Luke 11 – NIV & CCBT

New International Version

Luke 11:1-54

Jesus’ Teaching on Prayer

1One day Jesus was praying in a certain place. When he finished, one of his disciples said to him, “Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples.”

2He said to them, “When you pray, say:

“ ‘Father,11:2 Some manuscripts Our Father in heaven

hallowed be your name,

your kingdom come.11:2 Some manuscripts come. May your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.

3Give us each day our daily bread.

4Forgive us our sins,

for we also forgive everyone who sins against us.11:4 Greek everyone who is indebted to us

And lead us not into temptation.11:4 Some manuscripts temptation, but deliver us from the evil one’ ”

5Then 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; 6a friend of mine on a journey has come to me, and I have no food to offer him.’ 7And 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.’ 8I tell you, even though he will not get up and give you the bread because of friendship, yet because of your shameless audacity11:8 Or yet to preserve his good name he will surely get up and give you as much as you need.

9“So I say to you: Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. 10For 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 for11:11 Some manuscripts for bread, will give him a stone? Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a snake instead? 12Or if he asks for an egg, will give him a scorpion? 13If 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

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

17Jesus knew their thoughts and said to them: “Any kingdom divided against itself will be ruined, and a house divided against itself will fall. 18If Satan is divided against himself, how can his kingdom stand? I say this because you claim that I drive out demons by Beelzebul. 19Now if I drive out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your followers drive them out? So then, 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.

21“When a strong man, fully armed, guards his own house, his possessions are safe. 22But 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.

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.’ 25When it arrives, it finds the house swept clean and put in order. 26Then 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.”

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

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

The Sign of Jonah

29As the crowds increased, Jesus said, “This is a wicked generation. It asks for a sign, but none will be given it except the sign of Jonah. 30For as Jonah was a sign to the Ninevites, so also will the Son of Man be to this generation. 31The 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; and now something greater than Solomon is here. 32The men of Nineveh will stand up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it, for they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and now something greater than Jonah is here.

The Lamp of the Body

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. 34Your eye is the lamp of your body. When your eyes are healthy,11:34 The Greek for healthy here implies generous. your whole body also is full of light. But when they are unhealthy,11:34 The Greek for unhealthy here implies stingy. your body also is full of darkness. 35See to it, then, that the light within you is not darkness. 36Therefore, 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

46Jesus 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.

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

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.”

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

Chinese Contemporary Bible (Traditional)

路加福音 11:1-54

教導門徒禱告

1有一天,耶穌在某地禱告完畢,有個門徒對祂說:「主啊,請教導我們禱告,像約翰教他的門徒一樣。」

2耶穌對他們說:「你們應該這樣禱告,

『天父,願人都尊崇你的聖名,

願你的國度降臨,

願你的旨意在地上成就,

就像在天上成就一樣11·2 有古卷無「願你的旨意在地上成就,就像在天上成就一樣」。

3願你天天賜給我們日用的飲食。

4求你饒恕我們的罪,

因為我們也饒恕那些虧欠我們的人。

不要讓我們遇見誘惑,

拯救我們脫離那惡者11·4 有古卷無「拯救我們脫離那惡者」。。』」

5耶穌又對他們說:「假設你在半夜跑去朋友家請求說,『朋友,請借給我三個餅吧, 6因為有一位朋友遠道而來,我家沒有什麼可以招待他。』 7那個人在屋裡應聲說,『請別打攪我,門已經鎖上了,我和孩子們也已經上床了,我不能起來給你拿餅。』

8「我告訴你們,那人雖不念朋友之情,但是倘若你不肯甘休,繼續請求,他最終會起來滿足你的願望。

9「我告訴你們,祈求,就會給你們;尋找,就會尋見;叩門,就會給你們開門。 10因為凡祈求的,就得到;尋找的,就尋見;叩門的,就給他開門。

11「你們中間做父親的,如果孩子要餅,你會給他石頭嗎?11·11 有古卷無「如果孩子要餅,你會給他石頭嗎?」要魚,你會給他蛇嗎? 12要雞蛋,你會給他蠍子嗎? 13你們雖然邪惡,尚且知道把好東西給兒女,天父豈不更要賜聖靈給那些求祂的人嗎?」

耶穌和別西卜

14有一次,耶穌趕出一個使人啞巴的鬼。鬼一出去,啞巴就能說話了,大家都很驚奇。 15有人卻說:「祂是靠鬼王別西卜趕鬼。」 16還有些人想試探耶穌,要求祂行個神蹟證明自己是上帝派來的。

