Luke Chapter 11

Luke 11

Excerpt from sermon on the mountain in Matt 6

1 And it comes into being, as certain persons stop in places, to make prayer. So, Certain persons of His students (disciples) says toward Him, Lord, teach us to make prayer, just as John teaches his disciples on it. 

2 so, He tells them, whenever you make prayer, say, our FATHER, + WHO is in heaven+ we make YOUR Name Holy/consecrated; (let) Your kingdom comes. + (let) Your desire happen upon earth, as (it is) in heaven+

3 Give us this day, our loaves of bread, according to daily-provisions.

4 And forgive us our sins, because we also forgive everybody who is indebted to us; and for us not to be led into temptation, +on the contrary, rescue us from the vicious one+.

Advantage of a TRUE Friendship is a trust to dare ask for anything:

5 And He says to them, who out of you have a friend, and he will come to you at midnight, and he will say, friend, lend me three loaves of bread;

6 since, my friend is on the way and has come near towards me, so, I am not having what to present to him.

7 and you, from inside, would answer and say, do not cause me trouble; the door is shut already, and my children are with me on the bed; and it is not possible to stand up to give it to you.

8 I tell you, even if you will not give it to him, you will stand up, because of being his friend ; and besides, because of his EFFONTERY, you will rise up to give him as much as he needs.

The Need to hungrily demand for Holy SPIRIT can not be over-emphasized

9 And I tell you, Ask, and you will be given; seek, and you will find, knock and it will be opened to you.

10 for, all who ask will receive; and the one who seek will find; even to the one who knock, it will be opened up.

11 howbeit, who out of you as a father, [whom his son ask him for bread: why will he not give the son a stone? Or whom his son will ask him for fish, and instead of a fish, will give him a serpent?

12 Or even ask for egg, will he gives the son scorpion (with piercing sting)?

13 Therefore if your subsisting-rulers who are of evil one, are aware of giving good gifts to your children, how much more, the FATHER from heaven, will give Holy SPIRIT to those who ask HIM?

Jesus was accused of using beelzebub and some are asking for sign

14 And He has been casting out demons. So there was a muted person; and it happens that as the demon get out, the muted person preaches. And the crowd wondered.

15 But, some persons from them says, He cast out demons, by Beelzebub (deity of Ekron) which is the chief-ruler of demons.

16 Moreso, others are tempting Him, seeking a sign out of heaven from Him. (to be given in vs 29).

17 but, He knows their thoughts, and tells them, all kingdoms that divide upon themselves, will be brought to desolation; and a house upon a house will fall down.

18 However, even if satan's divide upon itself, how will its kingdom stand? For you say, I cast out demons by beelzebub.

19 19 If the Son cast out demons by beelzebub, by whom did your Judges cast it out? by this reason, we will be the same to you.

20 however, if (to you), I cast out demons by the finger of God, Ara (a heartfelt call to heaven), the kingdom of God has arrived beforehand upon you.

21 whenever an armed valiant-man, guards a yard by his own self, his master's possession will be in peace. 

22 but, whenever (another) valiant-man to him, attack and subdue him, his full armour upon which he is persuaded, will be taken away, and his booty will be distributed.

23 the one who is not with Me, is against Me; and those who convene together with Me, will never be scattered. (Matt 12: 25-30

Necessity to be filled with Holy/Clean Spirit

24 Whenever the unclean spirit escape away from a man, it goes through water-less places, seeking rest; but by not finding one, it will say, I will turn back to my house, from where I escaped.

25 And as it comes, and find it (on holiday), swept, and decorated;

26 it will bring another more-vicious seven spirits than itself at this time, and enter to dwell there; and the latter end of that man, will become worse than the former.

Equal grace of salvation is for everybody

27 However, as He told them these, a certain woman happens to raise up her voice from the crowd, telling Him, supremely blessed (makaria) is the womb that bear You, and the breast which given to You to suck.

