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11 Ja kun hän oli eräässä paikassa rukoilemassa ja oli lakannut, sanoi eräs hänen opetuslapsistansa hänelle: "Herra, opeta meitä rukoilemaan, niinkuin Johanneskin opetti opetuslapsiansa".

Niin hän sanoi heille: "Kun rukoilette, sanokaa: Isä, pyhitetty olkoon sinun nimesi; tulkoon sinun valtakuntasi; (tapahtukoon sinun tahtosi myös maan päällä niinkuin taivaassa;)

anna meille joka päivä meidän jokapäiväinen leipämme;

ja anna meille meidän syntimme anteeksi, sillä mekin annamme anteeksi jokaiselle velallisellemme; äläkä saata meitä kiusaukseen; (vaan päästä meidät pahasta)."

Ja hän sanoi heille: "Jos jollakin teistä on ystävä ja hän menee hänen luoksensa yösydännä ja sanoo hänelle: 'Ystäväni, lainaa minulle kolme leipää,

sillä eräs ystäväni on matkallaan tullut minun luokseni, eikä minulla ole, mitä panna hänen eteensä';

ja toinen sisältä vastaa ja sanoo: 'Älä minua vaivaa; ovi on jo suljettu, ja lapseni ovat minun kanssani vuoteessa; en minä voi nousta antamaan sinulle' -

minä sanon teille: vaikka hän ei nousekaan antamaan hänelle sentähden, että hän on hänen ystävänsä, nousee hän kuitenkin sentähden, että toinen ei hellitä, ja antaa hänelle niin paljon, kuin hän tarvitsee.

Niinpä minäkin sanon teille: anokaa, niin teille annetaan; etsikää, niin te löydätte; kolkuttakaa, niin teille avataan.

10 Sillä jokainen anova saa, ja etsivä löytää, ja kolkuttavalle avataan.

11 Ja kuka teistä on se isä, joka poikansa häneltä pyytäessä kalaa antaa hänelle kalan sijasta käärmeen,

12 taikka joka hänen pyytäessään munaa antaa hänelle skorpionin?

13 Jos siis te, jotka olette pahoja, osaatte antaa lapsillenne hyviä lahjoja, kuinka paljoa ennemmin taivaallinen Isä antaa Pyhän Hengen niille, jotka sitä häneltä anovat!"

14 Ja hän ajoi ulos riivaajan, ja se oli mykkä; ja kun riivaaja oli lähtenyt, niin tapahtui, että mykkä mies puhui; ja kansa ihmetteli.

15 Mutta muutamat heistä sanoivat: "Beelsebulin, riivaajain päämiehen, voimalla hän ajaa ulos riivaajia".

16 Toiset taas kiusasivat häntä ja pyysivät häneltä merkkiä taivaasta.

17 Mutta hän tiesi heidän ajatuksensa ja sanoi heille: "Jokainen valtakunta, joka riitautuu itsensä kanssa, joutuu autioksi, ja talo kaatuu talon päälle.

18 Jos nyt saatanakin on riitautunut itsensä kanssa, kuinka hänen valtakuntansa pysyy pystyssä? Tehän sanotte minun Beelsebulin voimalla ajavan ulos riivaajia.

19 Mutta jos minä Beelsebulin voimalla ajan ulos riivaajia, kenenkä voimalla sitten teidän lapsenne ajavat niitä ulos? Sentähden he tulevat olemaan teidän tuomarinne.

20 Mutta jos minä Jumalan sormella ajan ulos riivaajia, niin onhan Jumalan valtakunta tullut teidän tykönne.

21 Kun väkevä aseellisena vartioitsee kartanoaan, on hänen omaisuutensa turvassa.

22 Mutta kun häntä väkevämpi karkaa hänen päällensä ja voittaa hänet, ottaa hän häneltä kaikki aseet, joihin hän luotti, ja jakaa häneltä riistämänsä saaliin.