17耶穌知道他們的心思,就說:「一個國內部自相紛爭,必然滅亡;一個家內部自相紛爭,必然崩潰。 18同樣,若撒旦內部自相紛爭,牠的國怎能維持呢?你們說我是靠別西卜趕鬼, 19若我是靠別西卜趕鬼,你們的子弟又是靠誰趕鬼呢?因此,他們要審判你們。 20但若我是靠上帝的能力趕鬼,就是上帝的國已降臨在你們中間了。

21「壯漢全副武裝地看守自己的住宅,他的財物會很安全。 22但是,來了一個比他更強壯的人,把他制伏後,奪去他所依靠的武裝,並把他搶來的東西分給了人。 23誰不與我為友,就是與我為敵;誰不和我一起收聚,就是故意拆散。

24「有個污鬼離開了牠以前所附的人,在乾旱無水之地四處遊蕩,尋找安歇之處,卻沒有找到。於是牠說,『我要回到老地方。』 25牠回去後,看見裡面打掃得又乾淨又整齊, 26就去帶來了七個比自己更邪惡的鬼一起住在那裡。那人的下場比從前更慘了。」

誰更有福

27耶穌說話的時候,人群中有個婦人高喊:「生你養你的人真有福啊!」

28耶穌回答說:「但那聽了上帝的話又去遵行的人更有福。」

可悲的邪惡世代

29這時聚集的人越來越多,耶穌說:「這是一個邪惡的世代,人們只想看神蹟,但除了約拿的神蹟以外,再沒有神蹟給他們看。 30正如約拿成了尼尼微人的神蹟,人子也要成為這世代的神蹟。

31「在審判的日子,南方的女王和這世代的人都要起來11·31 起來」或作「復活」,下同32節。,她要定這個世代的罪,因為她曾不遠千里來聽所羅門王的智言慧語。看啊!這裡有一位比所羅門王更偉大。

32「在審判的日子,尼尼微人和這世代的人都要起來,尼尼微人要定這個世代的罪,因為他們聽到約拿的宣告,就悔改了。看啊!這裡有一位比約拿更偉大。

燈的比喻

33「沒有人點了燈卻將它放在地窖裡或斗底下,人總是把燈放在燈臺上,讓進來的人可以看見光。 34你的眼睛就是身體的燈,你的眼睛明亮,全身就光明;你的眼睛昏花,全身就黑暗。 35因此要小心,不要讓你心裡的光變為黑暗。 36如果你全身光明、毫無黑暗,你整個人就熠熠生輝,好像有燈光照在你身上。」

譴責法利賽人

37耶穌說完這番話後,有一個法利賽人來請祂吃飯,祂便應邀入席。 38這位法利賽人看見耶穌飯前沒有行猶太人洗手的禮儀,十分詫異。 39主對他說:「你們法利賽人洗淨杯盤的外面,你們裡面卻充滿了貪婪和邪惡。 40愚蠢的人啊,人裡外不都是上帝所創造的嗎? 41只要你們發自內心地去施捨,一切對你們都是潔淨的。

42「法利賽人啊,你們有禍了!你們將薄荷、茴香、各樣蔬菜獻上十分之一,卻忽略了上帝的公義和仁愛。後者是你們本該做的,前者也不可忽略。

43「法利賽人啊,你們有禍了!你們喜歡在會堂裡坐首位,又喜歡在街市上聽到別人的問候。 44你們有禍了!因為你們就像沒有墓碑的墳墓,人們從上面走過也不知道。」

譴責律法教師

45一位律法教師對耶穌說:「老師,你這話把我們也侮辱了!」

46耶穌回答說:「你們這些律法教師也有禍了!你們把沉重難負的擔子放在別人肩上,自己卻連一根指頭也不肯動。

47「你們有禍了,你們為先知修造墳墓,而他們正是被你們祖先殺害的! 48所以你們是見證人,你們讚同祖先的行為,因為他們殺了先知,你們為先知造墳墓。 49因此,充滿智慧的上帝說,『我要差遣先知和使徒到他們那裡,有些要被殺害,有些要遭迫害』, 50-51使創世以來,自亞伯一直到在祭壇和聖所之間被殺的撒迦利亞等眾先知的血債,都由這個世代承擔。我實在告訴你們,這些罪責都要由這個世代承擔。

52「律法教師啊,你們有禍了!你們拿走了知識的鑰匙,自己不進去,還阻擋那些正要進去的人。」

53耶穌離開那裡後,法利賽人和律法教師開始激烈地反對祂,用各種問題刁難祂, 54伺機找把柄陷害祂。