28 But, He says, never mind, rather, the supremely blessed are those who hear and keep the words of God.

Three days experience of Jonah is given to sign-seekers of vs 16 as in Matt 12:40

29 Moreover, as the crowd, accumulate together, He begins to say, evil generation of this generation are seeking after sign, and no sign will be given to it, except the sign as of prophet Jonah.

30 no doubt, just as Jonah happened to be a sign to the Ninevites, even this way shall the Son be to men of this generation. 

31 the Queen of the south will be raised up in judgment amidst the fellow-men of this generation, and will condemn them; for coming from the uttermost part of the earth, to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and behold, the One more than Solomon is here.

32 Men of Nineveh will be raised up in judgment amidst this generation, and condemn it, for they repented unto the preaching of Jonah; and behold, the One more than Jonah is here.

Lamp must shine no matter the obscurity imposed

33 No man fasten a lamp, and set it in a hidden place, it should not even be under measuring-module, but upon the lamp-stand, at least for those entering in to look at the light-brilliancy.

34 a lamp is for the eyes of the body. When your eyes is of the simple/uncomplicated one, even every whit of your body will be bright; but whenever it is of the evil one, even your body will be dark.

35 therefore, watch/aim that, the light in you, is not of darkness.

36 therefore, if whenever your lamp shine, it is as a lightning, your whole body will be well-illuminated, and you will not have certain dark part, and you will be bright altogether. 

Jesus enlighten the Pharisees on inadequacies of the law of Moses (Torah). 

37 Moreover, as He preaches, a Pharisee asks Him to dine with Him. So, having entered in, anyhow, He sits at the table.

38 But the Pharisee, wonder to see that He did not first wash (baptizo) before the dinner/best meal.

39 So, the Lord says to him, now, you, the Pharisees, cleanse the outside of a cup and of a dish, but full inside of you are extortions and depravities.

40 the unmindful one! Is HE not the ONE Who make the outside that make the inside?

41 Nevertheless, you will discern that giving of alms should exist within/inside you, for all things to be clean to you.

42 But, Alas! to you, the Pharisees; you pay/take a tenth (apo-decatoo) of mint (sweet scented plant), and rue (fleshy leaves) and herbs to God, but judgment by selfless-Love (agape) for everybody are passed aside. Even this thing MUST not be neglected, and likewise those things should be obeyed. (compare with Matt 23:23)

43 Alas to you, the Pharisees, for you love to sit first in the synagogues, and greetings in the market.

44 Alas to you, for you are, as it were, a hidden (unmarked) graves, and men who are walking around, up-above (them) are not aware.

Experts at Moses law are also educated by the Rabbi 

45 but, a certain lawyer (expert in Moses law) responds, and tells Him, Teacher, by saying these things, even You are insulting us.

46 So He says, even to you, the lawyers, oh no! You load up oppressive burdens on men, and you do not touch the burden with one of your finger.

47 Alas to you, for building the graves of the prophets, the same whom also your fathers killed.

48 Ara (a heartfelt call to heaven), you are witnesses, by consenting, to the deeds of your fathers; for they indeed killed them; and you are building (their tombs).

49 for this reason, even speaking by the wisdom of God; Apostles and Prophets (speakers) will be sent unto the same people, and out of them, they will kill and persecute;

50 at least, to demand from this generation, the blood of all the prophets, shed/spilled, away-from the conception of the world. 

51 from the blood of Abel, up to the blood of Zachariah (2Chr 24:21), the one destroyed between the temple; yes, I tell you, it will be demanded from this generation.

52 Alas to you the lawyers, for you take away the key of knowledge; you are not entering, and you hinder those who are to enter.

53 (having said these things towards them), He proceeds forth from there. However, the Scribes and the Pharisees, terribly hold in grudge, even as He begins to speak off-hand/articulate concerning more things; 

54 laying wait for Him (and seeking) to catch something from His mouth, (at least to accuse Him of).