Luke 11
Berean Standard BibleTranslation
Berean Standard Bible
Douay-Rheims Bible, American Edition (1899)
1One 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.”
1And it came to pass, that as he was in a certain place praying, when he ceased, one of his disciples said to him: Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples.
2So Jesus told them, “When you pray, say: ‘Father, hallowed be Your name. Your kingdom come.
2And he said to them: When you pray, say: Father, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come.
3Give us each day our daily bread.
3Give us this day our daily bread.
4And forgive us our sins, for we also forgive everyone who sins against us. And lead us not into temptation.’”
4And forgive us our sins, for we also forgive every one that is indebted to us. And lead us not into temptation.
5Then Jesus said to them, “Suppose one of you goes to his friend at midnight and says, ‘Friend, lend me three loaves of bread,
5And he said to them: Which of you shall have a friend, and shall go to him at midnight, and shall say to him: Friend, lend me three loaves,
6because a friend of mine has come to me on a journey, and I have nothing to set before him.’
6Because a friend of mine is come off his journey to me, and I have not what to set before him.
7And 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.’
7And he from within should 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.
8I 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.
8Yet if he shall continue knocking, I say to you, although 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.
9So 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.
9And I say to you, Ask, and it shall be given you: seek, and you shall find: knock, and it shall be opened to you.
10For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.
10For every one that asketh, receiveth; and he that seeketh, findeth; and to him that knocketh, it shall be opened.
11What father among you, if his son asks for a fish, will give him a snake instead?
11And which of you, if he ask his father bread, will he give him a stone? or a fish, will he for a fish give him a serpent?
12Or if he asks for an egg, will give him a scorpion?
12Or if he shall ask an egg, will he reach him a scorpion?
13So 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!”
13If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father from heaven give the good Spirit to them that ask him?
14One 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,
14And he was casting out a devil, and the same was dumb: and when he had cast out the devil, the dumb spoke: and the multitudes were in admiration at it:
15but some of them said, “It is by Beelzebul, the prince of the demons, that He drives out demons.”
15But some of them said: He casteth out devils by Beelzebub, the prince of devils.
16And others tested Him by demanding a sign from heaven.
16And others tempting, asked of him a sign from heaven.
17Knowing their thoughts, Jesus said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself will be laid waste, and a house divided against a house will fall.
17But he seeing their thoughts, said to them: Every kingdom divided against itself, shall be brought to desolation, and house upon house shall fall.
18If Satan is divided against himself, how can his kingdom stand? After all, you say that I drive out demons by Beelzebul.
18And if Satan also be divided against himself, how shall his kingdom stand? because you say, that through Beelzebub I cast out devils.
19And if I drive out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your sons drive them out? So then, they will be your judges.
19Now if I cast out devils by Beelzebub; by whom do your children cast them out? Therefore they shall be your judges.
20But if I drive out demons by the finger of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.
20But if I by the finger of God cast out devils; doubtless the kingdom of God is come upon you.
21When a strong man, fully armed, guards his house, his possessions are secure.
21When a strong man armed keepeth his court, those things are in peace which he possesseth.
22But when someone stronger attacks and overpowers him, he takes away the armor in which the man trusted, and then he divides up his plunder.
22But if a stronger than he come upon him, and overcome him; he will take away all his armour wherein he trusted, and will distribute his spoils.
23He who is not with Me is against Me, and he who does not gather with Me scatters.
23He that is not with me, is against me; and he that gathereth not with me, scattereth.
24When 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.’
24When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through places without water, seeking rest; and not finding, he saith: I will return into my house whence I came out.
25On its return, it finds the house swept clean and put in order.
25And when he is come, he findeth it swept and garnished.
26Then 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.”
26Then he goeth and taketh with him seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and entering in they dwell there. And the last state of that man becomes worse than the first.
27As 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!”
27And it came to pass, as he spoke these things, a certain woman from the crowd, lifting up her voice, said to him: Blessed is the womb that bore thee, and the paps that gave thee suck.
28But He replied, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it.”
28But he said: Yea rather, blessed are they who hear the word of God, and keep it.
29As 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.
29And the multitudes running together, he began to say: This generation is a wicked generation: it asketh a sign, and a sign shall not be given it, but the sign of Jonas the prophet.
