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New Testament for Everyone (NTFE)
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Luke 11:14-36

Jesus and Beelzebul

14 Jesus was casting out a demon that prevented speech. When the demon had gone out, the man who had been silent spoke, and the crowds were amazed. 15 But some of them said, “He casts out demons by Beelzebul, the prince of demons!” 16 Others, trying to test him out, asked him to produce a sign from heaven.

17 Jesus knew what they were thinking.

“Every kingdom split down the middle goes to ruin,” he said. “If a house turns in on itself, it falls. 18 Well then: if even the satan is split down the middle, how can his kingdom last? This,” he added, “is because you say that I cast out demons by Beelzebul!

19 “Now look: supposing I do cast out demons by Beelzebul, whose power are your own people using when they cast them out? Think about it: they will be your judges. 20 But if it’s by God’s finger that I cast out demons, then God’s kingdom has come upon you.

21 “Imagine a strong man, armed to the teeth, guarding his palace. Everything he owns is safe and sound. 22 But supposing someone stronger comes and overpowers him, and takes away the armor he was trusting in—then he can help himself and start dividing up the plunder! 23 If you’re not with me, you’re against me. If you’re not gathering with me, you’re scattering.

24 “When the unclean spirit goes out of a person, it roams through desert landscapes looking for a place to rest. When it doesn’t find anywhere, it says to itself, ‘I shall go back to the house I left behind.’ 25 And it finds the place neat and tidy. 26 So it sets off and brings along seven other spirits more evil than itself, and goes back to live there. That person will end up worse off than he began.”

27 While he was saying these things, a woman from the crowd raised her voice. “A blessing on the womb that bore you,” she shouted, “and the breasts that you sucked!”

28 “On the contrary,” replied Jesus. “A blessing on those who hear God’s word and keep it!”

The sign of Jonah

29 The crowds kept increasing. Jesus began to say to them, “This generation is an evil generation! It looks for a sign, and no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah.

30 “Jonah was a sign to the people of Nineveh; just so, the son of man will be a sign to this generation. 31 The Queen of the South will rise up in the judgment with the men of this generation and will condemn them: she came from the ends of the earth to listen to Solomon’s wisdom, and look—something greater than Solomon is here. 32 The men of Nineveh will rise up in the judgment with this generation and will condemn it: they repented at Jonah’s preaching, and look—something greater than Jonah is here.

33 “Nobody lights a lamp in order to hide it or put it under a jug. They put it on a lampstand, so that people who come in can see the light.

34 “Your eye is the lamp of your body. If your eye is focused, your whole body is full of light. But if it’s evil, your body is in darkness. 35 Watch out, then, in case the light inside you turns to darkness. 36 If your whole body is illuminated, with no part in darkness, everything will be illuminated, just as you are by a flash of lightning.”

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New Testament for Everyone (NTFE)

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