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Now Jesus was praying in a certain place, and when he finished, one of his disciples said to him, "Lord, teach us to pray, as John taught his disciples."

It happened that while Jesus was praying in a certain place, when He had finished, one of His disciples said to Him, "Lord, teach us to pray, just as John also taught his disciples."

And he said to them, "When you pray, say: "Father, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come.

And He said to them, "When you pray, say: 'Father, hallowed be Your name. Your kingdom come.

Give us each day our daily bread,

-'Give us each day our daily bread.

and forgive us our sins, for we ourselves forgive everyone who is indebted to us. And lead us not into temptation."

-'And forgive us our sins, For we ourselves also forgive everyone who is indebted to us. And do not lead us into temptation.'"

And he said to them, "Which of you who has a friend will go to him at midnight and say to him, ‘Friend, lend me three loaves,

And He said to them, "Suppose one of you has a friend, and goes to him at midnight and says to him, 'Friend, lend me three loaves,

for a friend of mine has arrived on a journey, and I have nothing to set before him';

because a friend of mine has come to me from a journey and I have nothing to serve him';

and he will answer from within, ‘Do not bother me; the door is now shut, and my children are with me in bed. I cannot get up and give you anything'?

and from inside he answers and says, '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.'

I tell you, though he will not get up and give him anything because he is his friend, yet because of his impudence he will rise and give him whatever he needs.

"I tell you, even if he will not get up and give him anything just because he is his friend, yet because of his shamelessness he will get up and give him as much as he needs.

And I tell you, ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will 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.

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

"For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks, it will be opened.

What father among you, if his son asks for a fish, will instead of a fish give him a serpent;

"Now which one of you fathers will his son ask for a fish, and instead of a fish, he will give him a snake?

or if he asks for an egg, will give him a scorpion?

"Or he will even ask for an egg, and his father will give him a scorpion?

If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will the heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!"

"So if you, despite 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?"

Now he was casting out a demon that was mute. When the demon had gone out, the mute man spoke, and the people marveled.

And He was casting out a mute demon; when the demon had gone out, the man who was previously unable to speak talked, and the crowds were amazed.

But some of them said, "He casts out demons by Beelzebul, the prince of demons,"

But some of them said, "He casts out the demons by Beelzebul, the ruler of the demons."

while others, to test him, kept seeking from him a sign from heaven.

Others, to test Him, were demanding of Him a sign from heaven.

But he, knowing their thoughts, said to them, "Every kingdom divided against itself is laid waste, and a divided household falls.

But He knew their thoughts and said to them, "Every kingdom divided against itself is laid waste; and a house divided against itself falls.

And if Satan also is divided against himself, how will his kingdom stand? For you say that I cast out demons by Beelzebul.

"And if Satan also has been divided against himself, how will his kingdom stand? For you claim that I cast out the demons by Beelzebul.

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

"Yet if by Beelzebul I cast out the demons, by whom do your sons cast them out? Therefore, they will be your judges.

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

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

When a strong man, fully armed, guards his own palace, his goods are safe;

"When a strong man, fully armed, guards his own house, his possessions are secure.

but when one stronger than he attacks him and overcomes him, he takes away his armor in which he trusted and divides his spoil.

"But when someone stronger than he attacks him and overpowers him, that man takes away his armor on which he had relied and distributes his plunder.

Whoever is not with me is against me, and whoever does not gather with me scatters.

"The one who is not with Me is against Me; and the one who does not gather with Me scatters.

"When the unclean spirit has gone out of a person, it passes through waterless places seeking rest, and finding none it says, ‘I will return to my house from which I came.'

"When the unclean spirit comes out of a person, it passes through waterless places seeking rest, and not finding any, it then says, 'I will return to my house from which I came.'

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

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

Then it goes and brings seven other spirits more evil than itself, and they enter and dwell there. And the last state of that person is worse than the first."

"Then it goes and brings along seven other spirits more evil than itself, and they come in and live there; and the last condition of that person becomes worse than the first."

As he said these things, a woman in the crowd raised her voice and said to him, "Blessed is the womb that bore you, and the breasts at which you nursed!"

While Jesus was saying these things, one of the women in the crowd raised her voice and said to Him, "Blessed is the womb that carried You, and the breasts at which You nursed!"

