1 Now Jesus*11:1 Greek he was praying in a certain place, and when he finished, one of his disciples said to him, "Lord, teach us to pray, *See ch. 5:33as John taught his disciples." 2 And he said to them, *For ver. 2-4, [Matt. 6:9-13] "When you pray, say:

*John 20:17;1 Pet. 1:17"Father, *Isa. 29:23;[ch. 1:49;1 Pet. 3:15] hallowed be *John 17:6your name.

*[Matt. 3:2;4:17]Your kingdom come.

3 *Prov. 30:8Give us *[Matt. 6:34]each day our daily bread,* 11:3 Or our bread for tomorrow

4 and *See ch. 7:48forgive us our sins,

for we ourselves forgive everyone who is indebted to us.

And *ch. 22:40,46;Matt. 26:41;Mark 14:38;[1 Cor. 10:13]lead us not into temptation."

5 And he said to them, "Which of you who has a friend will go to him at midnight and say to him, ‘Friend, lend me three loaves,6 for a friend of mine has arrived on a journey, and I have nothing to set before him’;7 and he will answer from within, ‘Do not bother me; the door is now shut, and my children are with me in bed. I cannot get up and give you anything’?8 I tell you, though he will not get up and give him anything *[ch. 18:1-6]because he is his friend, yet because of his impudence*11:8 Or persistencehe will rise and give him whatever he needs.9 And I tell you, *For ver. 9-13, see Matt. 7:7-11ask, and *Matt. 18:19;21:22;Mark 11:24;John 14:13;15:7,16;16:23,24;James 1:5,6,17;1 John 3:22;5:14,15it will be given to you; *1 Chr. 28:9;2 Chr. 15:2;Prov. 8:17;Jer. 29:13;[Isa. 55:6] seek, and you will find; *[Rev. 3:20]knock, and it will be opened to you.10 For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks it will be opened.11 What father among you, if his son asks for*11:11 Some manuscripts insert bread, will give him a stone; or if he asks fora fish, will instead of a fish give him a serpent;12 or if he asks for an egg, will give him a scorpion?13 If you then, *Gen. 6:5;8:21;Matt. 12:34who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will the heavenly Father *[John 4:10;Acts 2:38]give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!"

14 *For ver. 14, 15, see Matt. 12:22-24;[Matt. 9:32-34]Now he was casting out a demon that was mute. When the demon had gone out, the mute man spoke, and the people marveled. 15 But some of them said, "He casts out demons *See Matt. 10:25by Beelzebul, the prince of demons," 16 while others, *See John 8:6to test him, kept seeking from him a sign from heaven. 17 *For ver. 17-22, see Matt. 12:25-29;Mark 3:23-27But he, *See Matt. 9:4knowing their thoughts, said to them, "Every kingdom divided against itself is laid waste, and a divided household falls.18 And if Satan also is divided against himself, how will his kingdom stand? For you say that I cast out demons by Beelzebul.19 And if I cast out demons by Beelzebul, *[Acts 19:13] by whom do *[2 Kgs. 2:7]your sons cast them out? Therefore they will be your judges.20 But if it is by *Ex. 8:19;31:18;Deut. 9:10;Ps. 8:3the finger of God that I cast out demons, then *ch. 17:21;Matt. 19:24;21:31,43the kingdom of God has come upon you.21 When a strong man, fully armed, guards his own palace, his goods are safe;22 *Isa. 49:24-26but when one stronger than he attacks him and *[John 16:33] overcomes him, he takes away his *Eph. 6:11armor in which he trusted and *[Isa. 53:12]divides his spoil.23 *Matt. 12:30;[ch. 9:50;Mark 9:40]Whoever is not with me is against me, and whoever does not gather with me scatters.

24 *For ver. 24-26, see Matt. 12:43-45"When the unclean spirit has gone out of a person, it passes through *[Ps. 63:1;Jer. 2:6]waterless places seeking rest, and finding none it says, ‘I will return to my house from which I came.’25 And when it comes, it finds the house swept and put in order.26 Then it goes and brings seven other spirits more evil than itself, and they enter and dwell there. And *2 Pet. 2:20-22;[John 5:14]the last state of that person is worse than the first."

27 As he said these things, *ch. 12:13a woman in the crowd raised her voice and said to him, *[2 Chr. 9:7]; See ch. 1:48"Blessed is the womb that bore you, and the breasts at which you nursed!" 28 But he said, *[Rev. 1:3;22:7] "Blessed rather are those *ch. 8:21;See James 1:22who hear the word of God and *Lev. 22:31keep it!"

