Lucas 11

giv os hver dag vort daglige Brød;

efterdi en Ven af mig er kommen til mig fra Rejsen, og jeg har intet at sætte for ham;

og hin så svarer derinde fra og siger: Vold mig ikke Besvær; Døren er allerede lukket, og mine Børn ere med mig i Seng; jeg kan ikke stå op og give dig det:

da, siger jeg eder, om han end ikke står op og giver ham det, fordi han er hans Ven, så står han dog op for hans Påtrængenheds Skyld og giver ham alt, hvad han trænger til.

Og jeg siger eder: Beder, så skal eder gives; søger, så skulle I finde; banker på, så skal der lukkes op for eder.

Thi hver den, som beder, han får, og den, som søger, han finder, og den, som banker på, for ham skal der lukkes op.

Men hvilken Fader iblandt eder vil give sin Søn en Sten, når han beder om Brød, eller når han beder om en Fisk, mon han da i Stedet for en Fisk vil give ham en Slange?

Eller når han beder om et Æg, mon han da vil give ham en Skorpion?

Og han uddrev en ond Ånd, og den var stum; men det skete, da den onde Ånd var udfaren, talte den stumme, og Skaren forundrede sig.

Men andre fristede ham og forlangte af ham et Tegn fra Himmelen..

Men hvis også Satan er kommen i Splid med sig selv, hvorledes skal hans Rige da bestå? Thi l sige, at jeg uddriver de onde Ånder ved Beelzebul.

Men dersom jeg uddriver de onde Ånder ved Beelzebul, ved hvem uddrive da eders Sønner dem? Derfor skulle de være eders Dommere.

Men dersom jeg uddriver de onde Ånder ved Guds Finger, da er jo Guds Rige kommet til eder.

Når den stærke bevæbnet vogter sin Gård, bliver det, han ejer, i Fred.

Men når en stærkere end han er kommen over ham og har overvundet ham, da tager han hans fulde Rustning, som han forlod sig på, og uddeler hans Bytte.

Den, som ikke er med mig, er imod mig; og den, som ikke samler med mig, adspreder.

Når den urene Ånd er faren ud af Mennesket, vandrer den igennem vandløse Steder og søger Hvile; og når den ikke finder den, siger den: Jeg vil vende tilbage til mit Hus, som jeg gik ud af.

Og når den kommer, finder den det fejet og prydet.

Thi ligesom Jonas blev et Tegn for Niniviterne, således skal også Menneskesønnen være det for denne Slægt.

Sydens Dronning skal oprejses ved Dommen sammen med Mændene af denne Slægt og fordømme dem; thi hun kom fra Jordens Grænser for at høre Salomons Visdom; og se, her er mere end Salomon.

Mænd fra Ninive skulle opstå ved Dommen sammen med denne Slægt og fordømme den; thi de omvendte sig ved Jonas's Prædiken; og se, her er mere end Jonas.

Ingen tænder et Lys og sætter det i Skjul, ikke heller under Skæppen, men på Lysestagen, for at de, som komme ind, kunne se dets Skin.

Dit Øje er Legemets Lys; når dit Øje er sundt, er også hele dit Legeme lyst, men dersom det er dårligt, er også dit Legeme mørkt.

Se derfor til, at det Lys, der er i dig, ikke er Mørke.

Men idet han talte, beder en Farisæer ham om, at han vilde spise Middagsmåltid hos ham, og han gik ind og satte sig til Bords.

Men Farisæeren forundrede sig, da han så, at han ikke toede sig først før Måltidet.

I Dårer! han, som gjorde det ydre, gjorde han ikke også det indre?

Men giver det, som er indeni, til Almisse; se, så ere alle Ting eder rene.

Men ve eder, I Farisæere! thi I give Tiende af Mynte og Rude og alle Hånde Urter og forbigå Retten og Kærligheden til Gud; disse Ting burde man gøre og ikke forsømme hine.

Ve eder, I Farisæere! thi I elske den fornemste Plads i Synagogerne og Hilsenerne på Torvene.

Ve eder! thi I bygge Profeternes Grave, og eders Fædre sloge dem ihjel.

Altså ere I Vidner og samtykke i eders Fædres Gerninger; thi de sloge dem ihjel, og I bygge.

Derfor har også Guds Visdom sagt: Jeg vil sende Profeter og Apostle til dem, og nogle af dem skulle de slå ihjel og forfølge,

for at alle Profeternes Blod, som er udøst fra Verdens Grundlæggelse, skal kræves af denne Slægt,

fra Abels Blod indtil Sakarias's Blod, som blev dræbt imellem Alteret og Templet; ja, jeg siger eder: Det skal kræves af denne Slægt.

Og da han var gået ud derfra, begyndte de skriftkloge og Farisæerne at trænge stærkt ind på ham og at lokke Ord af hans Mund om flere Ting;

thi de lurede på ham for at opfange noget af hans Mund, for at de kunde anklage ham.

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.

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.

Give us day by day our daily bread. {day by day: or, for the day}

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.

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;

For a friend of mine in his journey is come to me, and I have nothing to set before him? {in...: or, out of his way}

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.

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.

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.

For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.

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?

Or if he shall ask an egg, will he offer him a scorpion? {offer: Gr. give}

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?

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.

But some of them said, He casteth out devils through Beelzebub the chief of the devils. {Beelzebub: Gr. Beelzebul}

And others, tempting {him}, sought of him a sign from heaven.

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.

If Satan also be divided against himself, how shall his kingdom stand? because ye say that I cast out devils through Beelzebub.

And if I by Beelzebub cast out devils, by whom do your sons cast {them} out? therefore shall they be your judges.

But if I with the finger of God cast out devils, no doubt the kingdom of God is come upon you.

When a strong man armed keepeth his palace, his goods are in peace:

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.

He that is not with me is against me: and he that gathereth not with me scattereth.

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.

And when he cometh, he findeth {it} swept and garnished.

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.

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.

But he said, Yea rather, blessed {are} they that hear the word of God, and keep it.

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.

For as Jonas was a sign unto the Ninevites, so shall also the Son of man be to this generation.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Take heed therefore that the light which is in thee be not darkness.

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. {the bright...: Gr. a candle by its bright shining}

And as he spake, a certain Pharisee besought him to dine with him: and he went in, and sat down to meat.

And when the Pharisee saw {it}, he marvelled that he had not first washed before dinner.

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.

{Ye} fools, did not he that made that which is without make that which is within also?

But rather give alms of such things as ye have; and, behold, all things are clean unto you. {of...: or, as you are able}

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.

Woe unto you, Pharisees! for ye love the uppermost seats in the synagogues, and greetings in the markets.

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}.

Then answered one of the lawyers, and said unto him, Master, thus saying thou reproachest us also.

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.

Woe unto you! for ye build the sepulchres of the prophets, and your fathers killed them.

Truly ye bear witness that ye allow the deeds of your fathers: for they indeed killed them, and ye build their sepulchres.

Therefore also said the wisdom of God, I will send them prophets and apostles, and {some} of them they shall slay and persecute:

That the blood of all the prophets, which was shed from the foundation of the world, may be required of this generation;

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.

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. {hindered: or, forbad}

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:

Laying wait for him, and seeking to catch something out of his mouth, that they might accuse him.