23 Joka ei ole minun kanssani, se on minua vastaan, ja joka ei minun kanssani kokoa, se hajottaa.

24 Kun saastainen henki lähtee ihmisestä, kuljeksii se autioita paikkoja ja etsii lepoa; ja kun ei löydä, sanoo se: 'Minä palaan huoneeseeni, josta lähdin'.

25 Ja kun se tulee, tapaa se sen lakaistuna ja kaunistettuna.

26 Silloin se menee ja ottaa mukaansa seitsemän muuta henkeä, pahempaa kuin se itse, ja ne tulevat sisään ja asuvat siellä. Ja sen ihmisen viimeiset tulevat pahemmiksi kuin ensimmäiset."

27 Niin hänen tätä puhuessaan eräs nainen kansanjoukosta korotti äänensä ja sanoi hänelle: "Autuas on se kohtu, joka on kantanut sinut, ja ne rinnat, joita olet imenyt".

28 Mutta hän sanoi: "Niin, autuaat ovat ne, jotka kuulevat Jumalan sanan ja sitä noudattavat".

29 Kun kansaa yhä kokoontui, rupesi hän puhumaan: "Tämä sukupolvi on paha sukupolvi: se tavoittelee merkkiä, mutta sille ei anneta muuta merkkiä kuin Joonaan merkki.

30 Sillä niinkuin Joonas tuli niiniveläisille merkiksi, niin Ihmisen Poikakin on oleva merkkinä tälle sukupolvelle.

31 Etelän kuningatar on heräjävä tuomiolle yhdessä tämän sukupolven miesten kanssa ja tuleva heille tuomioksi; sillä hän tuli maan ääristä kuulemaan Salomon viisautta, ja katso, tässä on enempi kuin Salomo.

32 Niiniven miehet nousevat tuomiolle yhdessä tämän sukupolven kanssa ja tulevat sille tuomioksi; sillä he tekivät parannuksen Joonaan saarnan vaikutuksesta, ja katso, tässä on enempi kuin Joonas.

33 Ei kukaan, joka sytyttää lampun, pane sitä kätköön eikä vakan alle, vaan panee sen lampunjalkaan, että sisälletulijat näkisivät valon.

34 Sinun silmäsi on ruumiin lamppu. Kun silmäsi on terve, on koko sinun ruumiisi valaistu, mutta kun se on viallinen, on myös sinun ruumiisi pimeä.

35 Katso siis, ettei valo, joka sinussa on, ole pimeyttä.

36 Jos siis koko sinun ruumiisi on valoisa eikä miltään osaltaan pimeä, on se oleva kokonaan valoisa, niinkuin lampun valaistessa sinua kirkkaalla loisteellaan."

37 Hänen näin puhuessaan pyysi eräs fariseus häntä luoksensa aterioimaan; niin hän meni sinne ja asettui aterialle.

38 Mutta kun fariseus näki, ettei hän peseytynyt ennen ateriaa, ihmetteli hän.

39 Silloin Herra sanoi hänelle: "Kyllä te, fariseukset, puhdistatte maljan ja vadin ulkopuolen, mutta sisäpuoli teissä on täynnä ryöstöä ja pahuutta.

40 Te mielettömät, eikö se, joka on tehnyt ulkopuolen, ole tehnyt sisäpuoltakin?

41 Mutta antakaa almuksi se, mikä sisällä on; katso, silloin kaikki on teille puhdasta.

42 Mutta voi teitä, te fariseukset, kun te annatte kymmenykset mintuista ja ruuduista ja kaikenlaisista vihanneksista, mutta sivuutatte oikeuden ja Jumalan rakkauden! Näitä olisi tullut noudattaa eikä noitakaan laiminlyödä.

43 Voi teitä, te fariseukset, kun te rakastatte etumaista istuinta synagoogissa ja tervehdyksiä toreilla!

44 Voi teitä, kun te olette niinkuin merkittömät haudat, joiden päällitse ihmiset kävelevät niistä tietämättä!"

45 Silloin eräs lainoppineista rupesi puhumaan ja sanoi hänelle: "Opettaja, kun noin puhut, niin sinä häpäiset myös meitä".

