Dual Panel1Now <2532> Jesus <846> was praying <4336> in <1722> a certain <5100> place <5117>. When <5613> he stopped <3973>, one <5100> of his <846> disciples <3101> said <2036> to <4314> him <846>, “Lord <2962>, teach <1321> us <2248> to pray <4336>, just as <2531> John <2491> taught <1321> his <846> disciples <3101>.”
2So <1161> he said <2036> to them <846>, “When <3752> you pray <4336>, say <3004>: Father <3962>, may <37> your <4675> name <3686> be honored <37>; may <2064> your <4675> kingdom <932> come <2064>.
3Give <1325> us <2254> each <2596> day <2250> our <2257> daily <1967> bread <740>,
4and <2532> forgive <863> us <2254> our <2257> sins <266>, for <1063> we <863> also forgive <863> everyone <3956> who sins <3784> against us <2254>. And <2532> do <1533> not <3361> lead <1533> us <2248> into <1519> temptation <3986>.”
5Then <2532> he said <2036> to <4314> them <846>, “Suppose one of <1537> you <5216> has <2192> a friend <5384>, and <2532> you go <4198> to <4314> him <846> at midnight <3317> and <2532> say <2036> to him <846>, ‘Friend <5384>, lend <5531> me <3427> three <5140> loaves of bread <740>,
6because <1894> a friend <5384> of mine <3450> has stopped <3854> here while on <1537> a journey <3598>, and <2532> I have <2192> nothing <3756> to set before <3908> him <846>.’
7Then he <2548> will reply <2036> reply <611> from inside <2081>, ‘Do <3930> not <3361> bother <3930> bother <2873> me. The door <2374> is <2808> already <2235> shut <2808>, and <2532> my <3450> children <3813> and <3326> I <1700> are <1510> in <1519> bed <2845>. I cannot <1410> cannot <3756> get up <450> and give <1325> you <4671> anything.’
8I tell <3004> you <5213>, even though the man inside will not <3756> get up <450> and give <1325> him <846> anything because <1223> he is <1510> his <846> friend <5384>, yet <1065> because <1223> of the first man’s <846> sheer persistence <335> he will get up <1453> and give <1325> him <846> whatever <3745> he needs <5535>.
9“So I <2504> tell <3004> you <5213>: Ask <154>, and <2532> it will be given <1325> to you <5213>; seek <2212>, and <2532> you will find <2147>; knock <2925>, and <2532> the door will be opened <455> for you <5213>.
10For <1063> everyone <3956> who asks <154> receives <2983>, and <2532> the one who seeks <2212> finds <2147>, and <2532> to the one who knocks <2925>, the door will be opened <455>.
11What <5101> father <3962> among <1537> you, if your <5216> son <5207> asks for <154> a fish <2486>, will give <1929> him <846> a snake <3789> instead of <473> a fish <2486>?
12Or <2228> if he asks for <154> an egg <5609>, will give <1929> him <846> a scorpion <4651>?
13If <1487> you then <3767>, although you <5210> are <5225> evil <4190>, know <1492> how to give <1325> good <18> gifts <1390> to your <5216> children <5043>, how much <4214> more <3123> will <1325> the heavenly <3772> Father <3962> give <1325> the Holy <40> Spirit <4151> to those who ask <154> him <846>!”
14Now he was <1510> casting out <1544> a demon <1140> that was <1096> mute <2974>. When the demon <1140> had gone out <1831>, the man who had been mute <2974> began to speak <2980>, and <2532> the crowds <3793> were amazed <2296>.
15But <1161> some <5100> of <1537> them <846> said <2036>, “By <1722> the power of Beelzebul <954>, the ruler <758> of demons <1140>, he casts out <1544> demons <1140>.”
16Others <2087>, to test <3985> him <846>, began asking for <2212> a sign <4592> from <1537> heaven <3772>.
17But <1161> Jesus <846>, realizing <1492> their <846> thoughts <1270>, said <2036> to them <846>, “Every <3956> kingdom <932> divided <1266> against <1909> itself <1438> is destroyed <2049>, and <2532> a divided household <3624> <1909> <3624> falls <4098>.
18So <1161> if <1487> Satan <4567> too <2532> is divided <1266> against <1909> himself <1438>, how <4459> will <2476> his <846> kingdom <932> stand <2476>? I ask you this because <3754> you claim <3004> that I <3165> cast out <1544> demons <1140> by <1722> Beelzebul <954>.
