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.

² 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 Give us day by day our daily bread.

⁴ 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 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 For a friend of mine in his journey is come to me, and I have nothing to set before him?

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.

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 needeth.

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.

¹⁰ For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.

¹¹ 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 Or if he shall ask an egg, will he offer him a scorpion?

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?

¹⁴ 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 But some of them said, He casteth out devils through Beelzebub the chief of the devils.

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

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.

¹⁸ If Satan also be divided against himself, how shall his kingdom stand? because ye say that I cast out devils through Beelzebub.

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

²⁰ But if I with the finger of God cast out devils, no doubt the kingdom of God is come upon you.

²¹ When a strong man armed keepeth his palace, his goods are in peace:

²² 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 He that is not with me is against me: and he that gathereth not with me scattereth.

²⁴ 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 And when he cometh, he findeth it swept and garnished.

²⁶ 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 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 But he said, Yea rather, blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it.

²⁹ 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 For as Jonas was a sign unto the Ninevites, so shall also the Son of man be to this generation.

³¹ 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 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 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 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 Take heed therefore that the light which is in thee be not darkness.

³⁶ 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 And as he spake, a certain Pharisee besought him to dine with him: and he went in, and sat down to meat.

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

³⁹ 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 Ye fools, did not he that made that which is without make that which is within also?

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

⁴² 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 Woe unto you, Pharisees! for ye love the uppermost seats in the synagogues, and greetings in the markets.

⁴⁴ 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 Then answered one of the lawyers, and said unto him, Master, thus saying thou reproachest us also.

⁴⁶ 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 Woe unto you! for ye build the sepulchres of the prophets, and your fathers killed them.

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

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

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

⁵¹ 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 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 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 Laying wait for him, and seeking to catch something out of his mouth, that they might accuse him.

---

¹ And ^G2532 it came to pass, ^G1096 that, as ^G1722 he ^G846 was ^G1511 praying ^G4336 in ^G1722 a certain ^G5100 place, ^G5117 when ^G5613 he ceased, ^G3973 one ^G5100 of his ^G846 disciples ^G3101 said ^G2036 unto ^G4314 him, ^G846 Lord, ^G2962 teach ^G1321 us ^G2248 to pray, ^G4336 as ^G2531 John ^G2491 also ^G2532 taught ^G1321 his ^G846 disciples. ^G3101

² And ^G1161 he said ^G2036 unto them, ^G846 When ^G3752 ye pray, ^G4336 say, ^G3004 Our ^G2257 Father ^G3962 which ^G3588 art in ^G1722 heaven, ^G3772 Hallowed be ^G37 thy ^G4675 name. ^G3686 Thy ^G4675 kingdom ^G932 come. ^G2064 Thy ^G4675 will ^G2307 be done, ^G1096 as ^G5613 in ^G1722 heaven, ^G3772 so ^G2532 in ^G1909 earth. ^G1093

³ Give ^G1325 us ^G2254 day ^G2596 by day ^G2250 our ^G2257 daily ^G1967 bread. ^G740

⁴ And ^G2532 forgive ^G863 us ^G2254 our ^G2257 sins; ^G266 for ^G1063 we ^G846 also ^G2532 forgive ^G863 every one ^G3956 that is indebted ^G3784 to us. ^G2254 And ^G2532 lead ^G1533 us ^G2248 not ^G3361 into ^G1519 temptation; ^G3986 but ^G235 deliver ^G4506 us ^G2248 from ^G575 evil. ^G4190

⁵ And ^G2532 he said ^G2036 unto ^G4314 them, ^G846 Which ^G5101 of ^G1537 you ^G5216 shall have ^G2192 a friend, ^G5384 and ^G2532 shall go ^G4198 unto ^G4314 him ^G846 at midnight, ^G3317 and ^G2532 say ^G2036 unto him, ^G846 Friend, ^G5384 lend ^G5531 me ^G3427 three ^G5140 loaves; ^G740

⁶ For ^G1894 a friend ^G5384 of mine ^G3450 in ^G1537 his journey ^G3598 is come ^G3854 to ^G4314 me, ^G3165 and ^G2532 I have ^G2192 nothing ^{G3756 G3739} to set before ^G3908 him? ^G846

⁷ And he ^G2548 from within ^G2081 shall answer ^G611 and say, ^G2036 Trouble ^{G2873 G3930} me ^G3427 not: ^G3361 the door ^G2374 is ^G2808 now ^G2235 shut, ^G2808 and ^G2532 my ^G3450 children ^G3813 are ^G1526 with ^G3326 me ^G1700 in ^G1519 bed; ^G2845 I cannot ^{G3756 G1410} rise ^G450 and give ^G1325 thee. ^G4671

⁸ I say ^G3004 unto you, ^G5213 Though ^G1499 he will ^G1453 not ^G3756 rise ^G1453 and give ^G1325 him, ^G846 because ^G1223 he is ^G1511 his ^G846 friend, ^G5384 yet ^G1065 because ^G1223 of his ^G846 importunity ^G335 he will rise ^G450 and give ^G1325 him ^G846 as many as ^G3745 he needeth. ^G5535

