Luk 10:17-13:17 | ESV | STEP | The seventy-two returned with joy , saying , Lord , even the demons are subject to us in your name !

17 ^aThe seventy-two returned with joy, saying, “Lord, ^beven the demons are subject to us in your name!” 18 And he said to them, ^c“I saw Satan ^dfall like lightning from heaven. 19 Behold, I have given you authority ^eto tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of ^fthe enemy, and ^gnothing shall hurt you. 20 ^hNevertheless, do not rejoice in this, that the spirits are subject to you, but rejoice that ⁱyour names are written in heaven.”

Jesus Rejoices in the Father’s Will

21 ^jIn that same hour ^khe rejoiced ^lin the Holy Spirit and said, “I thank you, Father, ^mLord of heaven and earth, that ⁿyou have hidden these things from the wise and understanding and ^orevealed them to little children; yes, Father, for ^psuch was your gracious will. ^{▼▼Or for so it pleased you well} 22 ^rAll things have been handed over to me by my Father, and no one knows who the Son is ^sexcept the Father, or who the Father is ^texcept the Son and anyone ^uto whom the Son chooses to reveal him.”

23 Then turning to the disciples he said privately, ^v“Blessed are the eyes that see what you see! 24 For I tell you ^wthat many prophets and kings desired to see what you see, and did not see it, and to hear what you hear, and did not hear it.”

The Parable of the Good Samaritan

25 ^xAnd behold, a ^ylawyer stood up to ^zput him to the test, saying, “Teacher, what shall I do to ^aainherit eternal life?” 26 He said to him, “What is written in the Law? How do you read it?” 27 And he answered, ^ab“You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind, and ^acyour neighbor as yourself.” 28 And he said to him, “You have answered correctly; ^addo this, and you will live.”

29 But he, ^aedesiring to justify himself, said to Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?” 30 Jesus replied, “A man ^afwas going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he fell among robbers, who stripped him and beat him and departed, leaving him half dead. 31 Now by chance a ^agpriest was going down that road, and when he saw him he passed by on the other side. 32 So likewise ^aha Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side. 33 But a ^aiSamaritan, as he journeyed, came to where he was, and when he saw him, he had compassion. 34 He went to him and ^ajbound up his wounds, pouring on ^akoil and wine. Then he set him on his own animal and brought him to an inn and took care of him. 35 And the next day he took out two ^aldenarii ^{▼▼A denarius was a day’s wage for a laborer} and gave them to the innkeeper, saying, ‘Take care of him, and whatever more you spend, I will repay you when I come back.’ 36 Which of these three, do you think, proved to be a neighbor to the man who fell among the robbers?” 37 He said, “The one who showed him mercy.” And Jesus said to him, “You go, and do likewise.”

Martha and Mary

38 Now as they went on their way, Jesus ^{▼▼Greek he} entered a village. And a woman named ^aoMartha ^apwelcomed him into her house. 39 And she had a sister called ^aqMary, who ^arsat at the Lord’s feet and listened to his teaching. 40 But Martha was distracted with much serving. And she went up to him and said, “Lord, do you not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Tell her then to help me.” 41 But the Lord answered her, “Martha, Martha, you are ^asanxious and troubled about many things, 42 but one thing is necessary. ^{▼▼Some manuscripts few things are necessary, or only one} Mary has chosen ^authe good portion, which will not be taken away from her.”

Luke 11

The Lord’s Prayer

1 Now Jesus ^{▼▼Greek he} was praying in a certain place, and when he finished, one of his disciples said to him, “Lord, teach us to pray, ^awas John taught his disciples.” 2 And he said to them, ^ax“When you pray, say:

^ay“Father, ^azhallowed be ^bayour name.
^bbYour kingdom come.
3 ^bcGive us ^bdeach day our daily bread, ^{▼▼Or our bread for tomorrow}
4 and ^bfforgive us our sins,
for we ourselves forgive everyone who is indebted to us.
And ^bglead us not into temptation.”
5 And he said to them, “Which of you who has a friend will go to him at midnight and say to him, ‘Friend, lend me three loaves, 6 for a friend of mine has arrived on a journey, and I have nothing to set before him’; 7 and he will answer from within, ‘Do not bother me; the door is now shut, and my children are with me in bed. I cannot get up and give you anything’? 8 I tell you, though he will not get up and give him anything ^bhbecause he is his friend, yet because of his impudence ^{▼▼Or persistence} he will rise and give him whatever he needs. 9 And I tell you, ^bjask, and ^bkit will be given to you; ^blseek, and you will find; ^bmknock, and it will be opened to you. 10 For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks it will be opened. 11 What father among you, if his son asks for ^{▼▼Some manuscripts insert bread, will give him a stone; or if he asks for} a fish, will instead of a fish give him a serpent; 12 or if he asks for an egg, will give him a scorpion? 13 If you then, ^bowho are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will the heavenly Father ^bpgive the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!”

Jesus and Beelzebul

14 ^bqNow he was casting out a demon that was mute. When the demon had gone out, the mute man spoke, and the people marveled. 15 But some of them said, “He casts out demons ^brby Beelzebul, the prince of demons,” 16 while others, ^bsto test him, kept seeking from him a sign from heaven. 17 ^btBut he, ^buknowing their thoughts, said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself is laid waste, and a divided household falls. 18 And if Satan also is divided against himself, how will his kingdom stand? For you say that I cast out demons by Beelzebul. 19 And if I cast out demons by Beelzebul, ^bvby whom do ^bwyour sons cast them out? Therefore they will be your judges. 20 But if it is by ^bxthe finger of God that I cast out demons, then ^bythe kingdom of God has come upon you. 21 When a strong man, fully armed, guards his own palace, his goods are safe; 22 ^bzbut when one stronger than he attacks him and ^caovercomes him, he takes away his ^cbarmor in which he trusted and ^ccdivides his spoil. 23 ^cdWhoever is not with me is against me, and whoever does not gather with me scatters.

