6 Some ancient authorities omit a loaf, and he give him a stone? or.
a The language here is different from that in Matt. 6 ([§ 54]), but the ideas are the same. Evidently the disciples were slow to learn Christ's teaching about prayer.
§ 106. BLASPHEMOUS ACCUSATION OF LEAGUE WITH BEELZEBUB
(Compare [§ 61])a
Probably in Judea
Luke 11:14-36
14 And he was casting out a 1devil which was dumb. And it came to pass, when the 1devil was gone out, the dumb man spake; and the multitudes marvelled. 15 But some of them said, 2By Beelzebub the prince of the 3devils casteth he out 3devils. 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; 4and a house divided against a house falleth. 18 And if Satan also is divided against himself, how shall his kingdom stand? because ye say that I cast out 3devils 2by Beelzebub. 19 And if I 2by Beelzebub cast out 3devils, by whom do your sons cast them out? therefore shall they be your judges. 20 But if I by the finger of God cast out 3devils, then is the kingdom of God come upon you. 21 When the strong man fully armed guardeth his own court, his goods are in peace: 22 but when a stronger than he shall come upon him, and overcome him, he taketh from him his whole 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 The unclean spirit when 5he is gone out of the man, passeth through waterless places, seeking rest; and finding none, 5he saith, I will turn back unto my house whence I came out. 25 And when 5he is come, 5he findeth it swept and garnished. 26 Then goeth 5he, and taketh to him seven other spirits more evil than 6himself; and they enter in and dwell there: and the last state of that man becometh worse than the first.
27 And it came to pass, as he said these things, a certain woman out of the multitude lifted up her voice, and said unto him, Blessed is the womb that bare thee, and the breasts which thou didst suck. 28 But he said, Yea rather, blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it.
29 And when the multitudes were gathering together unto him, he began to say, This generation is an evil generation: it seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given to it but the sign of Jonah [see Jonah 3:1-4]. 30 For even as Jonah became 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 judgement with the men of this generation, and shall condemn them: for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon [see 1 Kings 10:1-3]; and behold, 7a greater than Solomon is here. 32 The men of Nineveh shall stand up in the judgement with this generation, and shall condemn it: for they repented at the preaching of Jonah [see Jonah 3:5-10]; and behold, 7a greater than Jonah is here.
33 No man, when he hath lighted a lamp, putteth it in a cellar, neither under the bushel, but on the stand, that they which enter in may see the light. 34 The lamp of thy body is thine eye: when thine eye is single, thy whole body also is full of light; but when it is evil, thy body also is full of darkness. 35 Look therefore whether the light that is in thee be not darkness. 36 If therefore thy whole body be full of light, having no part dark, it shall be wholly full of light, as when the lamp with its bright shining doth give thee light.
1 Gr. demon.