⁹ And ^G2504 I say ^G3004 unto you, ^G5213 Ask, ^G154 and ^G2532 it shall be given ^G1325 you; ^G5213 seek, ^G2212 and ^G2532 ye shall find; ^G2147 knock, ^G2925 and ^G2532 it shall be opened ^G455 unto you. ^G5213

¹⁰ For ^G1063 every one ^G3956 that asketh ^G154 receiveth; ^G2983 and ^G2532 he that seeketh ^G2212 findeth; ^G2147 and ^G2532 to him that knocketh ^G2925 it shall be opened. ^G455

¹¹ If ^G1161 a son ^G5207 shall ask ^G154 bread ^G740 of any of you ^G5216 that is a father, ^{G3962 G5101} will he give ^{G1929 G3361} him ^G846 a stone? ^G3037 or ^G1499 if he ask a fish, ^G2486 will he ^G1929 for ^G473 a fish ^G2486 give ^{G1929 G3361} him ^G846 a serpent? ^G3789

¹² Or ^{G2228 G2532} if ^G1437 he shall ask ^G154 an egg, ^G5609 will he offer ^{G3361 G1929} him ^G846 a scorpion? ^G4651

¹³ If ^G1487 ye ^G5210 then, ^G3767 being ^G5225 evil, ^G4190 know ^G1492 how to give ^G1325 good ^G18 gifts ^G1390 unto your ^G5216 children: ^G5043 how much ^G4214 more ^G3123 shall ^G1325 your heavenly ^G3772 Father ^{G3962 G1537} give ^G1325 the Holy ^G40 Spirit ^G4151 to them that ask ^G154 him? ^G846

¹⁴ And ^G2532 he was ^G2258 casting out ^G1544 a devil, ^G1140 and ^G2532 it ^G846 was ^G2258 dumb. ^G2974 And ^G1161 it came to pass, ^G1096 when the devil ^G1140 was gone out, ^G1831 the dumb ^G2974 spake; ^G2980 and ^G2532 the people ^G3793 wondered. ^G2296

¹⁵ But ^G1161 some ^G5100 of ^G1537 them ^G846 said, ^G2036 He casteth out ^G1544 devils ^G1140 through ^G1722 Beelzebub ^G954 the chief ^G758 of the devils. ^G1140

¹⁶ And ^G1161 others, ^G2087 tempting ^G3985 him, sought ^G2212 of ^G3844 him ^G846 a sign ^G4592 from ^G1537 heaven. ^G3772

¹⁷ But ^G1161 he, ^G846 knowing ^G1492 their ^G846 thoughts, ^G1270 said ^G2036 unto them, ^G846 Every ^G3956 kingdom ^G932 divided ^G1266 against ^G1909 itself ^G1438 is brought to desolation; ^G2049 and ^G2532 a house ^G3624 divided against ^G1909 a house ^G3624 falleth. ^G4098

¹⁸ If ^{G1499 G1161} Satan ^G4567 also ^G1499 be divided ^G1266 against ^G1909 himself, ^G1438 how ^G4459 shall ^G2476 his ^G846 kingdom ^G932 stand? ^G2476 because ^G3754 ye say ^G3004 that I ^G3165 cast out ^G1544 devils ^G1140 through ^G1722 Beelzebub. ^G954

¹⁹ And ^G1161 if ^G1487 I ^G1473 by ^G1722 Beelzebub ^G954 cast out ^G1544 devils, ^G1140 by ^G1722 whom ^G5101 do ^G1544 your ^G5216 sons ^G5207 cast them out? ^G1544 therefore ^{G1223 G5124} shall they ^G846 be ^G2071 your ^G5216 judges. ^G2923

²⁰ But ^G1161 if ^G1487 I with ^G1722 the finger ^G1147 of God ^G2316 cast out ^G1544 devils, ^G1140 no doubt ^G686 the kingdom ^G932 of God ^G2316 is come ^G5348 upon ^G1909 you. ^G5209

²¹ When ^G3752 a strong man ^G2478 armed ^G2528 keepeth ^G5442 his ^G833 palace, ^G1438 his ^G846 goods ^G5224 are ^G2076 in ^G1722 peace: ^G1515

²² But ^G1161 when ^G1875 a stronger ^G2478 than he ^G846 shall come upon him, ^G1904 and overcome ^G3528 him, ^G846 he taketh ^G142 from him ^G846 all his armour ^G3833 wherein ^{G1909 G3739} he trusted, ^G3982 and ^G2532 divideth ^G1239 his ^G846 spoils. ^G4661

²³ He that is ^G5607 not ^G3361 with ^G3326 me ^G1700 is ^G2076 against ^G2596 me: ^G1700 and ^G2532 he that gathereth ^G4863 not ^G3361 with ^G3326 me ^G1700 scattereth. ^G4650

