荒蕪;一個家庭,如果自相分裂也會敗落。 18 同樣,如果撒旦自相紛爭[h],它的國怎麼能站立得住呢?儘管這樣,你們竟然說我是靠別西卜驅趕鬼魔的。 19 如果我是靠別西卜驅趕鬼魔,那麼,你們的子弟是靠誰驅趕鬼魔呢?為此,你們的子弟就將要成為你們的審判者了。 20 可是,如果我藉著神的能力[i]驅趕鬼魔,那麼,神的國就已經臨到你們了。 21 當一個壯士全副武裝地看守自己家園的時候,他所擁有的就平安無事。 22 可是比他更強的人一旦來到,並且勝過了他,就會奪走他所依靠的盔甲兵器,又把掠奪物分給別人。 23 不與我在一起的,就是在反對我;不與我一起收集的,就是在拆散。
汙靈返回
24 「有個汙靈從一個人身上出來以後,走遍無水之地,尋找安歇的地方,卻找不到,就說:『我要回到我離開的那屋裡去。』 25 於是它回去,發現那裡已被打掃乾淨,擺設整齊, 26 就去帶了另外七個比自己更邪惡的靈,進去住在那裡。那個人最後的情況就比先前更壞了。」
真正的福氣
27 耶穌正說這些話的時候,人群中有一個婦人高聲對他說:「那懷你胎又哺育你的是蒙福的!」
28 耶穌說:「那聽了神的話語[j]又遵守的人,才真是蒙福的!」
約拿的神蹟
29 那時,人群越聚越多,耶穌就開始說:「這世代是個邪惡的世代[k],它在尋求神蹟;可是除了約拿[l]的神蹟以外,不會有神蹟賜給它了。 30 就是說,約拿怎樣成了對尼尼微人的一個神蹟[m],人子也將照樣成為對這世代的一個神蹟。 31 在審判的時候,南方的女王[n]將要與這世代的人一起復活[o],並且要定他們的罪,因為她從極遠的地方來,要聽所羅門智慧的話語。看,比所羅門更大的就在這裡! 32 在審判的時候,尼尼微人將要與這世代一起復活[p],並且要定這世代的罪,因為尼尼微人因著約拿的傳道就悔改了。看,比約拿更大的就在這裡!
身體的燈
33 「沒有人點上油燈,放在隱藏的地方[q]或斗[r]底下[s],而是放在燈臺上,好讓進來的人能看見光。 34 你的眼睛是身體的燈。當你的眼睛純淨[t]的時候,你的全身就光明;你的眼睛一旦汙濁,你的全身就黑暗。 35 所以你要留心,免得你裡面的光成為黑暗。 36 因此,如果你全身光明,沒有任何黑暗的部分,你就全然光明,好像明燈照亮著你。」
譴責宗教的偽善
37 耶穌說話的時候,有一個法利賽人請耶穌到他家裡吃飯,於是耶穌進去坐席。 38 那個法利賽人看見耶穌午餐之前不行洗淨禮,感到驚奇。 39 主就對他說:「如今你們法利賽人洗淨杯子、盤子的外面,但你們裡面卻充滿著貪心和惡意。 40 你們這些愚妄的人!那位造了外面的,不也造了裡面嗎? 41 不過你們當把裡面的施捨給人,看哪,對你們來說一切就都潔淨了。
42 「你們法利賽人有禍了!因為你們奉獻薄荷、芸香和各種蔬菜的十分之一,卻廢棄了公義和屬神的愛。這些事是你們應該做的,至於前者也不可忽略。
43 「你們法利賽人有禍了!因為你們喜愛會堂裡的首位,喜愛街市上的致敬問候。
44 「你們有禍了[u]!因為你們好像沒有標誌的墳墓,人走在上面也不知道。」
45 有一個律法師對耶穌說:「老師,你說這些話,把我們也侮辱了。」
46 耶穌說:「你們這些律法師也有禍了!因為你們使人背負難挑的重擔[v],但自己卻連一根指頭也不肯碰它們一下。
47 「你們有禍了!因為你們建造先知的墳墓[w],而你們的祖先是殺害他們的。 48 因此對你們祖先的行為,你們是見證人,你們也贊同,因為他們殺害了先知們,你們就建造先知的墳墓[x]。 49 為此,神的智慧也曾說:『我將要差派先知和使徒到他們那裡去。有些他們要殺害,有些他們要逼迫。』 50 這是為要向這世代追討那從創世以來所流的眾先知的血, 51 就是從亞伯的血起,直到在祭壇和聖所[y]之間被殺的撒迦利亞的血為止。
「是的,我告訴你們:這世代將要為此被追討。