46 Mutta hän sanoi: "Voi teitäkin, te lainoppineet, kun te sälytätte ihmisten päälle vaikeasti kannettavia taakkoja ettekä itse sormellannekaan koske niihin taakkoihin!

47 Voi teitä, kun te rakennatte profeettain hautakammioita, ja teidän isänne ovat heidät tappaneet!

48 Näin te siis olette isäinne tekojen todistajia ja suostutte niihin: sillä he tappoivat profeetat, ja te rakennatte niille hautakammioita.

49 Sentähden Jumalan viisaus sanookin: 'Minä lähetän heille profeettoja ja apostoleja, ja muutamat niistä he tappavat ja toisia vainoavat,

50 että tältä sukukunnalta vaadittaisiin kaikkien profeettain veri, mikä on vuodatettu maailman perustamisesta asti,

51 hamasta Aabelin verestä Sakariaan vereen saakka, hänen, joka surmattiin alttarin ja temppelin välillä'. Niin, minä sanon teille, se pitää tältä sukukunnalta vaadittaman.

52 Voi teitä, te lainoppineet, kun te olette vieneet tiedon avaimen! Itse te ette ole menneet sisälle, ja sisälle meneviä te olette estäneet."

53 Ja hänen sieltä lähtiessään kirjanoppineet ja fariseukset rupesivat kovasti ahdistamaan häntä ja urkkimaan häneltä moninaisia,

54 väijyen, miten saisivat hänet hänen sanoistaan ansaan.

Jesus’ Teaching on Prayer(A)(B)

11 One day Jesus was praying(C) in a certain place. When he finished, one of his disciples said to him, “Lord,(D) teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples.”

He said to them, “When you pray, say:

“‘Father,[a]
hallowed be your name,
your kingdom(E) come.[b]
Give us each day our daily bread.
Forgive us our sins,
    for we also forgive everyone who sins against us.[c](F)
And lead us not into temptation.[d]’”(G)

Then Jesus said to them, “Suppose you have a friend, and you go to him at midnight and say, ‘Friend, lend me three loaves of bread; a friend of mine on a journey has come to me, and I have no food to offer him.’ And suppose the one inside answers, ‘Don’t bother me. The door is already locked, and my children and I are in bed. I can’t get up and give you anything.’ I tell you, even though he will not get up and give you the bread because of friendship, yet because of your shameless audacity[e] he will surely get up and give you as much as you need.(H)

“So I say to you: Ask and it will be given to you;(I) seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. 10 For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.

11 “Which of you fathers, if your son asks for[f] a fish, will give him a snake instead? 12 Or if he asks for an egg, will give him a scorpion? 13 If you then, though you 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!”

Jesus and Beelzebul(J)(K)

14 Jesus was driving out a demon that was mute. When the demon left, the man who had been mute spoke, and the crowd was amazed.(L) 15 But some of them said, “By Beelzebul,(M) the prince of demons, he is driving out demons.”(N) 16 Others tested him by asking for a sign from heaven.(O)

17 Jesus knew their thoughts(P) and said to them: “Any kingdom divided against itself will be ruined, and a house divided against itself will fall. 18 If Satan(Q) is divided against himself, how can his kingdom stand? I say this because you claim that I drive out demons by Beelzebul. 19 Now if I drive out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your followers drive them out? So then, they will be your judges. 20 But if I drive out demons by the finger of God,(R) then the kingdom of God(S) has come upon you.

21 “When a strong man, fully armed, guards his own house, his possessions are safe. 22 But when someone stronger attacks and overpowers him, he takes away the armor in which the man trusted and divides up his plunder.