²⁴ When ^G3752 the unclean ^G169 spirit ^G4151 is gone ^G1831 out of ^G575 a man, ^G444 he walketh ^G1330 through ^G1223 dry ^G504 places, ^G5117 seeking ^G2212 rest; ^G372 and ^G2532 finding ^G2147 none, ^G3361 he saith, ^G3004 I will return ^G5290 unto ^G1519 my ^G3450 house ^G3624 whence ^G3606 I came out. ^G1831

²⁵ And ^G2532 when he cometh, ^G2064 he findeth ^G2147 it swept ^G4563 and ^G2532 garnished. ^G2885

²⁶ Then ^G5119 goeth he, ^G4198 and ^G2532 taketh ^G3880 to him seven ^G2033 other ^G2087 spirits ^G4151 more wicked ^G4191 than himself; ^G1438 and ^G2532 they enter in, ^G1525 and dwell ^G2730 there: ^G1563 and ^G2532 the last ^G2078 state of that ^G1565 man ^G444 is ^G1096 worse ^G5501 than the first. ^G4413

²⁷ And ^G1161 it came to pass, ^G1096 as ^G1722 he ^G846 spake ^G3004 these things, ^G5023 a certain ^G5100 woman ^G1135 of ^G1537 the company ^G3793 lifted up ^G1869 her voice, ^G5456 and said ^G2036 unto him, ^G846 Blessed ^G3107 is the womb ^G2836 that bare ^G941 thee, ^G4571 and ^G2532 the paps ^G3149 which ^G3739 thou hast sucked. ^G2337

²⁸ But ^G1161 he ^G846 said, ^G2036 Yea rather, ^G3304 blessed ^G3107 are they that hear ^G191 the word ^G3056 of God, ^G2316 and ^G2532 keep ^G5442 it. ^G846

²⁹ And ^G1161 when the people ^G3793 were gathered thick together, ^G1865 he began ^G756 to say, ^G3004 This ^G3778 is ^G2076 an evil ^G4190 generation: ^G1074 they seek ^G1934 a sign; ^G4592 and ^G2532 there shall ^G1325 no ^G3756 sign ^G4592 be given ^G1325 it, ^G846 but ^G1508 the sign ^G4592 of Jonas ^G2495 the prophet. ^G4396

³⁰ For ^G1063 as ^G2531 Jonas ^G2495 was ^G1096 a sign ^G4592 unto the Ninevites, ^G3536 so ^G3779 shall ^G2071 also ^G2532 the Son ^G5207 of man ^G444 be ^G2071 to this ^G5026 generation. ^G1074

³¹ The queen ^G938 of the south ^G3558 shall rise up ^G1453 in ^G1722 the judgment ^G2920 with ^G3326 the men ^G435 of this ^G5026 generation, ^G1074 and ^G2532 condemn ^G2632 them: ^G846 for ^G3754 she came ^G2064 from ^G1537 the utmost parts ^G4009 of the earth ^G1093 to hear ^G191 the wisdom ^G4678 of Solomon; ^G4672 and, ^G2532 behold, ^G2400 a greater than ^G4119 Solomon ^G4672 is here. ^G5602

³² The men ^G435 of Nineve ^G3535 shall rise up ^G450 in ^G1722 the judgment ^G2920 with ^G3326 this ^G5026 generation, ^G1074 and ^G2532 shall condemn ^G2632 it: ^G846 for ^G3754 they repented ^G3340 at ^G1519 the preaching ^G2782 of Jonas; ^G2495 and, ^G2532 behold, ^G2400 a greater than ^G4119 Jonas ^G2495 is here. ^G5602

^{33 G1161} No man, ^G3762 when he hath lighted ^G681 a candle, ^G3088 putteth ^G5087 it in ^G1519 a secret place, ^G2926 neither ^G3761 under ^G5259 a bushel, ^G3426 but ^G235 on ^G1909 a candlestick, ^G3087 that ^G2443 they which ^G3588 come in ^G1531 may see ^G991 the light. ^G5338

³⁴ The light ^G3088 of the body ^G4983 is ^G2076 the eye: ^G3788 therefore ^G3767 when ^G1875 thine ^G4675 eye ^G3788 is ^G5600 single, ^G573 thy ^G4675 whole ^G3650 body ^G4983 also ^G2532 is ^G2076 full of light; ^G5460 but ^G1161 when ^G3752 thine eye is ^G5600 evil, ^G4190 thy ^G4675 body ^G4983 also ^G2532 is full of darkness. ^G4652

³⁵ Take heed ^G4648 therefore ^G3767 that the light ^G5457 which ^G3588 is in ^G1722 thee ^G4671 be ^G2076 not ^G3361 darkness. ^G4655

³⁶ If ^G1487 thy ^G4675 whole ^G3650 body ^G4983 therefore ^G3767 be full of light, ^G5460 having ^G2192 no ^{G3361 G5100} part ^G3313 dark, ^G4652 the whole ^G3650 shall be ^G2071 full of light, ^G5460 as ^G5613 when ^G3752 the bright shining ^G796 of a candle ^G3088 doth give ^G5461 thee ^G4571 light. ^G5461