52 「你們這些律法師有禍了!因為你們拿去了知識的鑰匙,你們自己不進去,還阻止正要進去的人。」
53 耶穌從那裡出來[z],法利賽人和經文士們就開始激烈地敵視他,還盤問他許多問題, 54 暗中等機會,要從他的口中抓住把柄[aa]。
Footnotes
- 路加福音 11:2 父——有古抄本作「我們在天上的父」。
- 路加福音 11:2 有古抄本附「願你的旨意行在地上,如同行在天上」。
- 路加福音 11:4 有古抄本附「救我們脫離那惡者」。
- 路加福音 11:11 兒子要魚——有古抄本作「兒子要餅,卻給他石頭呢?如果要魚」。
- 路加福音 11:11 當做——或譯作「替換」。
- 路加福音 11:11 反而拿蛇當做魚給他呢——或譯作「不會拿蛇當做魚給他吧」。
- 路加福音 11:12 兒子要雞蛋,卻給他蠍子呢——有古抄本作「他如果要雞蛋,也不會給他蠍子吧」。
- 路加福音 11:18 紛爭——原文直譯「分裂」。
- 路加福音 11:20 神的能力——原文直譯「神的指頭」。
- 路加福音 11:28 神的話語——或譯作「神的道」。
- 路加福音 11:29 是個邪惡的世代——有古抄本作「是邪惡的」。
- 路加福音 11:29 約拿——有古抄本作「先知約拿」。
- 路加福音 11:30 神蹟——或譯作「徵兆」。
- 路加福音 11:31 南方的女王——指「示巴女王」。
- 路加福音 11:31 復活——或譯作「起來」。
- 路加福音 11:32 復活——或譯作「起來」。
- 路加福音 11:33 隱藏的地方——或譯作「地窖」。
- 路加福音 11:33 斗——指「一種度量穀物的量器」;容量約為9升。
- 路加福音 11:33 有古抄本沒有「或斗底下」。
- 路加福音 11:34 純淨——原文直譯「合一」;或譯作「健康」。
- 路加福音 11:44 你們有禍了——有古抄本作「經文士和法利賽人哪,你們這些偽善的人有禍了」。
- 路加福音 11:46 使人背負難挑的重擔——或譯作「把難挑的擔子放在人們肩上」。
- 路加福音 11:47 墳墓——或譯作「墓碑」。
- 路加福音 11:48 有古抄本沒有「先知的墳墓」。
- 路加福音 11:51 聖所——原文直譯「(神的)家」。
- 路加福音 11:53 耶穌從那裡出來——有古抄本作「耶穌對他們說這些話的時候」。
- 路加福音 11:54 要從他的口中抓住把柄——有古抄本作「要從他的口中抓住把柄,好控告他」。
Luke 11
New International Version
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
- Luke 11:2 Some manuscripts Our Father in heaven
- Luke 11:2 Some manuscripts come. May your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
- Luke 11:4 Greek everyone who is indebted to us
- Luke 11:4 Some manuscripts temptation, but deliver us from the evil one
- Luke 11:8 Or yet to preserve his good name
- Luke 11:11 Some manuscripts for bread, will give him a stone? Or if he asks for
- Luke 11:34 The Greek for healthy here implies generous.
- Luke 11:34 The Greek for unhealthy here implies stingy.
