{"book":"Luke","slug":"luke","ch":11,"genre":"prose","sub":"The Gospel according to Luke","prev":"luke/10","next":"luke/12","verses":[{"v":1,"t":"[One day] in a place where [Jesus] had just finished praying, one of His disciples requested,“ Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples.”","f":[],"h":"The Lord’s Prayer","style":"reg"},{"v":2,"t":"So [Jesus] told them,“ When you pray, say:‘ Father, hallowed be Your name. Your kingdom come.","f":["BYZ and TR Our Father in heaven; see Matthew 6:9.","BYZ and TR include Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven; see Matthew 6:10."],"lines":[{"style":"reg","t":"So [Jesus] told them,"},{"style":"red","t":"“ When you pray, say:"},{"style":"indent1stlinered","t":"‘ Father, hallowed be Your name."},{"style":"indentred1","t":"Your kingdom come."}],"style":"reg"},{"v":3,"t":"Give us each day our daily bread.","f":[],"style":"indentred1"},{"v":4,"t":"And forgive us our sins, for we also forgive everyone who sins against us. And lead us not into temptation.’”","f":["BYZ and TR include but deliver us from the evil one; see Matthew 6:13."],"lines":[{"style":"indentred1","t":"And forgive us our sins,"},{"style":"indentred2","t":"for we also forgive everyone who sins against us."},{"style":"indentred1","t":"And lead us not into temptation.’”"}],"style":"indentred1"},{"v":5,"t":"Then [Jesus] said to them,“ [Suppose one] of you goes to [his] friend at midnight and says,‘ Friend, lend me three loaves [of bread],","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"reg","t":"Then [Jesus] said to them,"},{"style":"red","t":"“ [Suppose one] of you goes to [his] friend at midnight and says,‘ Friend, lend me three loaves [of bread],"}],"h":"Ask, Seek, Knock","style":"reg"},{"v":6,"t":"because [a] friend of mine has come to me on a journey, and I have nothing to set before him.’","f":[]},{"v":7,"t":"And [suppose the one] inside answers,‘ {Do} not bother me. [My] door {is} already shut, and my children and I are in bed. I cannot get up to give you [anything].’","f":[],"style":"red"},{"v":8,"t":"I tell you, even though he will not get up to provide for him because of his friendship, yet because of [the man’s] persistence, he will get up [and] give him as much as he needs.","f":[],"style":"red"},{"v":9,"t":"So I tell you: Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and [the door] will be opened to you.","f":[],"style":"red"},{"v":10,"t":"For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, [the door] will be opened.","f":[]},{"v":11,"t":"What father among you, [if his] son asks for a fish, will give him a snake instead?","f":["BYZ and TR if his son asks for bread, will give him a stone, or for a fish; see Matthew 7:9–10."],"style":"red"},{"v":12,"t":"Or [if] he asks for an egg, will give him a scorpion?","f":[]},{"v":13,"t":"So if you who 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!”","f":[]},{"v":14,"t":"[One day] [Jesus] was driving out a demon that was mute. And when the demon was gone, the [man who had been] mute spoke. The crowds were amazed,","f":[],"h":"A House Divided","style":"reg"},{"v":15,"t":"but some of them said,“ [It is] by Beelzebul, the prince of the demons, [that] He drives out demons.”","f":["WH Beezeboul; Vulgate Beelzebub; also in verses 18 and 19"]},{"v":16,"t":"And others tested Him by demanding a sign from heaven.","f":[]},{"v":17,"t":"Knowing their thoughts, [Jesus] said to them,“ Every kingdom divided against itself will be laid waste, and a house divided against a house will fall.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"reg","t":"Knowing their thoughts, [Jesus] said to them,"},{"style":"red","t":"“ Every kingdom divided against itself will be laid waste, and a house divided against a house will fall."}],"style":"reg"},{"v":18,"t":"If Satan is divided against himself, how {can} his kingdom stand? After all, you say that I drive out demons by Beelzebul.","f":[]},{"v":19,"t":"And if I drive out demons by Beelzebul, by whom {do} your sons drive [them] out? So then, they will be your judges.","f":[]},{"v":20,"t":"But if I drive out demons by [the] finger of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.","f":[]},{"v":21,"t":"When a strong [man], fully armed, guards his house, his possessions are secure.","f":[],"style":"red"},{"v":22,"t":"But when [someone] stronger attacks [and] overpowers him, he takes away [the] armor in which [the man] trusted, and [then] he divides up his plunder.","f":[]},{"v":23,"t":"He who is not with Me is against Me, and he who does not gather with Me scatters.","f":[],"style":"red"},{"v":24,"t":"When an unclean spirit comes out of a man, it passes through arid places seeking rest and does not find [it]. Then it says,‘ I will return to [the] house I left.’","f":[],"h":"An Unclean Spirit Returns","style":"red"},{"v":25,"t":"On its return, it finds [the house] swept clean and put in order.","f":[]},{"v":26,"t":"Then it goes and brings seven other spirits more wicked than itself, and they go in [and] dwell there. And the final [plight] of that man is worse than the first.”","f":[]},{"v":27,"t":"As [Jesus] was saying these things, a woman in the crowd raised [her] voice [and] said,“ Blessed [is] the womb that bore You, and [blessed are] [the] breasts that nursed You!”","f":[],"h":"True Blessedness","style":"reg"},{"v":28,"t":"But He replied,“ Blessed rather [are] those who hear the word of God and obey it.”","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"reg","t":"But He replied,"},{"style":"red","t":"“ Blessed rather [are] those who hear the word of God and obey it.”"