³⁷ And ^G1161 as ^G1722 he spake, ^G2980 a certain ^G5100 Pharisee ^G5330 besought ^G2065 him ^G846 to ^G3704 dine ^G709 with ^G3844 him: ^G846 and ^G1161 he went in, ^G1525 and sat down to meat. ^G377

³⁸ And ^G1161 when the Pharisee ^G5330 saw ^G1492 it, he marvelled ^G2296 that ^G3754 he had ^G907 not ^G3756 first ^G4412 washed ^G907 before ^G4253 dinner. ^G712

³⁹ And ^G1161 the Lord ^G2962 said ^G2036 unto ^G4314 him, ^G846 Now ^G3568 do ^G2511 ye ^G5210 Pharisees ^G5330 make clean ^G2511 the outside ^G1855 of the cup ^G4221 and ^G2532 the platter; ^G4094 but ^G1161 your ^G5216 inward part ^G2081 is full ^G1073 of ravening ^G724 and ^G2532 wickedness. ^G4189

⁴⁰ Ye fools, ^G878 did ^G4160 not ^G3756 he that made ^G4160 that which ^G3588 is without ^G1855 make ^G4160 that which ^G3588 is within ^G2081 also? ^G2532

⁴¹ But rather ^G4133 give ^G1325 alms ^G1654 of such things as ye have; ^G1751 and, ^G2532 behold, ^G2400 all things ^G3956 are ^G2076 clean ^G2513 unto you. ^G5213

⁴² But ^G235 woe ^G3759 unto you, ^G5213 Pharisees! ^G5330 for ^G3754 ye tithe ^G586 mint ^G2238 and ^G2532 rue ^G4076 and ^G2532 all manner ^G3956 of herbs, ^G3001 and ^G2532 pass over ^G3928 judgment ^G2920 and ^G2532 the love ^G26 of God: ^G2316 these ^G5023 ought ye ^G1163 to have done, ^G4160 and not ^G3361 to leave ^G863 the other ^G2548 undone. ^G863

⁴³ Woe ^G3759 unto you, ^G5213 Pharisees! ^G5330 for ^G3754 ye love ^G25 the uppermost seats ^G4410 in ^G1722 the synagogues, ^G4864 and ^G2532 greetings ^G783 in ^G1722 the markets. ^G58

⁴⁴ Woe ^G3759 unto you, ^G5213 scribes ^G1122 and ^G2532 Pharisees, ^G5330 hypocrites! ^G5273 for ^G3754 ye are ^G2075 as ^G5613 graves ^G3419 which ^G3588 appear not, ^G82 and ^G2532 the men ^G444 that walk ^G4043 over ^G1883 them are ^G1492 not ^G3756 aware ^G1492 of them.

⁴⁵ Then ^G1161 answered ^G611 one ^G5100 of the lawyers, ^G3544 and said ^G3004 unto him, ^G846 Master, ^G1320 thus ^G5023 saying ^G3004 thou reproachest ^G5195 us ^G2248 also. ^G2532

⁴⁶ And ^G1161 he said, ^G2036 Woe ^G3759 unto you ^G5213 also, ^G2532 ye lawyers! ^G3544 for ^G3754 ye lade ^G5412 men ^G444 with burdens ^G5413 grievous to be borne, ^G1419 and ^G2532 ye yourselves ^G846 touch ^G4379 not ^G3756 the burdens ^G5413 with one ^G1520 of your ^G5216 fingers. ^G1147

⁴⁷ Woe ^G3759 unto you! ^G5213 for ^G3754 ye build ^G3618 the sepulchres ^G3419 of the prophets, ^G4396 and ^G1161 your ^G5216 fathers ^G3962 killed ^G615 them. ^G846

⁴⁸ Truly ^G686 ye bear witness ^G3140 that ^G2532 ye allow ^G4909 the deeds ^G2041 of your ^G5216 fathers: ^G3962 for ^G3754 they ^G846 indeed ^G3303 killed ^G615 them, ^G846 and ^G1161 ye ^G5210 build ^G3618 their ^G846 sepulchres. ^G3419

⁴⁹ Therefore ^{G1223 G5124} also ^G2532 said ^G2036 the wisdom ^G4678 of God, ^G2316 I will send ^{G649 G1519} them ^G846 prophets ^G4396 and ^G2532 apostles, ^G652 and ^G2532 some of ^G1537 them ^G846 they shall slay ^G615 and ^G2532 persecute: ^G1559

⁵⁰ That ^G2443 the blood ^G129 of all ^G3956 the prophets, ^G4396 which ^G3588 was shed ^G1632 from ^G575 the foundation ^G2602 of the world, ^G2889 may be required ^G1567 of ^G575 this ^G5026 generation; ^G1074

