1And it came to pass, that, as he was praying in a certain place, when he ceased, one of his disciples said to him, Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples. 2And he said to them, when you pray, say, Father, Hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come. 3Give us day by day our daily bread. 4And forgive our sins; for we also forgive everyone who is indebted to us. And lead us not into temptation. 5And he said to them, Suppose you have a friend and go to him at midnight, and say to him, Friend, lend me three loaves; 6For a friend of mine on a journey has come to me, and I have nothing to set before him. 7And from within he shall answer and say, Do not trouble me: the door is now shut, and my children are with me in bed; I cannot rise and give you anything. 8I say to you, Though he will not rise and give him anything because he is his friend, yet because of his persistence he will rise and give him as much as he needs. 9And I say to you, Ask, and it shall be given to you; seek, and you shall find; knock, and it shall be opened to you. 10For every one who asks receives; and he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks it shall be opened. 11Which of you fathers, if your son asks for a fish, will give him a serpent? 12Or if he asks for an egg, will offer him a scorpion? 13If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children: how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him? 14And he was casting out a devil that was dumb. And it came to pass, when the devil had gone out, the dumb man spoke; and the crowd was amazed. 15But some of them said, He casts out devils by Beelzebub, the chief of the devils. 16And others, tempting him, sought from him a sign from heaven. 17But he, knowing their thoughts, said to them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and a house divided against itself falls. 18If Satan is divided against himself, how shall his kingdom stand? for you say that I cast out devils through Beelzebub. 19And if I cast out devils by Beelzebub, by whom do your sons cast them out? therefore they shall be your judges. 20But if I cast out devils by the finger of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you. 21When a strong man, fully armed, guards his house, his goods are safe: 22But when one stronger than he shall come upon him, and overcome him, he takes from him all his armour in which he trusted, and divides the spoils. 23He who is not with me is against me: and he who does not gather with me scatters. 24When an unclean spirit has gone out of a man, it passes through dry places, seeking rest; and finding none, he says, I will return to my house from which I came. 25And when it comes, it finds it swept and in order. 26Then it goes, and brings seven other spirits more wicked than itself; and they enter in, and live there: and the last state of that man is worse than the first. 27And it came to pass, as he spoke these things, a certain woman in the crowd lifted up her voice, and said to him, Blessed is the womb that bore you, and the breasts which you sucked. 28But he said, Rather, blessed are those who hear the word of God, and keep it. 29And when the people were gathered thick together, he began to say, This is an evil generation: it seeks a sign; and no sign shall be given it, but the sign of Jonah the prophet. 30For as Jonah became a sign to the Ninevites, so shall the Son of man be to this generation. 31The queen of the south shall rise up in 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, one greater than Solomon is here. 32The men of Nineveh shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and, behold, one greater than Jonah is here. 33No man, after lighting a lamp, puts it in a cellar, or under a bushel, but on a lampstand, that those who come in may see the light. 34The light of the body is the eye: therefore when your eye is good, your whole body also is full of light; but when your eye is bad, your body also is full of darkness. 35Take heed, then, that the light which is within you is not darkness. 36Therefore, if your whole body is full of light, having no dark part in it, it shall be fully illuminated, as when the bright shining of a lamp gives you light. 37And as he spoke, a certain Pharisee begged him to dine with him: and he went in, and reclined at the table. 38And the Pharisee was surprised when he saw that he had not first washed before dinner. 39And the Lord said to him, Now you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and the platter; but inside you are full of greed and wickedness. 40You fools, did not he who made the outside also make the inside? 41But rather give what you have within as alms; and, behold, all things are clean for you. 42But woe to you, Pharisees! for you tithe mint and rue and all manner of herbs, but neglect justice and the love of God: these you ought to have done, and not left the others undone. 43Woe to you, Pharisees! for you love the best seats in the synagogues, and greetings in the marketplaces. 44Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for you are like unmarked graves, which men walk over unaware. 45Then one of the lawyers answered him, Teacher, by saying this you insult us also. 46And he said, Woe to you also, lawyers! for you load men with burdens they can hardly carry, and you yourselves will not touch the burdens with one of your fingers. 47Woe to you! for you build the tombs of the prophets, and your fathers killed them. 48Truly you bear witness that you approve of the deeds of your fathers: for they killed them, and you build their tombs. 49For this reason also the wisdom of God said, I will send them prophets and apostles, and some of them they shall kill and persecute, 50That the blood of all the prophets, which was shed from the foundation of the world, may be required of this generation; 51From the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah, who perished between the altar and the temple: truly I say to you, It shall be required of this generation. 52Woe to you, lawyers! for you have taken away the key of knowledge: you did not enter in yourselves, and those who were entering in you hindered. 53And as he left, the scribes and Pharisees began to be hostile, and to question him closely on many things: 54Lying in wait for him, and seeking to catch something out of his mouth, that they might accuse him.