19Now <1161> if <1487> I <1473> cast out <1544> demons <1140> by <1722> Beelzebul <954>, by <1722> whom <5101> do your <5216> sons <5207> cast <1544> them out <1544>? Therefore <5124> they will be <1510> your <5216> judges <2923>.
20But <1161> if <1487> I <1473> cast out <1544> demons <1140> by <1722> the finger <1147> of God <2316>, then <686> the kingdom <932> of God <2316> has already overtaken <5348> you <5209>.
21When <3752> a strong man <2478>, fully armed <2528>, guards <5442> his own <1438> palace <833>, his <846> possessions <5224> are <1510> safe <1722> <1515>.
22But <1161> when <1875> a stronger man <2478> attacks <1904> and conquers <3528> him <846>, he takes away <142> the first man’s <846> armor <3833> on <1909> which <3739> the man relied <3982> and <2532> divides up <4661> his <846> plunder <1239>.
23Whoever is <1510> not <3361> with <3326> me <1700> is <1510> against <2596> me <1700>, and <2532> whoever does <4863> not <3361> gather <4863> with <3326> me <1700> scatters <4650>.
24“When <3752> an unclean <169> spirit <4151> goes out <1831> of <575> a person <444>, it passes <1330> through <1223> waterless <504> places <5117> looking <2212> for rest <372> but <2532> not <3361> finding <2147> any. Then <5119> it says <3004>, ‘I will return <5290> to <1519> the home <3624> I <3450> left <1831>.’
25When it returns <2064>, it finds <2147> the house swept clean <4563> and <2532> put in order <2885>.
26Then <5119> it goes <4198> and <2532> brings <3880> seven <2033> other <2087> spirits <4151> more evil than <4190> itself <1438>, and <2532> they go in <1525> and live <2730> there <1563>, so the last <2078> state of that <1565> person <444> is <1096> worse <5501> than the first <4413>.”
27As he said <3004> these things <5023>, a woman <1135> in the crowd <3793> spoke out <1869> <5100> <5456> to him <846>, “Blessed <3107> is the womb <2836> that bore <941> you <4571> and <2532> the breasts <3149> at which <3739> you nursed <2337>!”
28But <1161> he replied <846> <2036>, “Blessed <3107> rather <3304> are those who hear <191> the word <3056> of God <2316> and <2532> obey <5442> it!”
29As the crowds <3793> were increasing <1865>, Jesus began <756> to say <3004>, “This <3778> generation <1074> is <1510> a wicked <4190> generation <1074>; it looks for <2212> a sign <4592>, but <2532> no <3756> sign <4592> will be given <1325> to it <846> except <1487> <3361> the sign <4592> of Jonah <2495>.
30For <1063> just as <2531> Jonah <2495> became <1096> a sign <4592> to the people of Nineveh <3536>, so <3779> the Son <5207> of Man <444> will be <1510> a sign to this <3778> generation <1074>.
31The queen <938> of the South <3558> will rise up <1453> at <1722> the judgment <2920> with <3326> the people <435> of this <3778> generation <1074> and <2532> condemn <2632> them <846>, because <3754> she came <2064> from <1537> the ends <4009> of the earth <1093> to hear <191> the wisdom <4678> of Solomon <4672>– and <2532> now <2400>, something greater than <4119> Solomon <4672> is here <5602>!
32The people <435> of Nineveh <3536> will stand up <450> at <1722> the judgment <2920> with <3326> this <3778> generation <1074> and <2532> condemn <2632> it <846>, because <3754> they repented <3340> when Jonah <2495> preached <2782> to them– and <2532> now <2400>, something greater than <4119> Jonah <2495> is here <5602>!
33“No one <3762> after lighting <681> a lamp <3088> puts <5087> it in <1519> a hidden place <2926> or <3761> under <5259> a basket <3426>, but <235> on <1909> a lampstand <3087>, so that <2443> those who come in <1531> can see <991> the light <5457>.
34Your <4675> eye <3788> is the lamp <3088> of your body <4983>. When <3752> your <4675> eye <3788> is <1510> healthy <573>, your <4675> whole <3650> body <4983> is <1510> full of light <5460>, but <1161> when <1875> it is <1510> diseased <4190>, your <4675> body <4983> is full of darkness <4652>.
35Therefore <3767> see <4648> to it that the light <5457> in <1722> you <4671> is <1510> not <3361> darkness <4655>.
