Luke 11:19-36

English Standard Version

¹⁹And if I cast out demons by Beelzebul, ^(A)by whom do ^(B)your sons cast them out? Therefore they will be your judges. ²⁰But if it is by ^(C)the finger of God that I cast out demons, then ^(D)the kingdom of God has come upon you. ²¹When a strong man, fully armed, guards his own palace, his goods are safe; ²²^(E)but when one stronger than he attacks him and ^(F)overcomes him, he takes away his ^(G)armor in which he trusted and ^(H)divides his spoil. ²³^(I)Whoever is not with me is against me, and whoever does not gather with me scatters.

Return of an Unclean Spirit

²⁴^(J)“When the unclean spirit has gone out of a person, it passes through ^(K)waterless places seeking rest, and finding none it says, ‘I will return to my house from which I came.’ ²⁵And when it comes, it finds the house swept and put in order. ²⁶Then it goes and brings seven other spirits more evil than itself, and they enter and dwell there. And ^(L)the last state of that person is worse than the first.”

True Blessedness

²⁷As he said these things, ^(M)a woman in the crowd raised her voice and said to him, ^(N)“Blessed is the womb that bore you, and the breasts at which you nursed!” ²⁸But he said, ^(O)“Blessed rather are those ^(P)who hear the word of God and ^(Q)keep it!”

The Sign of Jonah

²⁹^(R)When the crowds were increasing, he began to say, ^(S)“This generation is an evil generation. ^(T)It seeks for a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah. ³⁰For as ^(U)Jonah became a sign to the people of Nineveh, so will the Son of Man be to this generation. ³¹^(V)The queen of the South will rise up at the judgment with the men of this generation and ^(W)condemn them, for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and behold, ^(X)something greater than Solomon is here. ³²^(Y)The men of Nineveh will rise up at the judgment with this generation and ^(Z)condemn it, for ^(AA)they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and behold, ^(AB)something greater than Jonah is here.

The Light in You

³³^(AC)“No one after lighting a lamp puts it in a cellar or under a basket, but on a stand, so that those who enter may see the light. ³⁴Your eye is ^(AD)the lamp of your body. When your eye is healthy, your whole body is full of light, but when it is ^(AE)bad, your body is full of darkness. ³⁵^(AF)Therefore be careful lest the light in you be darkness. ³⁶If then your whole body is full of light, having no part dark, it will be wholly bright, ^(AG)as when a lamp with its rays gives you light.”