⁵¹ From ^G575 the blood ^G129 of Abel ^G6 unto ^G2193 the blood ^G129 of Zacharias, ^G2197 which ^G3588 perished ^G622 between ^G3342 the altar ^G2379 and ^G2532 the temple: ^G3624 verily ^G3483 I say ^G3004 unto you, ^G5213 It shall be required ^G1567 of ^G575 this ^G5026 generation. ^G1074

⁵² Woe ^G3759 unto you, ^G5213 lawyers! ^G3544 for ^G3754 ye have taken away ^G142 the key ^G2807 of knowledge: ^G1108 ye entered ^G1525 not ^G3756 in ^G1525 yourselves, ^G846 and ^G2532 them that were entering in ^G1525 ye hindered. ^G2967

⁵³ And ^G1161 as he ^G846 said ^G3004 these things ^G5023 unto ^G4314 them, ^G846 the scribes ^G1122 and ^G2532 the Pharisees ^G5330 began ^G756 to urge ^G1758 him vehemently, ^G1171 and ^G2532 to provoke ^G653 him ^G846 to speak ^G653 of ^G4012 many things: ^G4119

⁵⁴ Laying wait for ^G1748 him, ^G846 and ^G2532 seeking ^G2212 to catch ^G2340 something ^G5100 out of ^G1537 his ^G846 mouth, ^G4750 that ^G2443 they might accuse ^G2723 him. ^G846

---

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.

² And he said unto them, When ye pray, say, Father, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come.

³ Give us day by day our daily bread.

⁴ And forgive us our sins; for we ourselves also forgive every one that is indebted to us. And bring us not into temptation.

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;

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

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?

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.

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.

¹⁰ For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.

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?

¹² Or `if' he shall ask an egg, will he give him a scorpion?

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?

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.

¹⁵ But some of them said, By Beelzebub the prince of the demons casteth he out demons.

¹⁶ And others, trying `him', sought of him a sign from heaven.

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.

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

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

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

²¹ When the strong `man' fully armed guardeth his own court, his goods are in peace:

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

²³ He that is not with me is against me; and he that gathereth not with me scattereth.

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.

²⁵ And when he is come, he findeth it swept and garnished.

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.

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.

²⁸ But he said, Yea rather, blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

³⁵ Look therefore whether the light that is in thee be not darkness.

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.

³⁷ Now as he spake, a Pharisee asketh him to dine with him: and he went in, and sat down to meat.

³⁸ And when the Pharisee saw it, he marvelled that he had not first bathed himself before dinner.

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.

⁴⁰ Ye foolish ones, did not he that made the outside make the inside also?

⁴¹ But give for alms those things which are within; and behold, all things are clean unto you.

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.

⁴³ Woe unto you Pharisees! for ye love the chief seats in the synagogues, and the salutations in the marketplaces.

⁴⁴ Woe unto you! for ye are as the tombs which appear not, and the men that walk over `them' know it not.

⁴⁵ And one of the lawyers answering saith unto him, Teacher, in saying this thou reproachest us also.

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.

⁴⁷ Woe unto you! for ye build the tombs of the prophets, and your fathers killed them.

⁴⁸ So ye are witnesses and consent unto the works of your fathers: for they killed them, and ye build `their tombs'.

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;

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

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.

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.

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;

⁵⁴ laying wait for him, to catch something out of his mouth.

---

¹ And 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.'

² And 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;

³ our appointed bread be giving us daily;

⁴ and 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.'

⁵ And 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,

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

⁷ and 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.

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;

⁹ 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 for every one who is asking doth receive; and he who is seeking doth find; and to him who is knocking it shall 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?

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

¹³ If, 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!'

¹⁴ And 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,

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

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

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

¹⁸ and 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.

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;

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

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

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

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

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;

²⁵ and having come, it findeth `it' swept and adorned;

²⁶ then 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.'

²⁷ And 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!'

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

²⁹ And 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,

³⁰ for as Jonah became a sign to the Ninevites, so also shall the Son of Man 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!

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!

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

³⁵ take heed, then, lest the light that `is' in thee be darkness;

³⁶ if 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.'

³⁷ And in `his' speaking, a certain Pharisee was asking him that he might dine with him, and having gone in, he reclined (at meat),

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

³⁹ And 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;

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

⁴¹ But what ye have give ye `as' alms, and, lo, 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.

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

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

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

⁴⁶ and 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.

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

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

⁴⁹ because 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,

⁵⁰ that the blood of all the prophets, that is being poured forth from the foundation of the world, may be required from this generation;

⁵¹ from 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.

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.'

⁵³ And 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,

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

---

¹ 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 And he said to them, When ye pray, say, Father, thy name be hallowed; thy kingdom come;

³ give us our needed bread for each day;

⁴ and remit us our sins, for we also remit to every one indebted to us; and lead us not into temptation.

⁵ 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 since a friend of mine on a journey is come to me, and I have nothing to set before him;

⁷ 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 [it] thee?

⁸ -- I say to you, Although he will not get up and give [them] 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 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 For every one that asks receives; and he that seeks finds; and to him that knocks it will be opened.

