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Gospel of Luke, Chapter 11

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Chapter 11 of Luke—New American Standard Bible (NASB)

  1. ¶ It happened that while [a]Jesus was praying in a certain place, after He had finished, one of His disciples said to Him, “Lord, teach us to pray just as John also taught his disciples.”
  2. And He said to them, “1When you pray, say:
    ¶ ‘[b]Father, hallowed be Your name.
    Your kingdom come.
  3. ‘Give us 2each day our [c]daily bread.
  4. ‘And forgive us our sins,
    For we ourselves also forgive everyone who 3is indebted to us.
    And lead us not into temptation.’”
  5. ¶ Then He said to them, “[d]Suppose one of you has a friend, and goes to him at midnight and says to him, ‘Friend, lend me three loaves;
  6. for a friend of mine has come to me from a journey, and I have nothing to set before him’;
  7. and from inside he answers and says, ‘Do not bother me; the door has already been shut and my children [e]and I are in bed; I cannot get up and give you anything.’
  8. I tell you, even though he will not get up and give him anything because he is his friend, yet 4because of his [f]persistence he will get up and give him as much as he needs.
  9. ¶ “So I say to you, [g]5ask, and it will be given to you; [h]seek, and you will find; [i]knock, and it will be opened to you.
  10. For everyone who asks, receives; and he who seeks, finds; and to him who knocks, it will be opened.
  11. Now [j]suppose one of you fathers is asked by his son for a [k]fish; he will not give him a snake instead of a fish, will he?
  12. Or if he is asked for an egg, he will not give him a scorpion, will he?
  13. 6If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your [l]heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him?”
  14. 7And He was casting out a demon, and it was mute; when the demon had gone out, the mute man spoke; and the crowds were amazed.
  15. But some of them said, “He casts out demons 8by 9Beelzebul, the ruler of the demons.”
  16. Others, [m]to test Him, 10were demanding of Him a [n]sign from heaven.
  17. 11But He knew their thoughts and said to them, “[o]Any kingdom divided against itself is laid waste; and a house divided against [p]itself falls.
  18. If 12Satan also is divided against himself, how will his kingdom stand? For you say that I cast out demons by 13Beelzebul.
  19. And if I by 14Beelzebul cast out demons, by whom do your sons cast them out? So they will be your judges.
  20. But if I cast out demons by the 15finger of God, then 16the kingdom of God has come upon you.
  21. When [q]a strong man, fully armed, guards his own house, his possessions are [r]undisturbed.
  22. But when someone stronger than he attacks him and overpowers him, he takes away from him all his armor on which he had relied and distributes his plunder.
  23. 17He who is not with Me is against Me; and he who does not gather with Me, scatters.
  24. ¶ “18When the unclean spirit goes out of [s]a man, it passes through waterless places seeking rest, and not finding any, it says, ‘I will return to my house from which I came.’
  25. And when it comes, it finds it swept and put in order.
  26. Then it goes and takes along seven other spirits more evil than itself, and they go in and live there; and the last state of that man becomes worse than the first.”
  27. ¶ While [t]Jesus was saying these things, one of the women in the crowd raised her voice and said to Him, “19Blessed is the womb that bore You and the breasts at which You nursed.”
  28. But He said, “On the contrary, blessed are 20those who hear the word of God and observe it.”
  29. ¶ As the crowds were increasing, He began to say, “21This generation is a wicked generation; it 22seeks for a [u]sign, and yet no [v]sign will be given to it but the [w]sign of Jonah.
  30. For just as 23Jonah became a [x]sign to the Ninevites, so will the Son of Man be to this generation.
  31. The 24Queen of the South will rise up with the men of this generation at the judgment and condemn them, because she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and behold, something greater than Solomon is here.
  32. The men of Nineveh will stand up with this generation at the judgment and condemn it, because 25they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and behold, something greater than Jonah is here.
  33. ¶ “26No one, after lighting a lamp, puts it away in a cellar nor under a basket, but on the lampstand, so that those who enter may see the light.
  34. 27The eye is the lamp of your body; when your eye is [y]clear, your whole body also is full of light; but when it is [z]bad, your body also is full of darkness.
  35. Then watch out that the light in you is not darkness.
  36. If therefore your whole body is full of light, with no dark part in it, it will be wholly illumined, as when the lamp illumines you with its rays.”
  37. ¶ Now when He had spoken, a Pharisee *asked Him to have lunch with him; and He went in, and reclined at the table.
  38. When the Pharisee saw it, he was surprised that He had not first [aa]28ceremonially washed before the [ab]meal.
  39. But 29the Lord said to him, “Now 30you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and of the platter; but [ac]inside of you, you are full of robbery and wickedness.
  40. 31You foolish ones, did not He who made the outside make the inside also?
  41. But 32give that which is within as charity, and [ad]then all things are 33clean for you.
  42. ¶ “34But woe to you Pharisees! For you 35pay tithe of mint and rue and every kind of garden herb, and yet disregard justice and the love of God; but these are the things you should have done without neglecting the others.
  43. Woe to you Pharisees! For you 36love the chief seats in the synagogues and the respectful greetings in the market places.
  44. 37Woe to you! For you are like [ae]concealed tombs, and the people who walk over them are unaware of it.”
  45. ¶ One of the [af]38lawyers *said to Him in reply, “Teacher, when You say this, You insult us too.”
  46. But He said, “Woe to you 39lawyers as well! For 40you weigh men down with burdens hard to bear, [ag]while you yourselves will not even touch the burdens with one of your fingers.
  47. 41Woe to you! For you build the [ah]tombs of the prophets, and it was your fathers who killed them.
  48. So you are witnesses and approve the deeds of your fathers; because it was they who killed them, and you build their tombs.
  49. For this reason also 42the wisdom of God said, ‘43I will send to them prophets and apostles, and some of them they will kill and some they will [ai]persecute,
  50. so that the blood of all the prophets, shed 44since the foundation of the world, may be [aj]charged against this generation,
  51. from 45the blood of Abel to 46the blood of Zechariah, who was killed between the altar and the house of God; yes, I tell you, it shall be [ak]charged against this generation.’
  52. Woe to you [al]47lawyers! For you have taken away the key of knowledge; 48you yourselves did not enter, and you hindered those who were entering.”
  53. ¶ When He left there, the scribes and the Pharisees began to be very hostile and to question Him closely on many subjects,
  54. 49plotting against Him 50to catch [am]Him in something He might say.

