21In the same hour Jesus exulted in spirit, and said, I ascribe glory to thee, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast hid these things from the wise and intelligent, and hast revealed them to babes: be it so, O Father! since such is thy good pleasure. 22All things are given up to me by my Father: and no man knoweth who is the Son, but the Father; and who is the Father, but the Son, and he to whomsoever the Son is pleased to reveal him. 23Then turning to the disciples, he said privately, Blessed are the eyes which see the things which ye see: 24for I tell you, that many prophets and kings have desired to see the things which ye see, and have not seen them; and to hear the things which ye hear, and have not heard them.
25And, behold, a certain doctor of the law arose, to make trial of him, saying, Master, by doing what shall I inherit eternal life? 26And he said unto him, What is written in the law? How readest thou? 27And he answering said, “Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might, and with all thy understanding, and thy neighbour as thyself.” 28And he said unto him, Thou hast answered rightly: this do, and thou shalt live. 29Then he, desirous to make himself appear a righteous person, said unto Jesus, And who is my neighbour? 30Then Jesus answering said, A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among robbers, who, when they had both stripped him, and covered him with wounds, got off, leaving him half dead. 31And it so fell out, that a certain priest went down that way, and seeing him, he kept the opposite side of the road. 32And a Levite also, in the same way, being near the place, came, and seeing him, kept the opposite side of the road. 33But a certain Samaritan travelling, came by him, and seeing him, was moved with compassion, 34and coming up to him, bound up his wounds, after pouring on them oil and wine; then setting him on his own beast, he led him to an inn, and took particular care of him. 35And on the morrow, as he was departing, he took out of his purse two denarii, and gave them to the innkeeper, and said to him, Take great care of him; and whatever farther expence may be incurred, when I return, I will repay thee. 36Which then of these three do you suppose to be the neighbour of him who fell into the robbers’ hands? 37And he said, He that shewed mercy towards him. Then said Jesus to him, Go, and do thou exactly the same.
38And it came to pass, as they were travelling, that he entered into a certain village; and a woman, named Martha, received him into her house. 39And she had a sister called Mary, who sitting down also at the feet of Jesus, hearkened to his discourse. 40But Martha was hurrying about to provide a large entertainment, and coming up to him, she said, Lord, is it no concern to thee, that my sister hath left me to make the whole provision by myself? bid her therefore to assist me. 41But Jesus answering said to her, Martha, Martha, thou art anxious and disturbing thyself about many things. 42But of one thing there is need: and Mary hath made her election of that good portion, which shall not be taken away from her.
[CHAP. XI.]
AND it came to pass, as he was in a certain place praying, when he had done, one of his disciples said to him, Lord, teach us to pray, even as John also taught his disciples. 2And he said unto them, When ye pray say, Our Father, which art in heaven, hallowed be thy name: thy kingdom come: thy will be done as in heaven so upon earth. 3Give us our necessary food, day by day: 4and forgive us our sins, for we also forgive every one who is indebted to us. And bring us not into temptation; but deliver us from the wicked one.
5And he said unto them, Which of you shall have a friend, and he shall go to him at midnight, and say to him, Friend, lend me three loaves; 6for a friend of mine is come to me off a journey, and I have nothing to set before him. 7And he from within answering, shall say, Give me no farther trouble: my door is already locked, and my children are with me in bed; I am unable to rise and give thee. 8I tell you, though even he would not rise and give him because he is his friend; yet because of his importunity, roused up, he will give him as many as he needeth. 9And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you. 10For every one who asketh, receiveth; and he that seeketh, findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened. 11For what father of you, if his son ask a loaf, will he give him a stone? or if a fish, will he for a fish give him a serpent? 12or if he ask also an egg, will he give him a scorpion? 13If ye then, evil as ye are, know how to give good gifts to your children; how much more shall your Father, who is in heaven, give his Holy Spirit to those who ask him?
14And he was casting out a devil, and it was dumb. And it came to pass, when the devil was gone out, the dumb person spake, and the people marvelled. 15But some of them said, He casteth out devils by Beelzebub the prince of the devils. 16But others, tempting him, sought of him a sign from heaven. 17But he, knowing their thoughts, said to them, Every kingdom divided against itself is laid waste; and a house against a house, falleth. 18And if Satan also be divided against himself, how shall his kingdom be established? because ye say, that I cast out devils by Beelzebub. 19But if I by Beelzebub cast out devils, by whom do your sons cast them out? therefore they shall be your judges. 20But if with the finger of God I cast out devils, then, verily the kingdom of God is come unto you. 21When a strong man, in complete armour, guards his palace, his goods are in peace. 22But when a stronger person than he coming, vanquisheth him, he takes away his suit of armour in which he confided, and distributes the spoils. 23He that is not with me is against me; and he that gathereth not with me, scattereth abroad.
24When the unclean spirit goeth out of a man, he passes through places destitute of water, seeking repose; and not finding it, saith, I will go back to my habitation from whence I came out: 25and coming, he findeth it swept and furnished. 26Then goeth he, and taketh seven other spirits, more wicked than himself; and they entering in, take up their abode there: and the last state of that man is worse than the first.
27And it came to pass as he was speaking these words, a certain woman from among the multitude lift up her voice, and said unto him, Blessed is the womb that bare thee, and the breasts which thou hast sucked. 28But he said, Yea rather, blessed are they who hear the word of God and observe it.
29Then the multitudes thronging around him, he began to say, This is a wicked generation: it seeketh a sign, and no sign shall be given it, but the sign of Jonah the prophet. 30For as Jonas was a sign to the Ninevites, so shall the Son of man also be to this generation. 31The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment against the men of this generation, and shall condemn them: for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and, behold, a greater than Solomon is here. 32The men of Nineveh shall rise up in judgment against this generation, and shall condemn it, for they repented on the preaching of Jonah, and, behold, a greater than Jonah is here.