30For as Jonah was a sign to the Ninevites, so the Son of Man will be a sign to this generation.
30For as Jonas was a sign to the Ninivites; so shall the Son of man also be to this generation.
31The 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.
31The queen of the south shall rise in the judgment with the men of this generation, and shall condemn them: because she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and behold more than Solomon here.
32The 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.
32The men of Ninive shall rise in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it; because they did penance at the preaching of Jonas; and behold more than Jonas here.
33No 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.
33No man lighteth a candle, and putteth it in a hidden place, nor under a bushel; but upon a candlestick, that they that come in, may see the light.
34Your 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.
34The light of thy body is thy eye. If thy eye be single, thy whole body will be lightsome: but if it be evil, thy body also will be darksome.
35Be careful, then, that the light within you is not darkness.
35Take heed therefore, that the light which is in thee, be not darkness.
36So 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.”
36If then thy whole body be lightsome, having no part of darkness; the whole shall be lightsome; and as a bright lamp, shall enlighten thee.
37As Jesus was speaking, a Pharisee invited Him to dine with him; so He went in and reclined at the table.
37And as he was speaking, a certain Pharisee prayed him, that he would dine with him. And he going in, sat down to eat.
38But the Pharisee was surprised to see that Jesus did not first wash before the meal.
38And the Pharisee began to say, thinking within himself, why he was not washed before dinner.
39“Now then,” said the Lord, “you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside you are full of greed and wickedness.
39And the Lord said to him: Now you Pharisees make clean the outside of the cup and of the platter; but your inside is full of rapine and iniquity.
40You fools! Did not the One who made the outside make the inside as well?
40Ye fools, did not he that made that which is without, make also that which is within?
41But give as alms the things that are within you, and you will see that everything is clean for you.
41But yet that which remaineth, give alms; and behold, all things are clean unto you.
42Woe to you Pharisees! 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.
42But woe to you, Pharisees, because you tithe mint and rue and every herb; and pass over judgment, and the charity of God. Now these things you ought to have done, and not to leave the other undone.
43Woe to you Pharisees! You love the chief seats in the synagogues and the greetings in the marketplaces.
43Woe to you, Pharisees, because you love the uppermost seats in the synagogues, and salutations in the marketplace.
44Woe to you! For you are like unmarked graves, which men walk over without even noticing.”
44Woe to you, because you are as sepulchres that appear not, and men that walk over are not aware.
45One of the experts in the law told Him, “Teacher, when You say these things, You insult us as well.”
45And one of the lawyers answering, saith to him: Master, in saying these things, thou reproachest us also.
46“Woe to you as well, experts in the law!” He replied. “You weigh men down with heavy burdens, but you yourselves will not lift a finger to lighten their load.
46But he said: Woe to you lawyers also, because you load men with burdens which they cannot bear, and you yourselves touch not the packs with one of your fingers.
47Woe to you! You build tombs for the prophets, but it was your fathers who killed them.
47Woe to you who build the monuments of the prophets: and your fathers killed them.
48So you are witnesses consenting to the deeds of your fathers: They killed the prophets, and you build their tombs.
48Truly you bear witness that you consent to the doings of your fathers: for they indeed killed them, and you build their sepulchres.
49Because 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.’
49For this cause also the wisdom of God said: I will send to them prophets and apostles; and some of them they will kill and persecute.
50As a result, this generation will be charged with the blood of all the prophets that has been shed since the foundation of the world,
50That the blood of all the prophets which was shed from the foundation of the world, may be required of this generation,
51from 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.
51From the blood of Abel unto the blood of Zacharias, who was slain between the alter and the temple: Yea I say to you, It shall be required of this generation.
52Woe 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.”
52Woe to you lawyers, for you have taken away the key of knowledge: you yourselves have not entered in, and those that were entering in, you have hindered.
53As Jesus went on from there, the scribes and Pharisees began to oppose Him bitterly and to ply Him with questions about many things,
53And as he was saying these things to them, the Pharisees and the lawyers began violently to urge him, and to oppress his mouth about many things,
54waiting to catch Him in something He might say.
54Lying in wait for him, and seeking to catch something from his mouth, that they might accuse him.
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