36If <1487> then <3767> your <4675> whole <3650> body <4983> is full of light <5460>, with no <3361> part <3313> in the dark <4652>, it will be <1510> as full of light <5460> as <5613> when <3752> the light <796> of a lamp <3088> shines <5461> on you <4571>.”
37As <1722> he spoke <2980>, a Pharisee <5330> invited <2065> Jesus <846> to have a meal <709> with <3844> him <846>, so he went in <1525> and <1161> took <377> his place at the table <377>.
38The Pharisee <5330> was astonished <2296> when <1492> he saw <1492> that <3754> Jesus did <907> not <3756> first <4412> wash <907> his hands <907> before <4253> the meal <712>.
39But <1161> the Lord <2962> said <2036> to <4314> him <846>, “Now <3568> you <5210> Pharisees <5330> clean <2511> the outside <1855> of the cup <4221> and <2532> the plate <4094>, but <1161> inside <2081> you <5216> are full <1073> of greed <724> and <2532> wickedness <4189>.
40You fools <878>! Didn’t <3756> the one who made <4160> the outside <1855> make <4160> the inside <2081> as well?
41But <4133> give <1325> from <1751> your heart <1751> to those in need <1654>, and <2532> then <2400> everything <3956> will be <1510> clean <2513> for you <5213>.
42“But <235> woe <3759> to you <5213> Pharisees <5330>! You <3754> give a tenth <586> of your mint <2238>, rue <4076>, and <2532> every <3956> herb <3001>, yet <2532> you neglect <3928> justice <2920> and <2532> love <26> for God <2316>! But <1161> you should <1163> have done <4160> these things <5023> without <3361> neglecting <3935> the others.
43Woe <3759> to you <5213> Pharisees <5330>! You <3754> love <25> the best seats <4410> in <1722> the synagogues <4864> and <2532> elaborate greetings <783> in <1722> the marketplaces <58>!
44Woe <3759> to you <5213>! You <3754> are <1510> like <5613> unmarked <82> graves <3419>, and <2532> people <444> walk <4043> over <1883> them without <3756> realizing <1492> it!”
45One of <5100> the experts in religious law <3544> answered <3004> him <846>, “Teacher <1320>, when <3004> you say <3004> these things <5023> you insult <5195> us <2248> too <2532>.”
46But <1161> Jesus replied <2036>, “Woe <3759> to you <5213> experts in religious law <3544> as well! You load people <444> down with burdens <5413> difficult to bear <1419>, yet <2532> you yourselves refuse <3756> to touch <4379> the burdens <5413> with even one <1520> of your <5216> fingers <1147>!
47Woe <3759> to you <5213>! You <3754> build <3618> the tombs <3419> of the prophets <4396> whom your <5216> ancestors <3962> killed <615>.
48So <686> you <1510> testify <3144> that you approve <4909> of the deeds <2041> of your <5216> ancestors <3962>, because <3754> they <846> killed <615> the prophets <846> and <1161> you <5210> build <3618> their tombs!
49For <1223> this reason <5124> also <2532> the wisdom <4678> of God <2316> said <2036>, ‘I will send <649> them <846> prophets <4396> and <2532> apostles <652>, some of <1537> whom <846> they will kill <615> and <2532> persecute <1377>,’
50so that <2443> this <3778> generation <1074> may be held accountable <1567> for the blood <129> of all <3956> the prophets <4396> that has been shed <1632> since <575> the beginning <2602> of the world <2889>,
51from <575> the blood <129> of Abel <6> to <2193> the blood <129> of Zechariah <2197>, who was killed <622> between <3342> the altar <2379> and <2532> the sanctuary <3624>. Yes <3483>, I tell <3004> you <5213>, it will be charged <1567> against <575> this <3778> generation <1074>.
52Woe <3759> to you <5213> experts in religious law <3544>! You <3754> have taken away <142> the key <2807> to knowledge <1108>! You did <1525> not <3756> go in <1525> yourselves <846>, and <2532> you hindered <2967> those who were going in <1525>.”
53When <1831> he <846> went out <1831> from there <2547>, the experts in the law <1122> and <2532> the Pharisees <5330> began <756> to oppose <1758> him bitterly <1171>, and <2532> to ask <653> him <846> hostile questions <653> about <4012> many things <4119>,
54plotting against <1748> him <846>, to catch <2340> him in <1537> something <5100> he <846> might say <4750>.