1 ¶ 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.

And it came to pass as he was in a certain place praying, when he ceased, one of his disciples said to him, Lord, teach us to pray, even as John also taught his disciples.

2 A nd he said unto them, When ye pray, say, Our Father who art in the heavens, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in heaven, so also in the earth.

And he said to them, When ye pray, say, Father, thy name be hallowed; thy kingdom come;

3 G ive us day by day our daily bread.

give us our needed bread for each day;

4 A nd 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.

and remit us our sins, for we also remit to every one indebted to us; and lead us not into temptation.

5 A nd 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;

And he said to them, Who among you shall have a friend, and shall go to him at midnight and say to him, Friend, let me have three loaves,

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

since a friend of mine on a journey is come to me, and I have nothing to set before him;

7 A nd 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.

and he within answering should say, Do not disturb me; the door is already shut, and my children are with me in bed; I cannot rise up to 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 rise and give him as many as he needs.

—I say to you, Although he will not get up and give to him because he is his friend, because of his shamelessness, at any rate, he will rise and give him as many as he wants.

9 A nd I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.

And I say to you, Ask, and it shall be given to you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened to you.

10 F or every one that asks receives; and he that seeks finds; and to him that knocks it shall be opened.

For every one that asks receives; and he that seeks finds; and to him that knocks it will be opened.

11 I f 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?

But of whom of you that is a father shall a son ask bread, and shall give him a stone? or also a fish, and instead of a fish shall give him a serpent?

12 O r if he shall ask an egg, will he offer him a scorpion?

or if also he shall ask an egg, shall give him a scorpion?

13 I f 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 those that ask him?

If therefore ye, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much rather shall the Father who is of heaven give Holy Spirit to them that ask him?

14 ¶ And he was casting out a demon, and it was dumb. And it came to pass, when the demon was gone out, the one who had been dumb spoke; and the people marvelled.

And he was casting out a demon, and it was dumb; and it came to pass, the demon being gone out, the dumb spoke. And the crowds wondered.

15 B ut some of them said, He casts out devils through Beelzebub the prince of the demons.

But some from among them said, By Beelzebub the prince of the demons casts he out demons.

16 A nd others, tempting him, sought of him a sign from heaven.

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

17 B ut he, knowing their thoughts, said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and every house or city divided against itself will not remain.

But he, knowing their thoughts, said to them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation: and a house set against a house falls;

18 I f Satan also is divided against himself, how shall his kingdom stand? because ye say that I cast out demons through Beelzebub.

and if also Satan is divided against himself, how shall his kingdom subsist? because ye say that I cast out demons by Beelzebub.

19 A nd if I by Beelzebub cast out demons, by whom do your sons cast them out? therefore shall they be your judges.

But if I by Beelzebub cast out demons, your sons—by whom do they cast out? For this reason they shall be your judges.

20 B ut if I with the finger of God cast out the demons, certainly the kingdom of God is come upon you.

But if by the finger of God I cast out demons, then the kingdom of God is come upon you.

21 W hen an armed strong man keeps his palace, his goods are in peace;

When the strong armed keeps his own house, his goods are in peace;

22 b ut when another stronger than he shall come upon him and overcome him, he takes from him all his arms in which he trusted and divides his spoils.

but when the stronger than he coming upon overcomes him, he takes away his panoply in which he trusted, and he will divide the spoil from him.

23 H e that is not with me is against me, and he that does not gather with me scatters.

He that is not with me is against me, and he that gathers not with me scatters.

24 W hen the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walks through dry places, seeking rest; and finding none, he says, I will return unto my house from which I came out.

When the unclean spirit has gone out of the man, he goes through dry places seeking rest; and not finding he says, I will return to my house whence I came out.

25 A nd when he comes, he finds it swept and garnished.

And having come, he finds it swept and adorned.

26 T hen he goes, and takes unto 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.

Then he goes and takes seven other spirits worse than himself, and entering in, they dwell there; and the last condition of that man becomes worse than the first.

27 ¶ And it came to pass as he spoke these things, a certain woman of the crowd lifted up her voice and said unto him, Blessed is the womb that bare thee and the breasts which thou hast sucked.

And it came to pass as he spake these things, a certain woman, lifting up her voice out of the crowd, said to him, Blessed is the womb that has borne thee, and the paps which thou hast sucked.