¹¹ But of whom of you that is a father shall a son ask bread, and [the father] shall give him a stone? or also a fish, and instead of a fish shall give him a serpent?

¹² or if also he shall ask an egg, shall give him a scorpion?

¹³ 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 [the] Holy Spirit to them that ask him?

¹⁴ And he was casting out a demon, and it was dumb; and it came to pass, the demon being gone out, the dumb [man] spoke. And the crowds wondered.

¹⁵ But some from among them said, By Beelzebub the prince of the demons casts he out demons.

¹⁶ And others tempting [him] sought from him a sign out of heaven.

¹⁷ 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 and if also Satan is divided against himself, how shall his kingdom subsist? because ye say that I cast out demons by Beelzebub.

¹⁹ But if *I* by Beelzebub cast out demons, your sons -- by whom do they cast [them] out? For this reason *they* shall be your judges.

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

²¹ When the strong [man] armed keeps his own house, his goods are in peace;

²² but when the stronger than he coming upon [him] overcomes him, he takes away his panoply in which he trusted, and he will divide the spoil [he has taken] from him.

²³ He that is not with me is against me, and he that gathers not with me scatters.

²⁴ When the unclean spirit has gone out of the man, he goes through dry places seeking rest; and not finding [any] he says, I will return to my house whence I came out.

²⁵ And having come, he finds it swept and adorned.

²⁶ 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 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 But *he* said, Yea rather, blessed are they who hear the word of God and keep [it].

²⁹ 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 For as Jonas was a sign to the Ninevites, thus shall also the Son of man 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: for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and behold, more than Solomon is here.

³² 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 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 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 See therefore that the light which is in thee be not darkness.

³⁶ If therefore thy whole body [is] light, not having any part dark, it shall be all light as when the lamp lights thee with its brightness.

³⁷ But as he spoke, a certain Pharisee asked him that he would dine with him; and entering in he placed himself at table.

³⁸ But the Pharisee seeing [it] wondered that he had not first washed before dinner.

³⁹ But the Lord said to him, Now do ye Pharisees cleanse the outside of the cup and of the dish, but your inward [parts] are full of plunder and wickedness.

⁴⁰ Fools, has not he who has made the outside made the inside also?

⁴¹ But rather give alms of what ye have, and behold, all things are clean to you.

⁴² 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 Woe unto you, Pharisees, for ye love the first seat in the synagogues and salutations in the market-places.

⁴⁴ Woe unto you, for ye are as the sepulchres which appear not, and the men walking over them do not know [it].

⁴⁵ And one of the doctors of the law answering says to him, Teacher, in saying these things thou insultest us also.

⁴⁶ 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 Woe unto you, for ye build the sepulchres of the prophets, but your fathers killed them.

⁴⁸ Ye bear witness then, and consent to the works of your fathers; for *they* killed them, and *ye* build [their sepulchres].

⁴⁹ 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 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 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 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 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 watching him, [and seeking] to catch something out of his mouth, [that they might accuse him].

---

¹ It happened, that when he finished praying in a certain place, one of his disciples said to him, "Lord, teach us to pray, just as John also taught his disciples."

² He said to them, "When you pray, say, 'Our Father in heaven, May your name be kept holy. May your Kingdom come. May your will be done on Earth, as it is in heaven.

³ Give us day by day our daily bread.

⁴ Forgive us our sins, For we ourselves also forgive everyone who is indebted to us. Bring us not into temptation, But deliver us from the evil one.'"

⁵ He said to them, "Which of you, if you go to a friend at midnight, and tell him, 'Friend, lend me three loaves of bread,

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

⁷ and he from within will answer and say, 'Don't bother me. The door is now shut, and my children are with me in bed. I can't get up and give it to you'?

⁸ I tell you, although he will not rise and give it to him because he is his friend, yet because of his persistence, he will get up and give him as many as he needs.

⁹ "I tell you, keep asking, and it will be given you. Keep seeking, and you will find. Keep knocking, and it will be opened to you.

¹⁰ For everyone who asks receives. He who seeks finds. To him who knocks it will be opened.

¹¹ "Which of you fathers, if your son asks for bread, will give him a stone? Or if he asks for a fish, he won't give him a snake instead of a fish, will he?

¹² Or if he asks for an egg, he won't give him a scorpion, will he?

¹³ 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?"

¹⁴ He was casting out a demon, and it was mute. It happened, when the demon had gone out, the mute man spoke; and the multitudes marveled.

¹⁵ But some of them said, "He casts out demons by Beelzebul, the prince of the demons."

¹⁶ Others, testing him, sought from him a sign from heaven.

¹⁷ But he, knowing their thoughts, said to them, "Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation. A house divided against itself falls.

¹⁸ If Satan also is divided against himself, how will his kingdom stand? For you say that I cast out demons by Beelzebul.

¹⁹ But if I cast out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your children cast them out? Therefore will they be your judges.

²⁰ But if I by the finger of God cast out demons, then the Kingdom of God has come to you.

