11:1 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.
11:1 And it came about that while He 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."

11:2 And he said unto them, When ye pray, say, Father, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come.
11:2 And He said to them, "When you pray, say: 'Father, hallowed be Thy name. Thy kingdom come.

11:3 Give us day by day our daily bread.
11:3 'Give us each day our daily bread.

11:4 And forgive us our sins; for we ourselves also forgive every one that is indebted to us. And bring us not into temptation.
11:4 'And forgive us our sins, For we ourselves also forgive everyone who is indebted to us. And lead us not into temptation.' "

11:5 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;
11:5 And He said to them, "Suppose one of you shall have a friend, and shall go to him at midnight, and say to him, 'Friend, lend me three loaves;

11:6 for a friend of mine is come to me from a journey, and I have nothing to set before him;
11:6 for a friend of mine has come to me from a journey, and I have nothing to set before him ';

11:7 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?
11:7 and from inside he shall answer and say, 'Do not bother me; the door has already been shut and my children and I are in bed; I cannot get up and give you [anything.]'

11:8 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 as many as he needeth.
11:8 "I tell you, even though he will not get up and give him [anything] because he is his friend, yet because of his persistence he will get up and give him as much as he needs.

11:9 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.
11:9 "And I say to you, ask, and it shall be given to you; seek, and you shall find; knock, and it shall be opened to you.

11:10 For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.
11:10 "For everyone who asks, receives; and he who seeks, finds; and to him who knocks, it shall be opened.

11:11 And of which of you that is a father shall his son ask a loaf, and he give him a stone? or a fish, and he for a fish give him a serpent?
11:11 "Now suppose one of you fathers is asked by his son for a fish; he will not give him a snake instead of a fish, will he?

11:12 Or (if) he shall ask an egg, will he give him a scorpion?
11:12 "Or [if] he is asked for an egg, he will not give him a scorpion, will he?

11:13 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?
11:13 "If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more shall [your] heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him?"

11:14 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.
11:14 And He was casting out a demon, and it was dumb; and it came about that when the demon had gone out, the dumb man spoke; and the multitudes marveled.

11:15 But some of them said, By Beelzebub the prince of the demons casteth he out demons.
11:15 But some of them said, "He casts out demons by Beelzebul, the ruler of the demons."

11:16 And others, trying (him), sought of him a sign from heaven.
11:16 And others, to test [Him,] were demanding of Him a sign from heaven.

11:17 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.
11:17 But He knew their thoughts, and said to them, "Any kingdom divided against itself is laid waste; and a house [divided] against itself falls.

11:18 And if Satan also is divided against himself, how shall his kingdom stand? because ye say that I cast out demons by Beelzebub.
11:18 "And if Satan also is divided against himself, how shall his kingdom stand? For you say that I cast out demons by Beelzebul.

11:19 And if I by Beelzebub cast out demons, by whom do your sons cast them out? therefore shall they be your judges.
11:19 "And if I by Beelzebul cast out demons, by whom do your sons cast them out? Consequently they shall be your judges.

11:20 But if I by the finger of God cast out demons, then is the kingdom of God come upon you.
11:20 "But if I cast out demons by the finger of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.

11:21 When the strong (man) fully armed guardeth his own court, his goods are in peace:
11:21 "When a strong [man,] fully armed, guards his own homestead, his possessions are undisturbed;

11:22 but when a stronger than he shall come upon him, and overcome him, he taketh from him whole armor wherein he trusted, and divideth his spoils.
11:22 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.

11:23 He that is not with me is against me; and he that gathereth not with me scattereth.
11:23 "He who is not with Me is against Me; and he who does not gather with Me, scatters.

11:24 The unclean spirit when 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.
11:24 "When the unclean spirit goes out of 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.'

11:25 And when he is come, he findeth it swept and garnished.
11:25 "And when it comes, it finds it swept and put in order.

11:26 Then goeth he, and taketh (to him) seven other spirits more evil than himself; and they enter in and dwell there: and the last state of that man becometh worse than the first.
11:26 "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."

11:27 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.
11:27 And it came about while He said these things, one of the women in the crowd raised her voice, and said to Him, "Blessed is the womb that bore You, and the breasts at which You nursed."

11:28 But he said, Yea rather, blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it.
11:28 But He said, "On the contrary, blessed are those who hear the word of God, and observe it."

11:29 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.
11:29 And as the crowds were increasing, He began to say, "This generation is a wicked generation; it seeks for a sign, and [yet] no sign shall be given to it but the sign of Jonah.