路加福音 11
Chinese Standard Bible (Traditional)
禱告的典範
11 有一次,耶穌在一個地方禱告。禱告完了,他的一個門徒對他說:「主啊,求你教我們禱告,就像約翰教導他的門徒們那樣。」
2 耶穌就對他們說:「你們禱告的時候,要說:
不斷祈求
5 耶穌又對他們說:「假如你們當中誰有一個朋友,就半夜到朋友那裡去,對他說:『朋友,請借給我三個餅, 6 因為有一個朋友旅途中來到我這裡,我沒有什麼可以招待他。』 7 那個人從裡面回答說:『請不要煩擾我。門已經關上了,我與孩子們也已經上了床,不能起來拿給你。』 8 我告訴你們:即使不因著是朋友而起來拿給他,還是會因著他毫無羞愧地求,就起來把他所要的拿給他。
9 「我還告訴你們:不斷祈求吧,就會給你們;不斷尋找吧,就會找到;不斷敲門吧,就會為你們開門。 10 因為凡祈求的,就得到;尋找的,就找到;敲門的,就為他開門。 11 你們當中有哪個做父親的,兒子要魚[d],反而拿蛇當做[e]魚給他呢[f]? 12 兒子要雞蛋,卻給他蠍子呢[g]? 13 所以,如果你們做為惡人也知道把好的東西給自己的兒女,更何況天上的父要賜聖靈給求他的人呢!」
自相紛爭
14 有一次,耶穌正在驅趕一個使人成為啞巴的鬼魔。鬼魔一出去,啞巴就說出話來,眾人都感到驚奇。 15 但其中有些人卻說:「他是靠鬼魔的王別西卜驅趕鬼魔的。」 16 另有些人試探耶穌,向他要求一個從天上來的神蹟。
17 耶穌知道他們的想法,就對他們說:「任何一個國家,如果自相分裂就成為荒蕪;一個家庭,如果自相分裂也會敗落。 18 同樣,如果撒旦自相紛爭[h],它的國怎麼能站立得住呢?儘管這樣,你們竟然說我是靠別西卜驅趕鬼魔的。 19 如果我是靠別西卜驅趕鬼魔,那麼,你們的子弟是靠誰驅趕鬼魔呢?為此,你們的子弟就將要成為你們的審判者了。 20 可是,如果我藉著神的能力[i]驅趕鬼魔,那麼,神的國就已經臨到你們了。 21 當一個壯士全副武裝地看守自己家園的時候,他所擁有的就平安無事。 22 可是比他更強的人一旦來到,並且勝過了他,就會奪走他所依靠的盔甲兵器,又把掠奪物分給別人。 23 不與我在一起的,就是在反對我;不與我一起收集的,就是在拆散。
汙靈返回
24 「有個汙靈從一個人身上出來以後,走遍無水之地,尋找安歇的地方,卻找不到,就說:『我要回到我離開的那屋裡去。』 25 於是它回去,發現那裡已被打掃乾淨,擺設整齊, 26 就去帶了另外七個比自己更邪惡的靈,進去住在那裡。那個人最後的情況就比先前更壞了。」
真正的福氣
27 耶穌正說這些話的時候,人群中有一個婦人高聲對他說:「那懷你胎又哺育你的是蒙福的!」
28 耶穌說:「那聽了神的話語[j]又遵守的人,才真是蒙福的!」
約拿的神蹟
29 那時,人群越聚越多,耶穌就開始說:「這世代是個邪惡的世代[k],它在尋求神蹟;可是除了約拿[l]的神蹟以外,不會有神蹟賜給它了。 30 就是說,約拿怎樣成了對尼尼微人的一個神蹟[m],人子也將照樣成為對這世代的一個神蹟。 31 在審判的時候,南方的女王[n]將要與這世代的人一起復活[o],並且要定他們的罪,因為她從極遠的地方來,要聽所羅門智慧的話語。看,比所羅門更大的就在這裡! 32 在審判的時候,尼尼微人將要與這世代一起復活[p],並且要定這世代的罪,因為尼尼微人因著約拿的傳道就悔改了。看,比約拿更大的就在這裡!
