1 A nd it came to pass, in his being in a certain place praying, as he ceased, a certain one of his disciples said unto him, `Sir, teach us to pray, as also John taught his disciples.'

Now it came to pass, as He was praying in a certain place, when He ceased, that one of His disciples said to Him, “Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples.”

2 A nd he said to them, `When ye may pray, say ye: Our Father who art in the heavens; hallowed be Thy name: Thy reign come; Thy will come to pass, as in heaven also on earth;

So He said to them, “When you pray, say: Our Father in heaven, Hallowed be Your name. Your kingdom come. Your will be done On earth as it is in heaven.

3 o ur appointed bread be giving us daily;

Give us day by day our daily bread.

4 a nd forgive us our sins, for also we ourselves forgive every one indebted to us; and mayest Thou not bring us into temptation; but do Thou deliver us from the evil.'

And forgive us our sins, For we also forgive everyone who is indebted to us. And do not lead us into temptation, But deliver us from the evil one.” A Friend Comes at Midnight

5 A nd he said unto them, `Who of you shall have a friend, and shall go on unto him at midnight, and may say to him, Friend, lend me three loaves,

And He said to them, “Which of you shall have a friend, and go to him at midnight and say to him, ‘Friend, lend me three loaves;

6 s eeing a friend of mine came out of the way unto me, and I have not what I shall set before him,

for a friend of mine has come to me on his journey, and I have nothing to set before him’;

7 a nd he from within answering may say, Do not give me trouble, already the door hath been shut, and my children with me are in the bed, I am not able, having risen, to give to thee.

and he will answer from within and say, ‘Do not trouble me; the door is now shut, and my children are with me in bed; I cannot rise and give to you’?

8 ` I say to you, even if he will not give to him, having risen, because of his being his friend, yet because of his importunity, having risen, he will give him as many as he doth need;

I say to you, though he will not rise and give to him because he is his friend, yet because of his persistence he will rise and give him as many as he needs. Keep Asking, Seeking, Knocking

9 a nd 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;

“So I say to you, ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.

10 f or every one who is asking doth receive; and he who is seeking doth find; and to him who is knocking it shall be opened.

For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened.

11 ` And of which of you -- the father -- if the son shall ask a loaf, a stone will he present to him? and if a fish, will he instead of a fish, a serpent present to him?

If a son asks for bread from any father among you, will he give him a stone? Or if he asks for a fish, will he give him a serpent instead of a fish?

12 a nd if he may ask an egg, will he present to him a scorpion?

Or if he asks for an egg, will he offer him a scorpion?

13 I f, then, ye, being evil, have known good gifts to be giving to your children, how much more shall the Father who is from heaven give the Holy Spirit to those asking Him!'

If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him!” A House Divided Cannot Stand

14 A nd he was casting forth a demon, and it was dumb, and it came to pass, the demon having gone forth, the dumb man spake, and the multitudes wondered,

And He was casting out a demon, and it was mute. So it was, when the demon had gone out, that the mute spoke; and the multitudes marveled.

15 a nd certain of them said, `By Beelzeboul, ruler of the demons, he doth cast forth the demons;'

But some of them said, “He casts out demons by Beelzebub, the ruler of the demons.”

16 a nd others, tempting, a sign out of heaven from him were asking.

Others, testing Him, sought from Him a sign from heaven.

17 A nd he, knowing their thoughts, said to them, `Every kingdom having been divided against itself is desolated; and house against house doth fall;

But He, knowing their thoughts, said to them: “Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation, and a house divided against a house falls.

18 a nd if also the Adversary against himself was divided, how shall his kingdom be made to stand? for ye say, by Beelzeboul is my casting forth the demons.

If Satan also is divided against himself, how will his kingdom stand? Because you say I cast out demons by Beelzebub.

19 ` But if I by Beelzeboul cast forth the demons -- your sons, by whom do they cast forth? because of this your judges they shall be;

And if I cast out demons by Beelzebub, by whom do your sons cast them out? Therefore they will be your judges.

20 b ut if by the finger of God I cast forth the demons, then come unawares upon you did the reign of God.

But if I cast out demons with the finger of God, surely the kingdom of God has come upon you.

21 ` When the strong man armed may keep his hall, in peace are his goods;

When a strong man, fully armed, guards his own palace, his goods are in peace.

22 b ut when the stronger than he, having come upon, may overcome him, his whole-armour he doth take away in which he had trusted, and his spoils he distributeth;

But when a stronger than he comes upon him and overcomes him, he takes from him all his armor in which he trusted, and divides his spoils.

23 h e who is not with me is against me, and he who is not gathering with me doth scatter.

He who is not with Me is against Me, and he who does not gather with Me scatters. An Unclean Spirit Returns

24 ` When the unclean spirit may go forth from the man it walketh through waterless places seeking rest, and not finding, it saith, I will turn back to my house whence I came forth;

“When an unclean spirit goes out of a man, he goes through dry places, seeking rest; and finding none, he says, ‘I will return to my house from which I came.’

25 a nd having come, it findeth swept and adorned;

And when he comes, he finds it swept and put in order.

26 t hen doth it go, and take to it seven other spirits more evil than itself, and having entered, they dwell there, and the last of that man becometh worst than the first.'

Then he goes and takes with him seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and they enter and dwell there; and the last state of that man is worse than the first.” Keeping the Word

27 A nd it came to pass, in his saying these things, a certain woman having lifted up the voice out of the multitude, said to him, `Happy the womb that carried thee, and the paps that thou didst suck!'

And it happened, as He spoke these things, that a certain woman from the crowd raised her voice and said to Him, “Blessed is the womb that bore You, and the breasts which nursed You!”