11:30 For even as Jonah became a sign unto the Ninevites, so shall also the Son of man be to this generation.
11:30 "For just as Jonah became a sign to the Ninevites, so shall the Son of Man be to this generation.

11:31 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, a greater than Solomon is here.
11:31 "The Queen of the South shall 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.

11:32 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, a greater than Jonah is here.
11:32 "The men of Nineveh shall stand up with this generation at the judgment and condemn it, because they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and behold, something greater than Jonah is here.

11:33 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.
11:33 "No one, after lighting a lamp, puts it away in a cellar, nor under a peck-measure, but on the lampstand, in order that those who enter may see the light.

11:34 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.
11:34 "The lamp of your body is your eye; when your eye is clear, your whole body also is full of light; but when it is bad, your body also is full of darkness.

11:35 Look therefore whether the light that is in thee be not darkness.
11:35 "Then watch out that the light in you may not be darkness.

11:36 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.
11:36 "If therefore your whole body is full of light, with no dark part in it, it shall be wholly illumined, as when the lamp illumines you with its rays."

11:37 Now as he spake, a Pharisee asketh him to dine with him: and he went in, and sat down to meat.
11:37 Now when He had spoken, a Pharisee *asked Him to have lunch with him; and He went in, and reclined [at the table.]

11:38 And when the Pharisee saw it, he marvelled that he had not first bathed himself before dinner.
11:38 And when the Pharisee saw it, he was surprised that He had not first ceremonially washed before the meal.

11:39 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.
11:39 But the Lord said to him, "Now you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and of the platter; but inside of you, you are full of robbery and wickedness.

11:40 Ye foolish ones, did not he that made the outside make the inside also?
11:40 "You foolish ones, did not He who made the outside make the inside also?

11:41 But give for alms those things which are within; and behold, all things are clean unto you.
11:41 "But give that which is within as charity, and then all things are clean for you.

11:42 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.
11:42 "But woe to you Pharisees! For you pay 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.

11:43 Woe unto you Pharisees! for ye love the chief seats in the synagogues, and the salutations in the marketplaces.
11:43 "Woe to you Pharisees! For you love the front seats in the synagogues, and the respectful greetings in the market places.

11:44 Woe unto you! for ye are as the tombs which appear not, and the men that walk over (them) know it not.
11:44 "Woe to you! For you are like concealed tombs, and the people who walk over [them] are unaware [of it.]"

11:45 And one of the lawyers answering saith unto him, Teacher, in saying this thou reproachest us also.
11:45 And one of the lawyers *said to Him in reply, "Teacher, when You say this, You insult us too."

11:46 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.
11:46 But He said, "Woe to you lawyers as well! For you weigh men down with burdens hard to bear, while you yourselves will not even touch the burdens with one of your fingers.

11:47 Woe unto you! for ye build the tombs of the prophets, and your fathers killed them.
11:47 "Woe to you! For you build the tombs of the prophets, and [it was] your fathers [who] killed them.

11:48 So ye are witnesses and consent unto the works of your fathers: for they killed them, and ye build (their tombs).
11:48 "Consequently, you are witnesses and approve the deeds of your fathers; because it was they who killed them, and you build [their tombs.]

11:49 Therefore also said the wisdom of God, I will send unto them prophets and apostles; and (some) of them they shall kill and persecute;
11:49 "For this reason also the wisdom of God said, 'I will send to them prophets and apostles, and [some] of them they will kill and [some] they will persecute,

11:50 that the blood of all the prophets, which was shed from the foundation of the world, may be required of this generation;
11:50 in order that the blood of all the prophets, shed since the foundation of the world, may be charged against this generation,

11:51 from the blood of Abel unto the blood of Zachariah, who perished between the altar and the sanctuary: yea, I say unto you, it shall be required of this generation.
11:51 from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah, who perished between the altar and the house [of God;] yes, I tell you, it shall be charged against this generation. '

11:52 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.
11:52 "Woe to you lawyers! For you have taken away the key of knowledge; you did not enter in yourselves, and those who were entering in you hindered."

11:53 And when he was come out from thence, the scribes and the Pharisees began to press upon (him) vehemently, and to provoke him to speak of many things;
11:53 And when He left there, the scribes and the Pharisees began to be very hostile and to question Him closely on many subjects,

11:54 laying wait for him, to catch something out of his mouth.
11:54 plotting against Him, to catch [Him] in something He might say.