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Gospel of Luke, Chapter 11

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Chapter 11 of Luke—American Standard Version (ASV)

  1. ¶ And it came to pass, as he was praying in a certain place, that when he ceased, one of his disciples said unto him, Lord, teach us to pray, even as John also taught his disciples.
  2. And he said unto them, When ye pray, say, [a]1Father, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. [b]2
  3. Give us day by day [c]3our daily bread.
  4. And forgive us our sins; for we ourselves also forgive every one that is indebted to us. And bring us not into temptation[d]4.
  5. ¶ And he said unto them, Which of you shall have a friend, and shall go unto him at midnight, and say to him, Friend, lend me three loaves;
  6. for a friend of mine is come to me from a journey, 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 arise and give him [e]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. And of which of you that is a father shall his son ask [f]a loaf, and he give him a stone? or a fish, and he for a fish give him a serpent?
  12. Or if he shall ask an egg, will he give 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 demon that was dumb. And it came to pass, when the demon was gone out, the dumb man spake; and the multitudes marvelled.
  15. But some of them said, [g]By [h]Beelzebub the prince of the demons casteth he out demons.
  16. And others, trying 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; [i]and a house divided against a house falleth.
  18. And if Satan also is divided against himself, how shall his kingdom stand? because ye say that I cast out demons [j]by [k]Beelzebub.
  19. And if I [l]by [m]Beelzebub cast out demons, by whom do your sons cast them out? therefore shall they be your judges.
  20. But if I by the finger of God cast out demons, then is the kingdom of God come upon you.
  21. When the strong man fully armed guardeth his own court, his goods are in peace:
  22. but when a stronger than he shall come upon him, and overcome him, he taketh from him his whole armor 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. The unclean spirit when [n]he is gone out of the man, passeth through waterless places, seeking rest, and finding none, he saith, I will turn back unto my house whence I came out.
  25. And when [o]he is come, [p]he findeth it swept and garnished.
  26. Then goeth [q]he, and taketh to him seven other spirits more evil than [r]himself; and they enter in and dwell there: and the last state of that man becometh worse than the first.
  27. ¶ And it came to pass, as he said these things, a certain woman out of the multitude lifted up her voice, and said unto him, Blessed is the womb that bare thee, and the breasts which thou didst suck.
  28. But he said, Yea rather, blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it.
  29. ¶ And when the multitudes were gathering together unto him, he began to say, This generation is an evil generation: it seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given to it but the sign of Jonah.
  30. For even as Jonah became 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 shall condemn them: for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and behold, [s]a greater than Solomon is here.
  32. The men of Nineveh shall stand up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and behold, [t]a greater than Jonah is here.
  33. ¶ No man, when he hath lighted a lamp, putteth it in a cellar, neither under the bushel, but on the stand, that they which enter in may see the light.
  34. The lamp of thy body is thine eye: when thine eye is single, thy whole body also is full of light; but when it is evil, thy body also is full of darkness.
  35. Look therefore whether the light that is in thee be not darkness.
  36. If therefore thy whole body be full of light, having no part dark, it shall be wholly full of light, as when the lamp with its bright shining doth give thee light.
  37. ¶ Now as he spake, a Pharisee asketh him to [u]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 bathed himself before [v]dinner.
  39. And the Lord said unto him, Now ye the Pharisees cleanse the outside of the cup and of the platter; but your inward part is full of extortion and wickedness.
  40. Ye foolish ones, did not he that made the outside make the inside also?
  41. But give for alms those things which [w]are within; and behold, all things are clean unto you.
  42. ¶ But woe unto you Pharisees! for ye tithe mint and rue and every herb, and pass over justice and the love of God: but these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone.
  43. Woe unto you Pharisees! for ye love the chief seats in the synagogues, and the salutations in the marketplaces.
  44. Woe unto you! for ye are as the tombs which appear not, and the men that walk over them know it not.
  45. ¶ And one of the lawyers answering saith unto him, Teacher, in saying this thou reproachest us also.
  46. And he said, Woe unto you lawyers also! for ye load 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 tombs of the prophets, and your fathers killed them.
  48. So ye are witnesses and consent unto the works of your fathers: for they killed them, and ye build their tombs.
  49. Therefore also said the wisdom of God, I will send unto them prophets and apostles; and some of them they shall kill 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 Zachariah, who perished between the altar and the [x]sanctuary: yea, I say unto you, it shall be required of this generation.
  52. Woe unto you lawyers! for ye took away the key of knowledge: ye entered not in yourselves, and them that were entering in ye hindered.
  53. ¶ And when he was come out from thence, the scribes and the Pharisees began to [y]press upon him vehemently, and to provoke him to speak of [z]many things;
  54. laying wait for him, to catch something out of his mouth.

