1 T hen He was praying in a certain place; and when He stopped, one of His disciples said to Him, Lord, teach us to pray, as John taught his disciples.

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.

2 A nd He said to them, When you pray, say: Our Father Who is in heaven, hallowed be Your name, Your kingdom come. Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.

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.

3 G ive us daily our bread '> food for the morrow].

Give us day by day our daily bread.

4 A nd forgive us our sins, for we ourselves also forgive everyone who is indebted to us. And bring us not into temptation but rescue us from evil.

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.

5 A nd He said to them, Which of you who has a friend will go to him at midnight and will say to him, Friend, lend me three loaves,

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;

6 F or a friend of mine who is on a journey has just come, and I have nothing to put before him;

for a friend of mine in his journey is come to me, and I have nothing to set before him?

7 A nd he from within will answer, Do not disturb me; the door is now closed, and my children are with me in bed; I cannot get up and supply you ?

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 tell you, although he will not get up and supply him anything because he is his friend, yet because of his shameless persistence and insistence he will get up and give him as much as he needs.

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.

9 S o I say to you, Ask and keep on asking and it shall be given you; seek and keep on seeking and you shall find; knock and keep on knocking and the door shall be opened to you.

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 F or everyone who asks and keeps on asking receives; and he who seeks and keeps on seeking finds; and to him who knocks and keeps on knocking, the door shall be opened.

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

11 W hat father among you, if his son asks for a loaf of bread, will give him a stone; or if he asks for a fish, will instead of a fish give him a serpent?

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?

12 O r if he asks for an egg, will give him a scorpion?

Or if he shall ask an egg, will he offer him a scorpion?

13 I f you then, evil as you are, know how to give good gifts '> that are to their advantage] to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask and continue to ask Him!

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 N ow Jesus was driving out a demon that was dumb; and it occurred that when the demon had gone out, the dumb man spoke. And the crowds marveled.

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.

15 B ut some of them said, He drives out demons by Beelzebub, the prince of demons,

But some of them said, He casteth out devils through Beelzebub the chief of the devils.

16 W hile others, to try and test and tempt Him, demanded a sign of Him from heaven.

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

17 B ut He, aware of their intent and purpose, said to them, Every kingdom split up against itself is doomed and brought to desolation, and so house falls upon house.

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.

18 A nd if Satan also is divided against himself, how will his kingdom last? For you say that I expel demons with the help of and by Beelzebub.

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

19 N ow if I expel demons with the help of and by Beelzebub, with whose help and by whom do your sons drive them out? Therefore they shall be your judges.

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

20 B ut if I drive out the demons by the finger of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.

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

21 W hen the strong man, fully armed, '> from his courtyard] guards his own dwelling, his belongings are undisturbed.

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

22 B ut when one stronger than he attacks him and conquers him, he robs him of his whole armor on which he had relied and divides up and distributes all his goods as plunder (spoil).

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.

23 H e who is not with Me is against Me, and he who does not gather with Me, scatters.

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

24 W hen the unclean spirit has gone out of a person, it roams through waterless places in search of rest (release, refreshment, ease); and finding none it says, I will go back to my house from which I came.

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.

25 A nd when it arrives, it finds swept and put in order and furnished and decorated.

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

26 A nd it goes and brings other spirits, seven, more evil than itself, and they enter in, settle down, and dwell there; and the last state of that person is worse than the first.

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.

27 N ow it occurred that as He was saying these things, a certain woman in the crowd raised her voice and said to Him, Blessed (happy and to be envied) is the womb that bore You and the breasts that You sucked!

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.

28 B ut He said, Blessed (happy and to be envied) rather are those who hear the Word of God and obey and practice it!

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

29 N ow as the crowds were thronging Him, He began to say, This present generation is a wicked one; it seeks and demands a sign (miracle), but no sign shall be given to it except the sign of Jonah.

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.

30 F or as Jonah became a sign to the people of Nineveh, so will also the Son of Man be to this age and generation.

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

31 T he queen of the South will arise in the judgment with the people of this age and generation and condemn them; for she came from the ends of the earth to listen to the wisdom of Solomon, and notice, here is more than Solomon.

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.

32 T he men of Nineveh will appear as witnesses at the judgment with this generation and will condemn it; for they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and behold, here is more than Jonah.

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.

33 N o one after lighting a lamp puts it in a cellar or crypt or under a bushel measure, but on a lampstand, that those who are coming in may see the light.

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.

34 Y our eye is the lamp of your body; when your eye ( your conscience) is sound and fulfilling its office, your whole body is full of light; but when it is not sound and is not fulfilling its office, your body is full of darkness.

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.

35 B e careful, therefore, that the light that is in you is not darkness.

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

36 I f then your entire body is illuminated, having no part dark, it will be wholly bright, as when a lamp with its bright rays gives you light.

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.

37 N ow while Jesus was speaking, a Pharisee invited Him to take dinner with him, so He entered and reclined at table.

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

38 T he Pharisee noticed and was astonished that Jesus did not first wash before dinner.

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

39 B ut the Lord said to him, Now you Pharisees cleanse the outside of the cup and of the plate, but inside you yourselves are full of greed and robbery and extortion and malice and wickedness.

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.

40 Y ou senseless (foolish, stupid) ones! Did not He Who made the outside make the inside also?

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

41 B ut give as donations to the poor of those things which are within and behold, everything is purified and clean for you.

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

42 B ut woe to you, Pharisees! For you tithe mint and rue and every herb, but disregard and neglect justice and the love of God. These you ought to have done without leaving the others undone.

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.

43 W oe to you, Pharisees! For you love the best seats in the synagogues and to be greeted and bowed down to in the marketplaces.

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

44 W oe to you! For you are like graves which are not marked or seen, and men walk over them without being aware of it.

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.

45 O ne of the experts in the Law answered Him, Teacher, in saying this, You reproach and outrage and affront even us!

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

46 B ut He said, Woe to you, the lawyers, also! For you load men with oppressive burdens hard to bear, and you do not personally '> gently] touch the burdens with one of your fingers.

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.

47 W oe to you! For you are rebuilding and repairing the tombs of the prophets, whom your fathers killed (destroyed).

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

48 S o you bear witness and give your full approval and consent to the deeds of your fathers; for they actually killed them, and you rebuild and repair monuments to them.

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

49 F or this reason also the wisdom of God said, I will send them prophets and apostles, of whom they will put to death and persecute,

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

50 S o that the blood of all the prophets shed from the foundation of the world may be charged against and required of this age and generation,

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

51 F rom the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah, who was slain between the altar and the sanctuary. Yes, I tell you, it shall be charged against and required of this age and 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.

52 W oe to you, lawyers (experts in the Mosaic Law)! For you have taken away the key to knowledge; you did not go in yourselves, and you hindered and prevented those who were entering.

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.

53 A s He left there, the scribes and the Pharisees began to be enraged with and set themselves violently against Him and to draw Him out and provoke Him to speak of many things,

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:

54 S ecretly watching and plotting and lying in wait for Him, to seize upon something He might say.

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