28 A nd he said, `Yea, rather, happy those hearing the word of God, and keeping!'

But He said, “More than that, blessed are those who hear the word of God and keep it!” Seeking a Sign

29 A nd the multitudes crowding together upon him, he began to say, `This generation is evil, a sign it doth seek after, and a sign shall not be given to it, except the sign of Jonah the prophet,

And while the crowds were thickly gathered together, He began to say, “This is an evil generation. It seeks a sign, and no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah the prophet.

30 f or as Jonah became a sign to the Ninevites, so also shall the Son of Man be to this generation.

For as Jonah became a sign to the Ninevites, so also the Son of Man will be to this generation.

31 ` A queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with the men of this generation, and shall condemn them, because she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and lo, greater than Solomon here!

The queen of the South will rise up in the judgment with the men of this generation and condemn them, for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and indeed a greater than Solomon is here.

32 ` Men of Nineveh shall stand up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it, because they reformed at the proclamation of Jonah; and lo, greater than Jonah here!

The men of Nineveh will rise up in the judgment with this generation and condemn it, for they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and indeed a greater than Jonah is here. The Lamp of the Body

33 ` And no one having lighted a lamp, doth put in a secret place, nor under the measure, but on the lamp-stand, that those coming in may behold the light.

“No one, when he has lit a lamp, puts it in a secret place or under a basket, but on a lampstand, that those who come in may see the light.

34 ` The lamp of the body is the eye, when then thine eye may be simple, thy whole body also is lightened; and when it may be evil, thy body also is darkened;

The lamp of the body is the eye. Therefore, when your eye is good, your whole body also is full of light. But when your eye is bad, your body also is full of darkness.

35 t ake heed, then, lest the light that in thee be darkness;

Therefore take heed that the light which is in you is not darkness.

36 i f then thy whole body is lightened, not having any part darkened, the whole shall be lightened, as when the lamp by the brightness may give thee light.'

If then your whole body is full of light, having no part dark, the whole body will be full of light, as when the bright shining of a lamp gives you light.” Woe to the Pharisees and Lawyers

37 A nd in speaking, a certain Pharisee was asking him that he might dine with him, and having gone in, he reclined (at meat),

And as He spoke, a certain Pharisee asked Him to dine with him. So He went in and sat down to eat.

38 a nd the Pharisee having seen, did wonder that he did not first baptize himself before the dinner.

When the Pharisee saw it, he marveled that He had not first washed before dinner.

39 A nd the Lord said unto him, `Now do ye, the Pharisees, the outside of the cup and of the plate make clean, but your inward part is full of rapine and wickedness;

Then the Lord said to him, “Now you Pharisees make the outside of the cup and dish clean, but your inward part is full of greed and wickedness.

40 u nthinking! did not He who made the outside also the inside make?

Foolish ones! Did not He who made the outside make the inside also?

41 B ut what ye have give ye alms, and, lo, all things are clean to you.

But rather give alms of such things as you have; then indeed all things are clean to you.

42 ` But wo to you, the Pharisees, because ye tithe the mint, and the rue, and every herb, and ye pass by the judgment, and the love of God; these things it behoveth to do, and those not to be neglecting.

“But woe to you Pharisees! For you tithe mint and rue and all manner of herbs, and pass by justice and the love of God. These you ought to have done, without leaving the others undone.

43 ` Wo to you, the Pharisees, because ye love the first seats in the synagogues, and the salutations in the market-places.

Woe to you Pharisees! For you love the best seats in the synagogues and greetings in the marketplaces.

44 ` Wo to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because ye are as the unseen tombs, and the men walking above have not known.'

Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like graves which are not seen, and the men who walk over them are not aware of them. ”

45 A nd one of the lawyers answering, saith to him, `Teacher, these things saying, us also thou dost insult;'

Then one of the lawyers answered and said to Him, “Teacher, by saying these things You reproach us also.”

46 a nd he said, `And to you, the lawyers, wo! because ye burden men with burdens grievous to be borne, and ye yourselves with one of your fingers do not touch the burdens.

And He said, “Woe to you also, lawyers! For you load men with burdens hard to bear, and you yourselves do not touch the burdens with one of your fingers.

47 ` Wo to you, because ye build the tombs of the prophets, and your fathers killed them.

Woe to you! For you build the tombs of the prophets, and your fathers killed them.

48 T hen do ye testify, and are well pleased with the works of your fathers, because they indeed killed them, and ye do build their tombs;

In fact, you bear witness that you approve the deeds of your fathers; for they indeed killed them, and you build their tombs.

49 b ecause of this also the wisdom of God said: I will send to them prophets, and apostles, and some of them they shall kill and persecute,

Therefore the wisdom of God also said, ‘I will send them prophets and apostles, and some of them they will kill and persecute,’

50 t hat the blood of all the prophets, that is being poured forth from the foundation of the world, may be required from this 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 unto the blood of Zacharias, who perished between the altar and the house; yes, I say to you, It shall be required from this generation.

from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah who perished between the altar and the temple. Yes, I say to you, it shall be required of this generation.

52 ` Wo to you, the lawyers, because ye took away the key of the knowledge; yourselves ye did not enter; and those coming in, ye did hinder.'

“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.”

53 A nd in his speaking these things unto them, the scribes and the Pharisees began fearfully to urge and to press him to speak about many things,

And as He said these things to them, the scribes and the Pharisees began to assail Him vehemently, and to cross-examine Him about many things,

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

lying in wait for Him, and seeking to catch Him in something He might say, that they might accuse Him.