| Berean Study Bible | New American Standard Bible 1995 |
| 1One day in a place where Jesus had just finished praying, one of His disciples requested, “Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples.” | 1It happened that while Jesus was praying in a certain place, after He had finished, one of His disciples said to Him, "Lord, teach us to pray just as John also taught his disciples." |
| 2So Jesus told them, “When you pray, say: ‘Father, hallowed be Your name. Your kingdom come. | 2And He said to them, "When you pray, say: 'Father, hallowed be Your name. Your kingdom come. |
| 3Give us each day our daily bread. | 3'Give us each day our daily bread. |
| 4And forgive us our sins, for we also forgive everyone who sins against us. And lead us not into temptation.’ ” | 4'And forgive us our sins, For we ourselves also forgive everyone who is indebted to us. And lead us not into temptation.'" |
| 5Then Jesus said to them, “Suppose one of you goes to his friend at midnight and says, ‘Friend, lend me three loaves of bread, | 5Then He said to them, "Suppose one of you has a friend, and goes to him at midnight and says to him, 'Friend, lend me three loaves; |
| 6because a friend of mine has come to me on a journey, and I have nothing to set before him.’ | 6for a friend of mine has come to me from a journey, and I have nothing to set before him'; |
| 7And suppose the one inside answers, ‘Do not bother me. My door is already shut, and my children and I are in bed. I cannot get up to give you anything.’ | 7and from inside he answers and says, 'Do not bother me; the door has already been shut and my children and I are in bed; I cannot get up and give you anything.' |
| 8I tell you, even though he will not get up to provide for him because of his friendship, yet because of the man’s persistence, he will get up and give him as much as he needs. | 8"I tell you, even though he will not get up and give him anything because he is his friend, yet because of his persistence he will get up and give him as much as he needs. |
| 9So 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. | 9"So I say to you, ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. |
| 10For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened. | 10"For everyone who asks, receives; and he who seeks, finds; and to him who knocks, it will be opened. |
| 11What father among you, if his son asks for a fish, will give him a snake instead? | 11"Now suppose one of you fathers is asked by his son for a fish; he will not give him a snake instead of a fish, will he? |
| 12Or if he asks for an egg, will give him a scorpion? | 12"Or if he is asked for an egg, he will not give him a scorpion, will he? |
| 13So 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!” | 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?" |
| 14One 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, | 14And He was casting out a demon, and it was mute; when the demon had gone out, the mute man spoke; and the crowds were amazed. |
| 15but some of them said, “It is by Beelzebul, the prince of the demons, that He drives out demons.” | 15But some of them said, "He casts out demons by Beelzebul, the ruler of the demons." |
| 16And others tested Him by demanding a sign from heaven. | 16Others, to test Him, were demanding of Him a sign from heaven. |
| 17Knowing their thoughts, Jesus said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself will be laid waste, and a house divided against a house will fall. | 17But He knew their thoughts and said to them, "Any kingdom divided against itself is laid waste; and a house divided against itself falls. |
| 18If Satan is divided against himself, how can his kingdom stand? After all, you say that I drive out demons by Beelzebul. | 18"If Satan also is divided against himself, how will his kingdom stand? For you say that I cast out demons by Beelzebul. |
| 19And if I drive out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your sons drive them out? So then, they will be your judges. | 19"And if I by Beelzebul cast out demons, by whom do your sons cast them out? So they will be your judges. |
| 20But if I drive out demons by the finger of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you. | 20"But if I cast out demons by the finger of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you. |
| 21When a strong man, fully armed, guards his house, his possessions are secure. | 21"When a strong man, fully armed, guards his own house, his possessions are undisturbed. |
| 22But when someone stronger attacks and overpowers him, he takes away the armor in which the man trusted, and then he divides up his plunder. | 22"But when someone stronger than he attacks him and overpowers him, he takes away from him all his armor on which he had relied and distributes his plunder. |
| 23He who is not with Me is against Me, and he who does not gather with Me scatters. | 23"He who is not with Me is against Me; and he who does not gather with Me, scatters. |
| 24When an unclean spirit comes out of a man, it passes through arid places seeking rest and does not find it. Then it says, ‘I will return to the house I left.’ | 24"When the unclean spirit goes out of a man, it passes through waterless places seeking rest, and not finding any, it says, 'I will return to my house from which I came.' |
| 25On its return, it finds the house swept clean and put in order. | 25"And when it comes, it finds it swept and put in order. |
| 26Then 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.” | 26"Then it goes and takes along seven other spirits more evil than itself, and they go in and live there; and the last state of that man becomes worse than the first." |
| 27As 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!” | 27While Jesus was saying these things, one of the women in the crowd raised her voice and said to Him, "Blessed is the womb that bore You and the breasts at which You nursed." |
| 28But He replied, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it.” | 28But He said, "On the contrary, blessed are those who hear the word of God and observe it." |
