| English Standard Version | Holman Christian Standard Bible |
| 1Now Jesus was praying in a certain place, and when he finished, one of his disciples said to him, “Lord, teach us to pray, as John taught his disciples.” | 1He was praying in a certain place, and when He finished, one of His disciples said to Him, "Lord, teach us to pray, just as John also taught his disciples." |
| 2And he said to them, “When you pray, say: “Father, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come. | 2He said to them, "Whenever you pray, say: Father, Your name be honored as holy. Your kingdom come. |
| 3Give us each day our daily bread, | 3Give us each day our daily bread. |
| 4and forgive us our sins, for we ourselves forgive everyone who is indebted to us. And lead us not into temptation.” | 4And forgive us our sins, for we ourselves also forgive everyone in debt to us. And do not bring us into temptation." |
| 5And he said to them, “Which of you who has a friend will go to him at midnight and say to him, ‘Friend, lend me three loaves, | 5He also 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 of bread, |
| 6for a friend of mine has arrived on a journey, and I have nothing to set before him’; | 6because a friend of mine on a journey has come to me, and I don't have anything to offer him.' |
| 7and he will answer from within, ‘Do not bother me; the door is now shut, and my children are with me in bed. I cannot get up and give you anything’? | 7Then he will answer from inside and say, Don't bother me! The door is already locked, and my children and I have gone to bed. I can't get up to give you anything.' |
| 8I tell you, though he will not get up and give him anything because he is his friend, yet because of his impudence he will rise and give him whatever he needs. | 8I tell you, even though he won't get up and give him anything because he is his friend, yet because of his friend's persistence, he will get up and give him as much as he needs. |
| 9And I tell you, ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. | 9"So I say to you, keep asking, and it will be given to you. Keep searching, and you will find. Keep knocking, and the door will be opened to you. |
| 10For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks it will be opened. | 10For everyone who asks receives, and the one who searches finds, and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened. |
| 11What father among you, if his son asks for a fish, will instead of a fish give him a serpent; | 11What father among you, if his son asks for a fish, will give him a snake instead of a fish? |
| 12or if he asks for an egg, will give him a scorpion? | 12Or if he asks for an egg, will give him a scorpion? |
| 13If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will the heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!” | 13If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will the heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him?" |
| 14Now he was casting out a demon that was mute. When the demon had gone out, the mute man spoke, and the people marveled. | 14Now He was driving out a demon that was mute. When the demon came out, the man who had been mute, spoke, and the crowds were amazed. |
| 15But some of them said, “He casts out demons by Beelzebul, the prince of demons,” | 15But some of them said, "He drives out demons by Beelzebul, the ruler of the demons!" |
| 16while others, to test him, kept seeking from him a sign from heaven. | 16And others, as a test, were demanding of Him a sign from heaven. |
| 17But he, knowing their thoughts, said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself is laid waste, and a divided household falls. | 17Knowing their thoughts, He told them: "Every kingdom divided against itself is headed for destruction, and a house divided against itself falls. |
| 18And if Satan also is divided against himself, how will his kingdom stand? For you say that I cast out demons by Beelzebul. | 18If Satan also is divided against himself, how will his kingdom stand? For you say I drive out demons by Beelzebul. |
| 19And if I cast out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your sons cast them out? Therefore they will be your judges. | 19And if I drive out demons by Beelzebul, who is it your sons drive them out by? For this reason they will be your judges. |
| 20But if it is by the finger of God that I cast out demons, then the kingdom of God has come upon you. | 20If I drive out demons by the finger of God, then the kingdom of God has come to you. |
| 21When a strong man, fully armed, guards his own palace, his goods are safe; | 21When a strong man, fully armed, guards his estate, his possessions are secure. |
| 22but when one stronger than he attacks him and overcomes him, he takes away his armor in which he trusted and divides his spoil. | 22But when one stronger than he attacks and overpowers him, he takes from him all his weapons he trusted in, and divides up his plunder. |
| 23Whoever is not with me is against me, and whoever does not gather with me scatters. | 23Anyone who is not with Me is against Me, and anyone who does not gather with Me scatters. |
| 24“When the unclean spirit has gone out of a person, it passes through waterless places seeking rest, and finding none it says, ‘I will return to my house from which I came.’ | 24"When an unclean spirit comes out of a man, it roams through waterless places looking for rest, and not finding rest, it then says, I'll go back to my house where I came from.' |
| 25And when it comes, it finds the house swept and put in order. | 25And returning, it finds the house swept and put in order. |
| 26Then it goes and brings seven other spirits more evil than itself, and they enter and dwell there. And the last state of that person is worse than the first.” | 26Then it goes and brings seven other spirits more evil than itself, and they enter and settle down there. As a result, that man's last condition is worse than the first." |
| 27As he said these things, a woman in the crowd raised her voice and said to him, “Blessed is the womb that bore you, and the breasts at which you nursed!” | 27As He was saying these things, a woman from the crowd raised her voice and said to Him, "The womb that bore You and the one who nursed You are blessed!" |
| 28But he said, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and keep it!” | 28He said, "Even more, those who hear the word of God and keep it are blessed!" |