FOOTNOTES

  1. ^ Many ancient authorities read Our Father, who art in heaven. See Mt. 6:9.
  2. ^ Many ancient authorities add Thy will be done, as in heaven, so on earth. See Mt. 6:10.
  3. ^ Greek our bread for the coming day. Or, our needful bread: as in Mt. 6:11.
  4. ^ Many ancient authorities add but deliver us from the evil one (or, from evil). See Mt. 6:13.
  5. ^ Or, whatsoever things
  6. ^ Some ancient authorities omit a loaf, and he give him a stone? or.
  7. ^ Or, In
  8. ^ Greek Beelzebul.
  9. ^ Or, and house falleth upon house
  10. ^ Or, In
  11. ^ Greek Beelzebul.
  12. ^ Or, In
  13. ^ Greek Beelzebul.
  14. ^ Or, it
  15. ^ Or, it
  16. ^ Or, it
  17. ^ Or, it
  18. ^ Or, itself
  19. ^ Greek more than.
  20. ^ Greek more than.
  21. ^ Greek breakfast.
  22. ^ Greek breakfast.
  23. ^ Or, ye can
  24. ^ Greek house.
  25. ^ Or, set themselves vehemently against him
  26. ^ Or, more

REFERENCES

  1. ^ Mt 6:9
  2. ^ Mt 6:10
  3. ^ Mt 6:11
  4. ^ Mt 6:13

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Comments

  1. Kiamia DoelKiamia Doel
    Jan 9, 2025 23:00 GMT

    The NWT adds words to the text that are not in the greek Manuscripts to fit it's own doctrinal position for example

    Compare the wording of the NWT and the NKJV at Colossians 1:15-17

    NKJV says

    15 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. 16 For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things were created through Him and for Him. 17 And He is before all things, and in Him all things consist.

    NWT says

    15 He is the image of the invisible God,the firstborn OF all creation;16 because by means of him all OTHER things were created in the heavens and on the earth, the things visible and the things invisible,whether they are thrones or lordships or governments or authorities. All OTHER things have been created through him and for him. 17 Also, he is before all OTHER things,and by means of him all OTHER things were made to exist,

    The word “other” is not in the Greek but they add it Why? So they can decieve their followers into thinking that Christ was created by the Father and that he then created other things, that is not what the Greek says.

    1. SmeSme
      Feb 27, 2025 11:17 GMT

      Truth is from God and those that follow him. As for lies? John8:44

      Kiamia, I noticed you used a modern version of kjv to make your point about the nwt.

      Why didn’t you use the original kjv of col1:15?

      Is it because it disproves your point? It proves the opposite of what you wrote?

      Here is kjv col1:15 ¶” Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn OF every creature:“

      Now I appeal to your Christian nature to correct your mistake as God is watching each of us, and let us bless the God of Jesus his father.

      Kjv 1Pe 1:3  Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ….

  2. YanekYanek
    Dec 24, 2024 22:18 GMT

    Joshua, Jehovah’s Witnesses have never denied the deity of the Messiah in his prehuman existence. While on Earth he was fully 100% human. I do not mean he was a mere human, he was not affected by Adam’s unfaithful behavior, he was sinless.

  3. David yakubuDavid yakubu
    Oct 29, 2022 08:05 GMT

    When i do read some comments and seeing that its the same people that are supposed to be called believers but are talking ill of other denominations, it hurts. Let us all remember that We should judge not

    1. jonas smithjonas smith
      Apr 23, 2023 02:57 GMT

      The bible tells us to test the spirits. Satan disguises himself as angel of light. So yes some denomination are not teaching the truth. You are responsible for judging which ones are not. You have to judge the truth at all times. this is what the bible teaches

  4. THTH
    Apr 7, 2021 00:20 GMT

    The NWT is a very good translation. Dr. Jason David BeDuhn PhD attests to that in his book Truth in Translation. drive.google.com/...5p16melHzg8/view

    1. James LernerJames Lerner
      Jul 20, 2024 09:48 GMT

      The NWT is Satanic filth to its very core.