| 29As the crowds were increasing, Jesus said, “This is a wicked generation. It demands a sign, but none will be given it except the sign of Jonah. | 29As the crowds were increasing, He began to say, "This generation is a wicked generation; it seeks for a sign, and yet no sign will be given to it but the sign of Jonah. |
| 30For as Jonah was a sign to the Ninevites, so the Son of Man will be a sign to this generation. | 30"For just as Jonah became a sign to the Ninevites, so will the Son of Man be to this generation. |
| 31The 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. | 31"The Queen of the South will rise up with the men of this generation at the judgment and condemn them, because she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and behold, something greater than Solomon is here. |
| 32The 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. | 32"The men of Nineveh will stand up with this generation at the judgment and condemn it, because they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and behold, something greater than Jonah is here. |
| 33No 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. | 33"No one, after lighting a lamp, puts it away in a cellar nor under a basket, but on the lampstand, so that those who enter may see the light. |
| 34Your 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. | 34"The eye is the lamp of your body; when your eye is clear, your whole body also is full of light; but when it is bad, your body also is full of darkness. |
| 35Be careful, then, that the light within you is not darkness. | 35"Then watch out that the light in you is not darkness. |
| 36So if your whole body is full of light, with no part of it in darkness, you will be radiant, as though a lamp were shining on you.” | 36"If therefore your whole body is full of light, with no dark part in it, it will be wholly illumined, as when the lamp illumines you with its rays." |
| 37As Jesus was speaking, a Pharisee invited Him to dine with him; so He went in and reclined at the table. | 37Now when He had spoken, a Pharisee asked Him to have lunch with him; and He went in, and reclined at the table. |
| 38But the Pharisee was surprised to see that Jesus did not first wash before the meal. | 38When the Pharisee saw it, he was surprised that He had not first ceremonially washed before the meal. |
| 39“Now then,” said the Lord, “you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside you are full of greed and wickedness. | 39But the Lord said to him, "Now you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and of the platter; but inside of you, you are full of robbery and wickedness. |
| 40You fools! Did not the One who made the outside make the inside as well? | 40"You foolish ones, did not He who made the outside make the inside also? |
| 41But give as alms the things that are within you, and you will see that everything is clean for you. | 41"But give that which is within as charity, and then all things are clean for you. |
| 42Woe 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. | 42"But woe to you Pharisees! For you pay tithe of mint and rue and every kind of garden herb, and yet disregard justice and the love of God; but these are the things you should have done without neglecting the others. |
| 43Woe to you Pharisees! You love the chief seats in the synagogues and the greetings in the marketplaces. | 43"Woe to you Pharisees! For you love the chief seats in the synagogues and the respectful greetings in the market places. |
| 44Woe to you! For you are like unmarked graves, which men walk over without even noticing.” | 44"Woe to you! For you are like concealed tombs, and the people who walk over them are unaware of it." |
| 45One of the experts in the law told Him, “Teacher, when You say these things, You insult us as well.” | 45One of the lawyers said to Him in reply, "Teacher, when You say this, You insult us too." |
| 46“Woe to you as well, experts in the law!” He replied. “You weigh men down with heavy burdens, but you yourselves will not lift a finger to lighten their load. | 46But He said, "Woe to you lawyers as well! For you weigh men down with burdens hard to bear, while you yourselves will not even touch the burdens with one of your fingers. |
| 47Woe to you! You build tombs for the prophets, but it was your fathers who killed them. | 47"Woe to you! For you build the tombs of the prophets, and it was your fathers who killed them. |
| 48So you are witnesses consenting to the deeds of your fathers: They killed the prophets, and you build their tombs. | 48"So you are witnesses and approve the deeds of your fathers; because it was they who killed them, and you build their tombs. |
| 49Because 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.’ | 49"For this reason also the wisdom of God said, 'I will send to them prophets and apostles, and some of them they will kill and some they will persecute, |
| 50As a result, this generation will be charged with the blood of all the prophets that has been shed since the foundation of the world, | 50so that the blood of all the prophets, shed since the foundation of the world, may be charged against this generation, |
| 51from 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. | 51from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah, who was killed between the altar and the house of God; yes, I tell you, it shall be charged against this generation.' |
| 52Woe to you experts in the law! For you have taken away the key to knowledge. You yourselves have not entered, and you have hindered those who were entering.” | 52"Woe to you lawyers! For you have taken away the key of knowledge; you yourselves did not enter, and you hindered those who were entering." |
| 53As Jesus went on from there, the scribes and Pharisees began to oppose Him bitterly and to ply Him with questions about many things, | 53When He left there, the scribes and the Pharisees began to be very hostile and to question Him closely on many subjects, |
| 54waiting to catch Him in something He might say. | 54plotting against Him to catch Him in something He might say. |
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