FOOTNOTES

  1. ^ Lit He
  2. ^ Later mss add phrases from Matt 6:9-13 to make the two passages closely similar
  3. ^ Or bread for the coming day or needful bread
  4. ^ Lit Which one of you will have
  5. ^ Lit with me
  6. ^ Lit shamelessness
  7. ^ Or keep asking
  8. ^ Or keep seeking
  9. ^ Or keep knocking
  10. ^ Lit which of you, a son, will ask the father
  11. ^ Two early mss insert loaf, he will not give him a stone, will he, or for a
  12. ^ Lit Father from heaven
  13. ^ Lit testing
  14. ^ Or attesting miracle
  15. ^ Lit every
  16. ^ Lit a house
  17. ^ Lit the
  18. ^ Lit in peace
  19. ^ Lit the
  20. ^ Lit He
  21. ^ Or attesting miracle
  22. ^ Or attesting miracle
  23. ^ Or attesting miracle
  24. ^ Or attesting miracle
  25. ^ Or healthy
  26. ^ Or evil
  27. ^ Lit baptized
  28. ^ Or lunch
  29. ^ Lit your inside is full
  30. ^ Lit behold
  31. ^ Or indistinct, unseen
  32. ^ I.e. experts in the Mosaic Law
  33. ^ Lit and
  34. ^ Or monuments to
  35. ^ Or drive out
  36. ^ Or required of
  37. ^ Or required of
  38. ^ I.e. experts in the Mosaic Law
  39. ^ Lit something out of His mouth

REFERENCES

  1. ^ Lu 11:2-4; Mt 6:9-13
  2. ^ Ac 17:11
  3. ^ Lu 13:4 mg
  4. ^ Lu 18:1-5
  5. ^ Lu 11:9-13; Mt 7:7-11
  6. ^ Mt 7:11; Lu 18:7f
  7. ^ Lu 11:14-15; Mt 12:22, 24; 9:32-34
  8. ^ Mt 9:34
  9. ^ Mt 10:25
  10. ^ Mt 12:38; 16:1; Mr 8:11
  11. ^ Lu 11:17-22; Mt 12:25-29; Mr 3:23-27
  12. ^ Mt 4:10
  13. ^ Mt 10:25
  14. ^ Mt 10:25
  15. ^ Ex 8:19
  16. ^ Mt 3:2
  17. ^ Mt 12:30; Mr 9:40
  18. ^ Lu 11:24-26; Mt 12:43-45
  19. ^ Lu 23:29
  20. ^ Lu 8:21
  21. ^ Lu 11:29-32; Mt 12:39-42; 16:4; Mr 8:12
  22. ^ Mt 12:38; Lu 11:16
  23. ^ Jon 3:4
  24. ^ 1Ki 10:1-10; 2Ch 9:1-12
  25. ^ Jon 3:5
  26. ^ Mt 5:15; Mr 4:21; Lu 8:16
  27. ^ Lu 11:34-35; Mt 6:22, 23
  28. ^ Mt 15:2; Mr 7:3f
  29. ^ Lu 7:13
  30. ^ Mt 23:25f
  31. ^ Lu 12:20; 1Co 15:36
  32. ^ Lu 12:33; 16:9
  33. ^ Mr 7:19; Ti 1:15
  34. ^ Mt 23:23
  35. ^ Le 27:30; Lu 18:12
  36. ^ Mt 23:6f; Mr 12:38f; Lu 14:7; 20:46
  37. ^ Mt 23:27
  38. ^ Mt 22:35; Lu 11:46, 52
  39. ^ Mt 22:35; Lu 11:45, 52
  40. ^ Mt 23:4
  41. ^ Mt 23:29ff
  42. ^ 1Co 1:24, 30; Col 2:3
  43. ^ Mt 23:34-36
  44. ^ Mt 25:34
  45. ^ Ge 4:8
  46. ^ 2Ch 24:20, 21
  47. ^ Mt 22:35; Lu 11:45, 46
  48. ^ Mt 23:13
  49. ^ Mr 3:2; Lu 20:20; Ac 23:21
  50. ^ Mr 12:13

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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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