(One day) ... ... in a place where (Jesus) - vvv had just finished praying , one of His - disciples requested ... ... , “ Lord , teach us to pray , just as John - taught his - disciples. ”
So (Jesus) told them , “ When you pray , say : ‘ Father , hallowed be Your - name. Your - kingdom come.
Give us each - day our - daily - bread.
And forgive us our - sins , for we also forgive everyone who sins against us. And lead us not into temptation. ’”
Then (Jesus) said to them , “ (Suppose one) of you goes to - - (his) friend - at midnight and says ... , ‘ Friend , lend me three loaves (of bread) ,
because (a) friend of mine has come to me on a journey , and I have nothing - to set before him. ’
And (suppose the one) inside answers ... , ‘ {Do} not vvv bother me. (My) door {is} already shut , and my - children and I are in - bed. vvv I cannot get up to give you (anything). ’
I tell you , even though vvv he will not get up to provide for him because of his vvv vvv friendship , yet because of (the man’s) - persistence , he will get up (and) give him as much as he needs.
So I tell you : Ask , and it will be given to you ; seek , and you will find ; knock , and (the door) will be opened to you.
For everyone - who asks receives ; - he who seeks finds ; and to him who knocks , (the door) will be opened.
- What - father among you , (if his) son asks for a fish , will give him a snake instead ... ... ?
Or ... (if) he asks for an egg , will give him a scorpion ?
So if you who are evil know how to give good gifts to your children , how much more {will} (your) Father - in heaven give (the) Holy Spirit to those who ask Him ! ”
(One day) (Jesus) was driving out a demon that was mute. And when ... the demon was gone , the (man who had been) mute spoke. - The crowds were amazed ,
but some of them said , “ (It is) by Beelzebul , the prince of the demons , (that) He drives out - demons. ”
And others tested - Him by demanding a sign from heaven.
- Knowing their - thoughts , (Jesus) said to them , “ Every kingdom divided against itself will be laid waste , and a house divided against a house will fall.
- - If - Satan is divided against himself , how {can} his - kingdom stand ? After all , you say that I drive out - demons by Beelzebul.
And if I drive out - demons by Beelzebul , by whom {do} your - sons drive (them) out ? So then ... , they will be your Judges -.
But if I drive out - demons by (the) finger of God , then the kingdom - of God has come upon you.
When - a strong (man) , fully armed , guards his - house , his - possessions are vvv secure.
But when (someone) stronger ... attacks (and) overpowers him , he takes away (the) - armor in which (the man) trusted , and (then) he divides up his - plunder.
He who is not with Me is against Me , and he who vvv does not gather with Me scatters.
When - an unclean spirit comes out of - a man , it passes through arid places seeking rest and vvv does not find (it). Then it says , ‘ I will return to (the) - house vvv I left. ’
- On its return , it finds (the house) swept clean and put in order.
Then it goes and brings seven other spirits more wicked than itself , and they go in (and) dwell there. And the final (plight) of that - man is worse than the first. ”
As ... ... (Jesus) - was saying these things , a woman in the crowd raised (her) voice (and) said - , “ Blessed (is) the womb - that bore You , and (blessed are) (the) breasts that nursed You ! ”
But He replied , “ Blessed rather (are) those who hear the word - of God and obey it. ”
As the crowds were increasing , vvv (Jesus) said , “ This - - is a wicked generation. It demands a sign , but none - will be given it except ... the sign of Jonah -.
For as Jonah - was a sign to the Ninevites , so ... the Son - of Man will be (a sign) to this - generation.
The Queen of (the) South will rise 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 now (One) greater than Solomon (is) here.
(The) men of Nineveh will stand at the judgment with this - generation and condemn it ; for they repented at the preaching of Jonah - , and now (One) greater than Jonah - (is) here.
No one lights a lamp (and) puts it in a cellar (or) under - a basket. Instead , (he sets it) on - a stand , so those who enter can see the light.
Your - eye is the lamp of your body. When your - eyes are good , your whole - body also is full of light. But when they are bad , - your - body (is) full of darkness.
Be careful , then , (that) the light - within you is not darkness.
So if your (whole) body (is) full of light , (with) no - part (of it) vvv in darkness , (you) will be vvv radiant , as though - a lamp - were shining ... on you. ”
- As - (Jesus) was speaking , a Pharisee invited Him to dine with him ; (so) He went in (and) reclined at the table.
But the Pharisee was surprised to see that vvv (Jesus) did not first wash ... before the meal.
- “ Now then , ” said the Lord - - , “ you - Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and - dish , but - inside you are full of greed and wickedness.
(You) fools ! (Did) not the (One who) made the outside make the inside as well ?
But give (as) alms the things that are within (you) , and you will see (that) everything is clean for you.
- Woe to you - Pharisees ! - You pay tithes of ... mint , - - rue , and every herb , but you disregard - justice and the love - of God. - You should have practiced (the latter) without neglecting (the former).
Woe to you - Pharisees ! - You love the chief seats in the synagogues and the greetings in the Mark -etplaces.
Woe to you ! For you are like - unMark -ed - graves , (which) - men - walk over without (even) noticing. ”
- One of the experts in the law vvv told Him , “ Teacher , when You say these things , You insult us as well. ”
“ Woe to you - as well , experts in the law ! ” - - He replied. “ - You weigh men down ... ... (with) heavy burdens ... , but you yourselves vvv will not lift a ... ... finger {to lighten} (their) load.
Woe to you ! - You build - tombs for the prophets , but (it was) your - fathers (who) killed them.
So you are witnesses - consenting to the deeds of your fathers : - They - killed (the prophets) , and you build (their tombs).
Because of this ... - , the wisdom - of God said , ‘ I will send - them prophets and apostles ; - (some) of them they will kill and (others) they will persecute. ’
As a result , this - generation will be charged with the blood of all the prophets that has been shed since (the) foundation of (the) world ,
from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah - , who was killed between the altar and the sanctuary. Yes , I tell you , ( all of ) it will be charged to this - generation.
Woe to you - experts in the law ! For you have taken away the key to knowledge. You yourselves vvv have not entered , and you have hindered those who were entering. ”
As (Jesus) went on from there , the scribes and - Pharisees began vvv to oppose (Him) bitterly and to ply Him with questions ... about many things ,