²¹ "When the strong man, fully armed, guards his own dwelling, his goods are safe.

²² But when someone stronger attacks him and overcomes him, he takes from him his whole armor in which he trusted, and divides his spoils.

²³ "He that is not with me is against me. He who doesn't gather with me scatters.

²⁴ The unclean spirit, when he has gone out of the man, passes through dry places, seeking rest, and finding none, he says, 'I will turn back to my house from which I came out.'

²⁵ When he returns, he finds it swept and put in order.

²⁶ Then he goes, and takes seven other spirits more evil than himself, and they enter in and dwell there. The last state of that man becomes worse than the first."

²⁷ It came to pass, as he said these things, a certain woman out of the multitude lifted up her voice, and said to him, "Blessed is the womb that bore you, and the breasts which nursed you!"

²⁸ But he said, "On the contrary, blessed are those who hear the word of God, and keep it."

²⁹ When the multitudes were gathering together to him, he began to say, "This is an evil generation. It seeks after a sign. No sign will be given to it but the sign of Jonah, the prophet.

³⁰ For even as Jonah became a sign to the Ninevites, so will also the Son of Man be to this generation.

³¹ The Queen of the South will rise up in the judgment with the men of this generation, and will condemn them: for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and behold, one greater than Solomon is here.

³² The men of Nineveh will stand up in the judgment with this generation, and will condemn it: for they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and behold, one greater than Jonah is here.

³³ "No man, when he has lit a lamp, puts it in a cellar, nor under a basket, but on a stand, that those who enter in may see the light.

³⁴ The lamp of the body is the eye. Therefore when your eye is good, your whole body is also full of light; but when it is evil, your body also is full of darkness.

³⁵ Therefore see whether the light that is in you isn't darkness.

³⁶ If therefore your whole body is full of light, having no part dark, it will be wholly full of light, as when the lamp with its bright shining gives you light."

³⁷ Now as he spoke, a certain Pharisee asked him to dine with him. He went in, and sat at the table.

³⁸ When the Pharisee saw it, he marveled that he had not first washed himself before dinner.

³⁹ The Lord said to him, "Now you Pharisees cleanse the outside of the cup and of the platter, but your inward part is full of extortion and wickedness.

⁴⁰ You foolish ones, didn't he who made the outside make the inside also?

⁴¹ But give for gifts to the needy those things which are within, and behold, all things will be clean to you.

⁴² But woe to you Pharisees! For you tithe mint and rue and every herb, but you bypass justice and the love of God. You ought to have done these, and not to have left the other undone.

⁴³ Woe to you Pharisees! For you love the best seats in the synagogues, and the greetings in the marketplaces.

⁴⁴ Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like hidden graves, and the men who walk over them don't know it."

⁴⁵ One of the lawyers answered him, "Teacher, in saying this you insult us also."

⁴⁶ He said, "Woe to you lawyers also! For you load men with burdens that are difficult to carry, and you yourselves won't even lift one finger to help carry those burdens.

⁴⁷ Woe to you! For you build the tombs of the prophets, and your fathers killed them.

⁴⁸ So you testify and consent to the works of your fathers. For they killed them, and you build their tombs.

⁴⁹ Therefore also the wisdom of God said, 'I will send to them prophets and apostles; and some of them they will kill and persecute,

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

⁵¹ from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zachariah, who perished between the altar and the sanctuary.' Yes, I tell you, it will be required of this generation.

⁵² Woe to you lawyers! For you took away the key of knowledge. You didn't enter in yourselves, and those who were entering in, you hindered."

⁵³ As he said these things to them, the scribes and the Pharisees began to be terribly angry, and to draw many things out of him;

⁵⁴ lying in wait for him, and seeking to catch him in something he might say, that they might accuse him.

---

¹ And it came about that he was in prayer in a certain place, and when he came to an end, one of his disciples said to him, Lord, will you give us teaching about prayer, as John did to his disciples?

² And he said to them, When you say your prayers, say, Father, may your name be kept holy and your kingdom come.

³ Give us every day bread for our needs.

⁴ May we have forgiveness for our sins, as we make free all those who are in debt to us. And let us not be put to the test.

⁵ And he said to them, Which of you, having a friend, would go to him in the middle of the night and say to him, Friend, let me have three cakes of bread;

⁶ Because a friend of mine has come to me on a journey, and I have nothing to put before him;

⁷ And he, from inside the house, would say in answer, Do not be a trouble to me; the door is now shut, and my children are with me in bed; it is not possible for me to get up and give to you?

⁸ I say to you, Though he will not get up and give to him, because he is his friend, still, if he keeps on making his request, he will get up and give him as much as he has need of.

⁹ And I say to you, Make requests, and they will be answered; what you are searching for, you will get; when you give the sign, the door will be open to you.

¹⁰ For to everyone who makes a request, it will be given; and he who is searching will get his desire; and to him who gives the sign, the door will be open.

¹¹ And which of you, being a father, will give a stone to his son, who makes request for bread? or for a fish, will give him a snake?