身體的燈
33 「沒有人點上油燈,放在隱藏的地方[q]或斗[r]底下[s],而是放在燈臺上,好讓進來的人能看見光。 34 你的眼睛是身體的燈。當你的眼睛純淨[t]的時候,你的全身就光明;你的眼睛一旦汙濁,你的全身就黑暗。 35 所以你要留心,免得你裡面的光成為黑暗。 36 因此,如果你全身光明,沒有任何黑暗的部分,你就全然光明,好像明燈照亮著你。」
譴責宗教的偽善
37 耶穌說話的時候,有一個法利賽人請耶穌到他家裡吃飯,於是耶穌進去坐席。 38 那個法利賽人看見耶穌午餐之前不行洗淨禮,感到驚奇。 39 主就對他說:「如今你們法利賽人洗淨杯子、盤子的外面,但你們裡面卻充滿著貪心和惡意。 40 你們這些愚妄的人!那位造了外面的,不也造了裡面嗎? 41 不過你們當把裡面的施捨給人,看哪,對你們來說一切就都潔淨了。
42 「你們法利賽人有禍了!因為你們奉獻薄荷、芸香和各種蔬菜的十分之一,卻廢棄了公義和屬神的愛。這些事是你們應該做的,至於前者也不可忽略。
43 「你們法利賽人有禍了!因為你們喜愛會堂裡的首位,喜愛街市上的致敬問候。
44 「你們有禍了[u]!因為你們好像沒有標誌的墳墓,人走在上面也不知道。」
45 有一個律法師對耶穌說:「老師,你說這些話,把我們也侮辱了。」
46 耶穌說:「你們這些律法師也有禍了!因為你們使人背負難挑的重擔[v],但自己卻連一根指頭也不肯碰它們一下。
47 「你們有禍了!因為你們建造先知的墳墓[w],而你們的祖先是殺害他們的。 48 因此對你們祖先的行為,你們是見證人,你們也贊同,因為他們殺害了先知們,你們就建造先知的墳墓[x]。 49 為此,神的智慧也曾說:『我將要差派先知和使徒到他們那裡去。有些他們要殺害,有些他們要逼迫。』 50 這是為要向這世代追討那從創世以來所流的眾先知的血, 51 就是從亞伯的血起,直到在祭壇和聖所[y]之間被殺的撒迦利亞的血為止。
「是的,我告訴你們:這世代將要為此被追討。
52 「你們這些律法師有禍了!因為你們拿去了知識的鑰匙,你們自己不進去,還阻止正要進去的人。」
53 耶穌從那裡出來[z],法利賽人和經文士們就開始激烈地敵視他,還盤問他許多問題, 54 暗中等機會,要從他的口中抓住把柄[aa]。
Footnotes
- 路加福音 11:2 父——有古抄本作「我們在天上的父」。
- 路加福音 11:2 有古抄本附「願你的旨意行在地上,如同行在天上」。
- 路加福音 11:4 有古抄本附「救我們脫離那惡者」。
- 路加福音 11:11 兒子要魚——有古抄本作「兒子要餅,卻給他石頭呢?如果要魚」。
- 路加福音 11:11 當做——或譯作「替換」。
- 路加福音 11:11 反而拿蛇當做魚給他呢——或譯作「不會拿蛇當做魚給他吧」。
- 路加福音 11:12 兒子要雞蛋,卻給他蠍子呢——有古抄本作「他如果要雞蛋,也不會給他蠍子吧」。
- 路加福音 11:18 紛爭——原文直譯「分裂」。
- 路加福音 11:20 神的能力——原文直譯「神的指頭」。
- 路加福音 11:28 神的話語——或譯作「神的道」。
- 路加福音 11:29 是個邪惡的世代——有古抄本作「是邪惡的」。
- 路加福音 11:29 約拿——有古抄本作「先知約拿」。
- 路加福音 11:30 神蹟——或譯作「徵兆」。
- 路加福音 11:31 南方的女王——指「示巴女王」。
- 路加福音 11:31 復活——或譯作「起來」。
- 路加福音 11:32 復活——或譯作「起來」。
- 路加福音 11:33 隱藏的地方——或譯作「地窖」。
- 路加福音 11:33 斗——指「一種度量穀物的量器」;容量約為9升。
- 路加福音 11:33 有古抄本沒有「或斗底下」。
- 路加福音 11:34 純淨——原文直譯「合一」;或譯作「健康」。
- 路加福音 11:44 你們有禍了——有古抄本作「經文士和法利賽人哪,你們這些偽善的人有禍了」。
- 路加福音 11:46 使人背負難挑的重擔——或譯作「把難挑的擔子放在人們肩上」。
- 路加福音 11:47 墳墓——或譯作「墓碑」。
- 路加福音 11:48 有古抄本沒有「先知的墳墓」。
- 路加福音 11:51 聖所——原文直譯「(神的)家」。
- 路加福音 11:53 耶穌從那裡出來——有古抄本作「耶穌對他們說這些話的時候」。
- 路加福音 11:54 要從他的口中抓住把柄——有古抄本作「要從他的口中抓住把柄,好控告他」。
Luke 11
New International Version
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
- Luke 11:2 Some manuscripts Our Father in heaven
- Luke 11:2 Some manuscripts come. May your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
- Luke 11:4 Greek everyone who is indebted to us
- Luke 11:4 Some manuscripts temptation, but deliver us from the evil one
- Luke 11:8 Or yet to preserve his good name
- Luke 11:11 Some manuscripts for bread, will give him a stone? Or if he asks for
- Luke 11:34 The Greek for healthy here implies generous.
- Luke 11:34 The Greek for unhealthy here implies stingy.
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