28 B ut he said, Rather, blessed are those that hear the word of God and keep it.

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

29 ¶ And gathering the people unto him, he began to say, This is an evil generation: they seek a sign, and no sign shall be given it but the sign of Jonah the prophet.

But as the crowds thronged together, he began to say, This generation is a wicked generation: it seeks a sign, and a sign shall not be given to it but the sign of Jonas.

30 F or as Jonah was a sign unto the Ninevites, so shall also the Son of man be to this generation.

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

31 T he queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment against 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.

A 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, more than Solomon is here.

32 T he men of Nineve shall rise 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.

Men of Nineveh shall stand up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for they repented at the preaching of Jonas; and behold, more than Jonas is here.

33 N o one, when he has lighted a lamp, puts it in a secret place, neither under a bushel, but on a lampstand that those who come in may see the light.

But no one having lit a lamp sets it in secret, nor under the corn-measure, but on the lamp-stand, that they who enter in may see the light.

34 T he lamp of the body is the eye; therefore when thine eye is sincere, thy whole body also is full of light; but when thine eye is evil, thy body also is full of darkness.

The lamp of the body is thine eye: when thine eye is simple, thy whole body also is light; but when it is wicked, thy body also is dark.

35 T ake heed therefore if the light which is in thee is darkness.

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

36 I f thy whole body therefore is full of light, having no part dark, the whole shall be full of light as when the bright shining of a lamp doth give thee light.

If therefore thy whole body light, not having any part dark, it shall be all light as when the lamp lights thee with its brightness.

37 ¶ And as he spoke, a certain Pharisee besought him to dine with him, and he went in and sat down to food.

But as he spoke, a certain Pharisee asked him that he would dine with him; and entering in he placed himself at table.

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

But the Pharisee seeing wondered that he had not first washed before dinner.

39 A nd 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.

But the Lord said to him, Now do ye Pharisees cleanse the outside of the cup and of the dish, but your inward are full of plunder and wickedness.

40 Y e fools, did not he that made that which is without make that which is within also?

Fools, has not he who has made the outside made the inside also?

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

But rather give alms of what ye have, and behold, all things are clean to you.

42 B ut woe unto you, Pharisees! for ye tithe mint and rue and all manner of herbs and pass over the judgment and the charity of God; these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone.

But woe unto you, Pharisees, for ye pay tithes of mint and rue and every herb, and pass by the judgment and the love of God: these ye ought to have done, and not have left those aside.

43 W oe unto you, Pharisees! for ye love the first seats in the synagogues and greetings in the markets.

Woe unto you, Pharisees, for ye love the first seat in the synagogues and salutations in the market-places.

44 W oe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are as graves which are not seen, and the men that walk over them are not aware of them.

Woe unto you, for ye are as the sepulchres which appear not, and the men walking over them do not know.

45 T hen one of the lawyers answered and said unto him, Master, saying these things, thou dost reproach us also.

And one of the doctors of the law answering says to him, Teacher, in saying these things thou insultest us also.

46 A nd he said, Woe unto you also, ye lawyers! for ye burden men with burdens grievous to be borne, and ye yourselves touch not the burdens with one of your fingers.

And he said, To you also woe, doctors of the law, for ye lay upon men burdens heavy to bear, and yourselves do not touch the burdens with one of your fingers.

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

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

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

Ye bear witness then, and consent to the works of your fathers; for they killed them, and ye build.

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

For this reason also the wisdom of God has said, I will send to them prophets and apostles, and of these shall they kill and drive out by persecution,

50 t hat the blood of all the prophets which was shed from the foundation of the world may be required of this generation,

that the blood of all the prophets which has been poured out from the foundation of the world may be required of this generation,

51 f rom the blood of Abel unto the blood of Zacharias, who perished between the altar and the temple; verily I say unto you, It shall be required of this generation.

from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zacharias, who perished between the altar and the house; yea, I say to you, it shall be required of this generation.

52 W oe unto you, lawyers! for ye have taken the key of knowledge: ye entered not in yourselves, and those that were entering in, ye hindered.

Woe unto you, the doctors of the law, for ye have taken away the key of knowledge; yourselves have not entered in, and those who were entering in ye have hindered.

53 A nd 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,

And as he said these things to them, the scribes and the Pharisees began to press him urgently, and to make him speak of many things;

54 l aying wait for him and seeking to catch something out of his mouth that they might accuse him.

watching him, to catch something out of his mouth,.