}],"style":"reg"},{"v":29,"t":"As the crowds were increasing, [Jesus] said,“ This is a wicked generation. It demands a sign, but none will be given it except the sign of Jonah.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"reg","t":"As the crowds were increasing, [Jesus] said,"},{"style":"red","t":"“ This is a wicked generation. It demands a sign, but none will be given it except the sign of Jonah."}],"h":"The Sign of Jonah","style":"reg"},{"v":30,"t":"For as Jonah was a sign to the Ninevites, so the Son of Man will be [a sign] to this generation.","f":[]},{"v":31,"t":"The Queen of [the] South will rise at 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 now [One] greater than Solomon [is] here.","f":[],"style":"red"},{"v":32,"t":"[The] men of Nineveh will stand at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and now [One] greater than Jonah [is] here.","f":[]},{"v":33,"t":"No one lights a lamp [and] puts it in a cellar [or] under a basket. Instead, [he sets it] on a stand, so those who enter can see the light.","f":[],"h":"The Lamp of the Body","style":"red"},{"v":34,"t":"Your eye is the lamp of your body. When your eyes are good, your whole body also is full of light. But when they are bad, your body [is] full of darkness.","f":["Literally When your eye is sound; see Proverbs 22:9.","Literally when it is evil; see Proverbs 23:6 and Proverbs 28:22."],"style":"red"},{"v":35,"t":"Be careful, then, [that] the light within you is not darkness.","f":[]},{"v":36,"t":"So if your [whole] body [is] full of light, [with] no part [of it] in darkness, [you] will be radiant, as though a lamp were shining on you.”","f":[]},{"v":37,"t":"As [Jesus] was speaking, a Pharisee invited Him to dine with him; [so] He went in [and] reclined at the table.","f":[],"h":"Woes to Pharisees and Experts in the Law","style":"reg"},{"v":38,"t":"But the Pharisee was surprised to see that [Jesus] did not first wash before the meal.","f":[]},{"v":39,"t":"Then the Lord said,“ Now you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside you are full of greed and wickedness.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"reg","t":"Then the Lord said,"},{"style":"red","t":"“ Now you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside you are full of greed and wickedness."}],"style":"reg"},{"v":40,"t":"[You] fools! [Did] not the [One who] made the outside make the inside as well?","f":[]},{"v":41,"t":"But give [as] alms the things that are within [you], and behold, everything will be clean for you.","f":[]},{"v":42,"t":"Woe to you Pharisees! For you pay tithes of mint, rue, and every herb, but you disregard justice and the love of God. You should have practiced [the latter] without neglecting [the former].","f":[],"style":"red"},{"v":43,"t":"Woe to you Pharisees! For you love the chief seats in the synagogues and the greetings in the marketplaces.","f":[],"style":"red"},{"v":44,"t":"Woe to you! For you are like unmarked graves, [which] men walk over without [even] noticing.”","f":[]},{"v":45,"t":"One of the experts in the law told Him,“ Teacher, when You say these things, You insult us as well.”","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":46,"t":"“ Woe to you as well, experts in the law!” He replied.“ For you weigh men down [with] heavy burdens, but you yourselves will not lift a finger {to lighten} [their] load.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"reg","t":"“ Woe to you as well, experts in the law!” He replied."},{"style":"red","t":"“ For you weigh men down [with] heavy burdens, but you yourselves will not lift a finger {to lighten} [their] load."}],"style":"reg"},{"v":47,"t":"Woe to you! For you build tombs for the prophets, but [it was] your fathers [who] killed them.","f":[],"style":"red"},{"v":48,"t":"So you are witnesses consenting to the deeds of your fathers: They killed [the prophets], and you build [their tombs].","f":[]},{"v":49,"t":"Because of this, the wisdom of God said,‘ I will send them prophets and apostles; [some] of them they will kill and [others] they will persecute.’","f":[]},{"v":50,"t":"As a result, this generation will be charged with the blood of all the prophets that has been shed since [the] foundation of [the] world,","f":[],"style":"red"},{"v":51,"t":"from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah, who was killed between the altar and the sanctuary. Yes, I tell you, [ all of ] it will be charged to this generation.","f":["Literally the house"]},{"v":52,"t":"Woe to you experts in the law! For you have taken away the key to knowledge. You yourselves have not entered, and you have hindered those who were entering.”","f":[],"style":"red"},{"v":53,"t":"As [Jesus] went on from there, the scribes and Pharisees began to oppose [Him] bitterly and to ply Him with questions about many things,","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":54,"t":"waiting to catch Him in something He might say.","f":[]}]}