But he said, "Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and keep it!"

But He said, "On the contrary, blessed are those who hear the word of God and follow it."

When the crowds were increasing, he began to say, "This generation is an evil generation. It seeks for a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah.

Now as the crowds were increasing, He began to say, "This generation is a wicked generation; it demands a sign, and so no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah.

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

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

The queen of the South will rise up at 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 behold, something greater than Solomon is here.

"The Queen 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 listen to the wisdom of Solomon; and behold, something greater than Solomon is here.

The men of Nineveh will rise up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it, for they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and behold, something greater than Jonah is here.

"The men of Nineveh will 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.

"No one after lighting a lamp puts it in a cellar or under a basket, but on a stand, so that those who enter may see the light.

"No one lights a lamp and puts it away in a cellar nor under a basket, but on the lampstand, so that those who enter may see the light.

Your eye is the lamp of your body. When your eye is healthy, your whole body is full of light, but when it is bad, your body is full of darkness.

"Your eye is the lamp of your body; 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.

Therefore be careful lest the light in you be darkness.

"So watch out that the light in you is not darkness.

If then your whole body is full of light, having no part dark, it will be wholly bright, as when a lamp with its rays gives you light."

"Therefore if your whole body is full of light, without any dark part, it will be wholly illuminated, as when the lamp illuminates you with its light."

While Jesus was speaking, a Pharisee asked him to dine with him, so he went in and reclined at table.

Now when He had spoken, a Pharisee asked Him to have lunch with him; and He went in and reclined at the table.

The Pharisee was astonished to see that he did not first wash before dinner.

When the Pharisee saw this, he was surprised that Jesus had not first ceremonially washed before the meal.

And the Lord said to him, "Now you Pharisees cleanse the outside of the cup and of the dish, but inside you are full of greed and wickedness.

But the Lord said to him, "Now you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and of the dish; but your inside is full of greed and wickedness.

You fools! Did not he who made the outside make the inside also?

"You foolish ones, did He who made the outside not make the inside also?

But give as alms those things that are within, and behold, everything is clean for you.

"But give that which is within as a charitable gift, and then all things are clean for you.

"But woe to you Pharisees! For you tithe mint and rue and every herb, and neglect justice and the love of God. These you ought to have done, without neglecting the others.

"But woe to you Pharisees! For you pay tithes of mint, rue, and every kind of garden herb, and yet you ignore justice and the love of God; but these are the things you should have done without neglecting the others.

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

"Woe to you Pharisees! For you love the seat of honor in the synagogues and personal greetings in the marketplaces.

Woe to you! For you are like unmarked graves, and people walk over them without knowing it."

"Woe to you! For you are like unseen tombs, and the people who walk over them are unaware of it."

One of the lawyers answered him, "Teacher, in saying these things you insult us also."

One of the lawyers said to Him in reply, "Teacher, when You say these things, You insult us too."

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

But He said, "Woe to you lawyers as well! For you load people with burdens that are hard to bear, while you yourselves will not even touch the burdens with one of your fingers.

Woe to you! For you build the tombs of the prophets whom your fathers killed.

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

So you are witnesses and you consent to the deeds of your fathers, for they killed them, and you build their tombs.

"So you are witnesses and you approve of the deeds of your fathers; because it was they who killed them, and you build their tombs.

Therefore also the Wisdom of God said, ‘I will send them prophets and apostles, some of whom they will kill and persecute,'

"For this reason also, the wisdom of God said, 'I will send them prophets and apostles, and some of them they will kill, and some they will persecute,

so that the blood of all the prophets, shed from the foundation of the world, may be charged against this generation,

so that the blood of all the prophets, shed since the foundation of the world, may be charged against this generation,

from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah, who perished between the altar and the sanctuary. Yes, I tell you, it will be required of this generation.

from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah, who was killed between the altar and the house of God; yes, I tell you, it shall be charged against this generation.'

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

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

As he went away from there, the scribes and the Pharisees began to press him hard and to provoke him to speak about many things,

When He left that place, the scribes and the Pharisees began to be very hostile and to interrogate Him about many subjects,

lying in wait for him, to catch him in something he might say.

plotting against Him to catch Him in something He might say.