29 *ch. 12:1When the crowds were increasing, he began to say, *For ver. 29-32, see Matt. 12:39-42;[Mark 8:11,12] "This generation is an evil generation. *ver. 16;See Matt. 12:38It seeks for a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah.30 For as *Jonah 1:17Jonah became a sign to the people of Nineveh, so will the Son of Man be to this generation.31 *1 Kgs. 10:1;2 Chr. 9:1The queen of the South will rise up at the judgment with the men of this generation and *Heb. 11:7;[Jer. 3:11;Ezek. 16:51,52;Rom. 2:27] condemn them, for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and behold, *[Matt. 12:6]something greater than Solomon is here.32 *Jonah 1:2The men of Nineveh will rise up at the judgment with this generation and *[See ver. 31above] condemn it, for *Jonah 3:5they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and behold, *[See ver. 31above]something greater than Jonah is here.

33 *ch. 8:16;Matt. 5:15;Mark 4:21"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.34 Your eye is *Matt. 6:22,23the lamp of your body. When your eye is healthy, your whole body is full of light, but when it is *Deut. 15:9bad, your body is full of darkness.35 *[See ver. 34above]Therefore be careful lest the light in you be darkness.36 If then your whole body is full of light, having no part dark, it will be wholly bright, *[Matt. 5:16]as when a lamp with its rays gives you light."

37 While Jesus*11:37 Greek he was speaking, *ch. 7:36;14:1a Pharisee asked him to dine with him, so he went in and reclined at table. 38 The Pharisee was astonished to see *Matt. 15:2;Mark 7:3,4that he did not first wash before dinner. 39 And the Lord said to him, *Matt. 23:25,26;[ch. 20:47] "Now you Pharisees cleanse the outside of the cup and of the dish, but inside you are full of *[ch. 16:14]greed and wickedness.40 *ch. 12:20You fools! *[See ver. 39above]Did not he who made the outside make the inside also?41 But *ch. 12:33;[ch. 16:9;Dan. 4:27] give as alms those things that are within, and behold, *[Titus 1:15]everything is clean for you.

42 *Matt. 23:23"But woe to you Pharisees! For *ch. 18:12;Deut. 14:22you tithe mint and rue and every herb, and neglect *Ps. 33:5;Jer. 5:1;Mic. 6:8;Zech. 7:9justice and *[1 John 3:17] the love of God. *[1 Sam. 15:22]These you ought to have done, without neglecting the others.43 Woe to you Pharisees! For *ch. 20:46;Matt. 23:6,7;Mark 12:38,39;[ch. 14:7]you love the best seat in the synagogues and greetings in the marketplaces.44 Woe to you! *Matt. 23:27For you are like unmarked graves, and people walk over them without knowing it."

45 One of *ver. 46, 52;See ch. 7:30the lawyers answered him, "Teacher, in saying these things you insult us also." 46 And he said, "Woe to you *ver. 45, 52lawyers also! For *Matt. 23:4;[Matt. 11:28-30;Acts 15:10]you load people with burdens hard to bear, and you yourselves do not touch the burdens with one of your fingers.47 *Matt. 23:29,30Woe to you! For you build the tombs of the prophets whom your fathers killed.48 *Matt. 23:31So you are witnesses and you *See Rom. 1:32consent to the deeds of *Acts 7:51,52your fathers, for they killed them, and you build their tombs.49 Therefore also *[ch. 7:35;Prov. 8:12,22,23,30;Matt. 11:19;1 Cor. 1:24,30;Col. 2:3] the Wisdom of God said, *For ver. 49-51, [Matt. 23:34-36] ‘I will send them *See Acts 13:1;1 Cor. 12:28prophets and apostles, *See Matt. 21:35some of whom they will *1 Thess. 2:15(Gk.)kill and persecute,’50 so that *Rev. 18:24the blood of all the prophets, shed *See Matt. 13:35from the foundation of the world, may be *Gen. 42:22;2 Chr. 24:22;Ezek. 3:18charged against this generation,51 from the blood of *Gen. 4:4,8;Heb. 11:4;1 John 3:12Abel to the blood of *2 Chr. 24:20,21Zechariah, who perished between *Ex. 40:6;2 Kgs. 16:14;Ezek. 40:47the altar and the sanctuary. Yes, I tell you, it will be *[See ver. 50above]required of this generation.52 Woe to you *ver. 45, 46lawyers! *Matt. 23:13;[Mal. 2:7,8] For you have taken away the key of *Rom. 2:20knowledge. You *[ch. 7:30;Matt. 5:20;21:31]did not enter yourselves, and you hindered those who were entering."

53 As he went away from there, the scribes and the Pharisees began to press him hard and to provoke him to speak about many things, 54 *ch. 20:20;Mark 3:2;John 8:6;[Isa. 29:21] lying in wait for him, *Matt. 22:15;Mark 12:13to catch him in something he might say.