      The JW Cult is Satanic to its very core.

      Praise Yahweh I will never be a victim of JW brainwashing. If I burn in Hell for eternity or I am ultimately annihilated so be it

      May Yahweh's curse rest on the Watchtower Society and its Satanic leadership

    2. jim mcleodjim mcleod
      Aug 22, 2021 06:16 GMT

      NWT is a false translation that takes away from the deity of Jesus !

  5. SlightlyChaoticSlightlyChaotic
    Jan 30, 2021 16:33 GMT

    Thank you for taking the time to provide this service. I like seeing the NASB on your web page in the same format as I read on paper. On other sites, the text area is smaller, and so I have to keep scrolling down to read and sometimes I lose the context. So I really appreciate the format.

    As far as the NWT, you are certainly free to do whatever you think best with your own web pages. I'd suggest that you make a note anytime you have a translation that is associated with only one denomination or church, for example:
    New World Translation (Jehovah's Witness version).

    In Jesus' parable of the wheat and the tares. the main idea seems to be that you can't easily distinguish between God's people and not-God's people on this earth, so our Lord's response is to wait until they are shown to be the kind of people they are inside. But the NWT seems like false teaching to me. So I think the warning passages from Jesus' apostles are more applicable, as in 2 Peter 3:15-16, when he talks about Paul's writings:
    "There are some things in them that are hard to understand, which the ignorant and unstable twist to their own destruction, as they do the other Scriptures."
    And we also have the positive exhortations, as in 2 Timothy 2:15:
    "Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth."

    1. BroderickBroderick
      Jan 31, 2021 00:57 GMT

      Your suggestion regarding the denominational flagging is duly noted. But I can’t help but wonder, wouldn’t a Catholic also want “Protestant versions” marked as well?

      As for the parable, I’m pretty sure the slaves were convinced in their own minds that they could tell the tares from the wheat. After all, aren’t they the ones who identified the problem in the first place? But the master obviously thought otherwise.

      Furthermore, even at the time when Jesus himself was walking the earth, not everybody who claimed fellowship actually followed him causing John to inquire at Mark 9:39, “Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in Your name, and we tried to prevent him because he was not following us.” But Jesus said, “Do not hinder him . . . for he who is not against us is for us.”

  6. Joshua HarderJoshua Harder
    Dec 11, 2020 17:48 GMT

    Hello, question.. why have you included the NWT with other legitimate bible translations? Or why have you not atleast included a warning to readers? Don't you fear that someone could be influenced by the Watchtower's intentional heresies? Thank you.

    1. KevinKevin
      Jul 11, 2021 17:45 GMT

      en.m.wikipedia.org/..._Holy_Scriptures

      See the section critical review

    2. ChrisChris
      Jan 8, 2021 07:15 GMT

      Please site these intentional heresies. I am well versed in the watch tower outline and agree they are in many ways incorrect but i also bet i can point many out from EVERY established or main denomination. There is much to learn from them all as one who drinks milk?

      Judge not lest ye be judged, that is not to pass judgement on you either brother.

      I debate with scripture. I don't hold it to be true that Michael is Y'Shua HaMeshiach but I also firmly hold it to be true that our G-d and Heavenly Father are not the word encarnate and only begotten son.

      I love not seeing "lord" which i relate to baal. I feel the catholic church is a satanic establishment and I am aware a freemason started the hovies but there are evil in high places and our fight is also with principalities.

      What i'm saying is that in my darkest hours, those two were some of if not the only ones who would bring a Bible and eucharist and pray with me.

      We all fall short of the glory of G-d.

      Don't forget the NWT was recognized as the most accurate translation on Jeopardy.

      Lastly, this is different I noted than the NWT i have read and am very familiar with. Pull up the watchtower page and compare. I truly look forward to getting this one!

  7. julietjuliet
    Aug 17, 2022 09:36 GMT

    the sky is blue

  8. mercymercy
    Aug 12, 2022 21:23 GMT

    i am Mercy, the sky is blue what else do you need

    1. mercymercy
      Aug 12, 2022 21:25 GMT

      i am so sorry, it was a big mistake

  9. God is able to do all thingsGod is able to do all things
    May 17, 2021 17:59 GMT

    Jesus how much love calling yo name

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