23 “Whoever is not with me is against me, and whoever does not gather with me scatters.(T)

24 “When an impure spirit comes out of a person, it goes through arid places seeking rest and does not find it. Then it says, ‘I will return to the house I left.’ 25 When it arrives, it finds the house swept clean and put in order. 26 Then it goes and takes seven other spirits more wicked than itself, and they go in and live there. And the final condition of that person is worse than the first.”(U)

27 As Jesus was saying these things, a woman in the crowd called out, “Blessed is the mother who gave you birth and nursed you.”(V)

28 He replied, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God(W) and obey it.”(X)

The Sign of Jonah(Y)

29 As the crowds increased, Jesus said, “This is a wicked generation. It asks for a sign,(Z) but none will be given it except the sign of Jonah.(AA) 30 For as Jonah was a sign to the Ninevites, so also will the Son of Man be to this generation. 31 The Queen of the South will rise at the judgment with the people of this generation and condemn them, for she came from the ends of the earth to listen to Solomon’s wisdom;(AB) and now something greater than Solomon is here. 32 The men of Nineveh will stand up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it, for they repented at the preaching of Jonah;(AC) and now something greater than Jonah is here.

The Lamp of the Body(AD)

33 “No one lights a lamp and puts it in a place where it will be hidden, or under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, so that those who come in may see the light.(AE) 34 Your eye is the lamp of your body. When your eyes are healthy,[g] your whole body also is full of light. But when they are unhealthy,[h] your body also is full of darkness. 35 See to it, then, that the light within you is not darkness. 36 Therefore, if your whole body is full of light, and no part of it dark, it will be just as full of light as when a lamp shines its light on you.”

Woes on the Pharisees and the Experts in the Law

37 When Jesus had finished speaking, a Pharisee invited him to eat with him; so he went in and reclined at the table.(AF) 38 But the Pharisee was surprised when he noticed that Jesus did not first wash before the meal.(AG)

39 Then the Lord(AH) said to him, “Now then, you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside you are full of greed and wickedness.(AI) 40 You foolish people!(AJ) Did not the one who made the outside make the inside also? 41 But now as for what is inside you—be generous to the poor,(AK) and everything will be clean for you.(AL)

42 “Woe to you Pharisees, because you give God a tenth(AM) of your mint, rue and all other kinds of garden herbs, but you neglect justice and the love of God.(AN) You should have practiced the latter without leaving the former undone.(AO)

43 “Woe to you Pharisees, because you love the most important seats in the synagogues and respectful greetings in the marketplaces.(AP)

44 “Woe to you, because you are like unmarked graves,(AQ) which people walk over without knowing it.”

45 One of the experts in the law(AR) answered him, “Teacher, when you say these things, you insult us also.”

46 Jesus replied, “And you experts in the law, woe to you, because you load people down with burdens they can hardly carry, and you yourselves will not lift one finger to help them.(AS)

47 “Woe to you, because you build tombs for the prophets, and it was your ancestors who killed them. 48 So you testify that you approve of what your ancestors did; they killed the prophets, and you build their tombs.(AT) 49 Because of this, God in his wisdom(AU) said, ‘I will send them prophets and apostles, some of whom they will kill and others they will persecute.’(AV) 50 Therefore this generation will be held responsible for the blood of all the prophets that has been shed since the beginning of the world, 51 from the blood of Abel(AW) to the blood of Zechariah,(AX) who was killed between the altar and the sanctuary. Yes, I tell you, this generation will be held responsible for it all.(AY)

52 “Woe to you experts in the law, because you have taken away the key to knowledge. You yourselves have not entered, and you have hindered those who were entering.”(AZ)

53 When Jesus went outside, the Pharisees and the teachers of the law began to oppose him fiercely and to besiege him with questions, 54 waiting to catch him in something he might say.(BA)

Footnotes

  1. Luke 11:2 Some manuscripts Our Father in heaven
  2. Luke 11:2 Some manuscripts come. May your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
  3. Luke 11:4 Greek everyone who is indebted to us
  4. Luke 11:4 Some manuscripts temptation, but deliver us from the evil one
  5. Luke 11:8 Or yet to preserve his good name
  6. Luke 11:11 Some manuscripts for bread, will give him a stone? Or if he asks for
  7. Luke 11:34 The Greek for healthy here implies generous.
  8. Luke 11:34 The Greek for unhealthy here implies stingy.

11 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.

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.

Give us day by day our daily bread.

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.

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;

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

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.

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.

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.