¹² Or for an egg, will give him a scorpion?

¹³ If, then, you who are evil are able to give good things to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who make request to him?

¹⁴ And he was sending an evil spirit out of a man who was without the power of talking. And it came about that when the spirit had gone the man had the power of talking; and the people were full of wonder.

¹⁵ But some of them said, He sends out evil spirits by Beelzebul, the ruler of evil spirits.

¹⁶ And others, testing him, were looking for a sign from heaven from him.

¹⁷ But he, having knowledge of their thoughts, said to them, Every kingdom in which there is division is made waste; and a house in which there is division comes to destruction.

¹⁸ If, then, Satan is at war with himself, how will he keep his kingdom? because you say that I send evil spirits out of men by the help of Beelzebul.

¹⁹ And if I, by Beelzebul, send out evil spirits, by whose help do your sons send them out? so let them be your judges.

²⁰ But if I, by the finger of God, send out evil spirits, then the kingdom of God has overtaken you.

²¹ When the strong man armed keeps watch over his house, then his goods are safe:

²² But when one who is stronger makes an attack on him and overcomes him, he takes away his instruments of war, in which he had put his faith, and makes division of his goods.

²³ He who is not with me is against me, and he who will not give me help in getting people together is driving them away.

²⁴ The unclean spirit, when he has gone out of a man, goes through dry places, looking for rest; and when he does not get it, he says, I will go back to my house from which I came.

²⁵ And when he comes, he sees that it has been made fair and clean.

²⁶ Then he goes and gets seven other spirits more evil than himself, and they go in, and take their places there: and the last condition of that man is worse than the first.

²⁷ And it came about that when he said these things, a certain woman among the people said in a loud voice, Happy is the body which gave you birth, and the breasts from which you took milk.

²⁸ But he said, More happy are they who give hearing to the word of God and keep it.

²⁹ And when a great number of people came together to him, he said, This generation is an evil generation: it is looking for a sign and no sign will be given to it but the sign of Jonah.

³⁰ For even as Jonah became a sign to the Ninevites, so will the Son of man be to this generation.

³¹ The queen of the South will come up on the day of judging and give her decision against the men of this generation: for she came from the ends of the earth to give ear to the wisdom of Solomon; and now something greater than Solomon is here.

³² The men of Nineveh will come up in the day of judging and give their decision against this generation: for they were turned away from their sins at the preaching of Jonah; but now something greater than Jonah is here.

³³ No man, when the light has been lighted, puts it in a secret place, or under a vessel, but on its table, so that those who come in may see the light.

³⁴ The light of the body is the eye: when your eye is true, all your body is full of light; but when it is evil, your body is dark.

³⁵ So take care that the light which is in you is not dark.

³⁶ If, then, all your body is light, with no part of it dark, it will be completely full of light, as when a flame with its bright shining gives you light.

³⁷ Now, while he was talking, a Pharisee made a request that he would come to a meal with him; and he went in and took his seat at the meal.

³⁸ And when the Pharisee saw it, he was surprised because he came to the meal without first washing himself.

³⁹ And the Lord said to him, You Pharisees make the outside of the cup and the plate clean; but inside you are thieves and full of evil.

⁴⁰ O you foolish ones! did not he who made the outside in the same way make the inside?

⁴¹ But if you give to the poor such things as you are able, then all things are clean to you.

⁴² But a curse is on you, Pharisees! for you make men give a tenth of every sort of plant, and give no thought to right and the love of God; but it is right for you to do these things, and not let the others be undone.

⁴³ A curse is on you, Pharisees! for your desires are for the most important seats in the Synagogues and for words of respect said to you in the market-place.

⁴⁴ A curse is on you! for you are like the resting-places of dead men, which are not seen, and men go walking over them without knowledge of it.

⁴⁵ And one of the teachers of the law, answering, said to him, Master, in saying this, you give a bad name to us as to them.

⁴⁶ And he said, A curse is on you, teachers of the law! for while other men are crushed under the weight of the rules you make for them, you yourselves do not put so much as one finger to them.

⁴⁷ A curse is on you! for you make resting-places for the bodies of the prophets, but your fathers put them to death.

⁴⁸ So you are witnesses and give approval to the work of your fathers; for they put them to death and you make their last resting-places.

⁴⁹ For this reason the wisdom of God has said, I will send them prophets and teachers, and to some of them they will give death and cruel pains;

⁵⁰ So that punishment may come on this generation for the blood of all the prophets which was given from the earliest days;

⁵¹ From the blood of Abel to the blood of Zachariah, who was put to death between the altar and the Temple. Yes, I say to you, It will come on this generation.

⁵² A curse is on you, teachers of the law! for you have taken away the key of knowledge: you did not go in yourselves, and you got in the way of those who were going in.

⁵³ And when he had come out of that place, the scribes and the Pharisees came round him angrily, questioning him about more things;

⁵⁴ And watching him, for a chance to get something from his words which might be used against him.