“1 And it came to pass, that, as he was praying in a certain place,
when he ceased, one of his disciples said unto him, Lord, teach us to
pray, as John also taught his disciples. 2 And he said unto them, When
ye pray, say, Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy
kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in heaven, so in earth. 3 Give us day
by day our daily bread. 4 And forgive us our sins; for we also forgive
every one that is indebted to us. And lead us not into temptation; but
deliver us from evil. 5 And he said unto them, Which of you shall have a
friend, and shall go unto him at midnight, and say unto him, Friend,
lend me three loaves; 6 For a friend of mine in his journey is come to
me, and I have nothing to set before him? 7 And he from within shall
answer and say, Trouble me not: the door is now shut, and my children
are with me in bed; I cannot rise and give thee. 8 I say unto you,
Though he will not rise and give him, because he is his friend, yet
because of his importunity he will rise and give him as many as he
needeth. 9 And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and
ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you. 10 For every one
that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that
knocketh it shall be opened. 11 If a son shall ask bread of any of you
that is a father, will he give him a stone? or if [he ask] a fish, will
he for a fish give him a serpent? 12 Or if he shall ask an egg, will he
offer him a scorpion? 13 If ye then, being evil, know how to give good
gifts unto your children: how much more shall [your] heavenly Father
give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?”
“14 And he was casting out a devil, and it was dumb. And it came to
pass, when the devil was gone out, the dumb spake; and the people
wondered. 15 But some of them said, He casteth out devils through
Beelzebub the chief of the devils. 16 And others, tempting [him], sought
of him a sign from heaven. 17 But he, knowing their thoughts, said unto
them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and
a house [divided] against a house falleth. 18 If Satan also be divided
against himself, how shall his kingdom stand? because ye say that I cast
out devils through Beelzebub. 19 And if I by Beelzebub cast out devils,
by whom do your sons cast [them] out? therefore shall they be your
judges. 20 But if I with the finger of God cast out devils, no doubt the
kingdom of God is come upon you. 21 When a strong man armed keepeth his
palace, his goods are in peace: 22 But when a stronger than he shall
come upon him, and overcome him, he taketh from him all his armour
wherein he trusted, and divideth his spoils. 23 He that is not with me
is against me: and he that gathereth not with me scattereth. 24 When the
unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places,
seeking rest; and finding none, he saith, I will return unto my house
whence I came out. 25 And when he cometh, he findeth [it] swept and
garnished. 26 Then goeth he, and taketh [to him] seven other spirits
more wicked than himself; and they enter in, and dwell there: and the
last [state] of that man is worse than the first.”
“27 And it came to pass, as he spake these things, a certain woman of
the company lifted up her voice, and said unto him, Blessed [is] the
womb that bare thee, and the paps which thou hast sucked. 28 But he
said, Yea rather, blessed [are] they that hear the word of God, and keep
it.”
“29 And when the people were gathered thick together, he began to say,
This is an evil generation: they seek a sign; and there shall no sign be
given it, but the sign of Jonas the prophet. 30 For as Jonas was a sign
unto the Ninevites, so shall also the Son of man be to this generation.
31 The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with the men of
this generation, and condemn them: for she came from the utmost parts of
the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and, behold, a greater than
Solomon [is] here. 32 The men of Nineve shall rise up in the judgment
with this generation, and shall condemn it: for they repented at the
preaching of Jonas; and, behold, a greater than Jonas [is] here. 33 No
man, when he hath lighted a candle, putteth [it] in a secret place,
neither under a bushel, but on a candlestick, that they which come in
may see the light. 34 The light of the body is the eye: therefore when
thine eye is single, thy whole body also is full of light; but when [thine
eye] is evil, thy body also [is] full of darkness. 35 Take heed
therefore that the light which is in thee be not darkness. 36 If thy
whole body therefore [be] full of light, having no part dark, the whole
shall be full of light, as when the bright shining of a candle doth give
thee light.”
“37 And as he spake, a certain Pharisee besought him to dine with him:
and he went in, and sat down to meat. 38 And when the Pharisee saw [it],
he marvelled that he had not first washed before dinner. 39 And the Lord
said unto him, Now do ye Pharisees make clean the outside of the cup and
the platter; but your inward part is full of ravening and wickedness. 40
[Ye] fools, did not he that made that which is without make that which
is within also? 41 But rather give alms of such things as ye have; and,
behold, all things are clean unto you. 42 But woe unto you, Pharisees!
for ye tithe mint and rue and all manner of herbs, and pass over
judgment and the love of God: these ought ye to have done, and not to
leave the other undone. 43 Woe unto you, Pharisees! for ye love the
uppermost seats in the synagogues, and greetings in the markets. 44 Woe
unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are as graves which
appear not, and the men that walk over [them] are not aware [of them].
45 Then answered one of the lawyers, and said unto him, Master, thus
saying thou reproachest us also. 46 And he said, Woe unto you also, [ye]
lawyers! for ye lade men with burdens grievous to be borne, and ye
yourselves touch not the burdens with one of your fingers. 47 Woe unto
you! for ye build the sepulchres of the prophets, and your fathers
killed them. 48 Truly ye bear witness that ye allow the deeds of your
fathers: for they indeed killed them, and ye build their sepulchres. 49
Therefore also said the wisdom of God, I will send them prophets and
apostles, and [some] of them they shall slay 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 From the blood of Abel
unto the blood of Zacharias, which perished between the altar and the
temple: verily I say unto you, It shall be required of this generation.
52 Woe unto you, lawyers! for ye have taken away the key of knowledge:
ye entered not in yourselves, and them that were entering in ye
hindered. 53 And as he said these things unto them, the scribes and the
Pharisees began to urge [him] vehemently, and to provoke him to speak of
many things: 54 Laying wait for him, and seeking to catch something out
of his mouth, that they might accuse him.” (Luke 11:1-54 AV)
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