| 29When the crowds were increasing, he began to say, “This generation is an evil generation. It seeks for a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah. | 29As the crowds were increasing, He began saying: "This generation is an evil generation. It demands a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah. |
| 30For as Jonah became a sign to the people of Nineveh, so will the Son of Man be to this generation. | 30For just as Jonah became a sign to the people of Nineveh, so also the Son of Man will be to this generation. |
| 31The queen of the South will rise up 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 behold, something greater than Solomon is here. | 31The queen of the south will rise up at the judgment with the men of this generation and condemn them, because she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and look--something greater than Solomon is here! |
| 32The men of Nineveh will rise up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it, for they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and behold, something greater than Jonah is here. | 32The men of Nineveh will rise up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it, because they repented at Jonah's proclamation, and look--something greater than Jonah is here! |
| 33“No one after lighting a lamp puts it in a cellar or under a basket, but on a stand, so that those who enter may see the light. | 33"No one lights a lamp and puts it in the cellar or under a basket, but on a lampstand, so that those who come in may see its light. |
| 34Your eye is the lamp of your body. When your eye is healthy, your whole body is full of light, but when it is bad, your body is full of darkness. | 34Your eye is the lamp of the body. When your eye is good, your whole body is also full of light. But when it is bad, your body is also full of darkness. |
| 35Therefore be careful lest the light in you be darkness. | 35Take care then, that the light in you is not darkness. |
| 36If then your whole body is full of light, having no part dark, it will be wholly bright, as when a lamp with its rays gives you light.” | 36If, therefore, your whole body is full of light, with no part of it in darkness, it will be entirely illuminated, as when a lamp shines its light on you." |
| 37While Jesus was speaking, a Pharisee asked him to dine with him, so he went in and reclined at table. | 37As He was speaking, a Pharisee asked Him to dine with him. So He went in and reclined at the table. |
| 38The Pharisee was astonished to see that he did not first wash before dinner. | 38When the Pharisee saw this, he was amazed that He did not first perform the ritual washing before dinner. |
| 39And the Lord said to him, “Now you Pharisees cleanse the outside of the cup and of the 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 dish, but inside you are full of greed and evil. |
| 40You fools! Did not he who made the outside make the inside also? | 40Fools! Didn't He who made the outside make the inside too? |
| 41But give as alms those things that are within, and behold, everything is clean for you. | 41But give from what is within to the poor, and then everything is clean for you. |
| 42“But woe to you Pharisees! For you tithe mint and rue and every herb, and neglect justice and the love of God. These you ought to have done, without neglecting the others. | 42"But woe to you Pharisees! You give a tenth of mint, rue, and every kind of herb, and you bypass justice and love for God. These things you should have done without neglecting the others. |
| 43Woe to you Pharisees! For you love the best seat in the synagogues and greetings in the marketplaces. | 43"Woe to you Pharisees! You love the front seat in the synagogues and greetings in the marketplaces. |
| 44Woe to you! For you are like unmarked graves, and people walk over them without knowing it.” | 44"Woe to you! You are like unmarked graves; the people who walk over them don't know it." |
| 45One of the lawyers answered him, “Teacher, in saying these things you insult us also.” | 45One of the experts in the law answered Him, "Teacher, when You say these things You insult us too." |
| 46And he said, “Woe to you lawyers also! For you load people with burdens hard to bear, and you yourselves do not touch the burdens with one of your fingers. | 46Then He said: "Woe also to you experts in the law! You load people with burdens that are hard to carry, yet you yourselves don't touch these burdens with one of your fingers. |
| 47Woe to you! For you build the tombs of the prophets whom your fathers killed. | 47"Woe to you! You build monuments to the prophets, and your fathers killed them. |
| 48So you are witnesses and you consent to the deeds of your fathers, for they killed them, and you build their tombs. | 48Therefore, you are witnesses that you approve the deeds of your fathers, for they killed them, and you build their monuments. |
| 49Therefore also the Wisdom of God said, ‘I will send them prophets and apostles, some of whom they will kill and persecute,’ | 49Because of this, the wisdom of God said, I will send them prophets and apostles, and some of them they will kill and persecute,' |
| 50so that the blood of all the prophets, shed from the foundation of the world, may be charged against this generation, | 50so that this generation may be held responsible for the blood of all the prophets shed since the foundation of the world -- |
| 51from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah, who perished between the altar and the sanctuary. Yes, I tell you, it will be required of this generation. | 51from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah, who perished between the altar and the sanctuary. "Yes, I tell you, this generation will be held responsible. |
| 52Woe to you lawyers! For you have taken away the key of knowledge. You did not enter yourselves, and you hindered those who were entering.” | 52"Woe to you experts in the law! You have taken away the key of knowledge! You didn't go in yourselves, and you hindered those who were going in." |
| 53As he went away from there, the scribes and the Pharisees began to press him hard and to provoke him to speak about many things, | 53When He left there, the scribes and the Pharisees began to oppose Him fiercely and to cross-examine Him about many things; |
| 54lying in wait for him, to catch him in something he might say. | 54they were lying in wait for Him to trap Him in something He said. |
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