Return of an Unclean Spirit

24 ^ce“When the unclean spirit has gone out of a person, it passes through ^cfwaterless places seeking rest, and finding none it says, ‘I will return to my house from which I came.’ 25 And when it comes, it finds the house swept and put in order. 26 Then it goes and brings seven other spirits more evil than itself, and they enter and dwell there. And ^cgthe last state of that person is worse than the first.”

True Blessedness

27 As he said these things, ^cha woman in the crowd raised her voice and said to him, ^ci“Blessed is the womb that bore you, and the breasts at which you nursed!” 28 But he said, ^cj“Blessed rather are those ^ckwho hear the word of God and ^clkeep it!”

The Sign of Jonah

29 ^cmWhen the crowds were increasing, he began to say, ^cn“This generation is an evil generation. ^coIt seeks for a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah. 30 For as ^cpJonah became a sign to the people of Nineveh, so will the Son of Man be to this generation. 31 ^cqThe queen of the South will rise up at the judgment with the men of this generation and ^crcondemn them, for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and behold, ^cssomething greater than Solomon is here. 32 ^ctThe men of Nineveh will rise up at the judgment with this generation and ^cucondemn it, for ^cvthey repented at the preaching of Jonah, and behold, ^cwsomething greater than Jonah is here.

The Light in You

33 ^cx“No one after lighting a lamp puts it in a cellar or under a basket, but on a stand, so that those who enter may see the light. 34 Your eye is ^cythe lamp of your body. When your eye is healthy, your whole body is full of light, but when it is ^czbad, your body is full of darkness. 35 ^daTherefore be careful lest the light in you be darkness. 36 If then your whole body is full of light, having no part dark, it will be wholly bright, ^dbas when a lamp with its rays gives you light.”

Woes to the Pharisees and Lawyers

37 While Jesus ^{▼▼Greek he} was speaking, ^dda Pharisee asked him to dine with him, so he went in and reclined at table. 38 The Pharisee was astonished to see ^dethat he did not first wash before dinner. 39 And the Lord said to him, ^df“Now you Pharisees cleanse the outside of the cup and of the dish, but inside you are full of ^dggreed and wickedness. 40 ^dhYou fools! ^diDid not he who made the outside make the inside also? 41 But ^djgive as alms those things that are within, and behold, ^dkeverything is clean for you.

42 ^dl“But woe to you Pharisees! For ^dmyou tithe mint and rue and every herb, and neglect ^dnjustice and ^dothe love of God. ^dpThese you ought to have done, without neglecting the others. 43 Woe to you Pharisees! For ^dqyou love the best seat in the synagogues and greetings in the marketplaces. 44 Woe to you! ^drFor you are like unmarked graves, and people walk over them without knowing it.”

45 One of ^dsthe lawyers answered him, “Teacher, in saying these things you insult us also.” 46 And he said, “Woe to you ^dtlawyers also! For ^duyou load people with burdens hard to bear, and you yourselves do not touch the burdens with one of your fingers. 47 ^dvWoe to you! For you build the tombs of the prophets whom your fathers killed. 48 ^dwSo you are witnesses and you ^dxconsent to the deeds of ^dyyour fathers, for they killed them, and you build their tombs. 49 Therefore also ^dzthe Wisdom of God said, ^ea‘I will send them ^ebprophets and apostles, ^ecsome of whom they will ^edkill and persecute,’ 50 so that ^eethe blood of all the prophets, shed ^effrom the foundation of the world, may be ^egcharged against this generation, 51 from the blood of ^ehAbel to the blood of ^eiZechariah, who perished between ^ejthe altar and the sanctuary. Yes, I tell you, it will be ^ekrequired of this generation. 52 Woe to you ^ellawyers! ^emFor you have taken away the key of ^enknowledge. You ^eodid not enter yourselves, and you hindered those who were entering.”

53 As he went away from there, the scribes and the Pharisees began to press him hard and to provoke him to speak about many things, 54 ^eplying in wait for him, ^eqto catch him in something he might say.

Luke 12

Beware of the Leaven of the Pharisees

1 In the meantime, ^erwhen so many thousands of the people had gathered together that they were trampling one another, he began to say to his disciples first, ^es“Beware of ^etthe leaven of the Pharisees, ^euwhich is hypocrisy. 2 ^evNothing is covered up that will not be revealed, or hidden that will not be known. 3 Therefore whatever you have said in the dark shall be heard in the light, and what you have whispered in ^ewprivate rooms shall be proclaimed on ^exthe housetops.

Have No Fear

4 “I tell you, my friends, ^eydo not fear those who kill the body, and after that have nothing more that they can do. 5 But I will warn you whom to fear: fear him ^ezwho, after he has killed, has authority to cast into hell. ^{▼▼Greek Gehenna} Yes, I tell you, fear him! 6 Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? ^{▼▼Greek two assaria; an assarion was a Roman copper coin worth about 1/16 of a denarius (which was a day’s wage for a laborer)} And ^fcnot one of them is forgotten before God. 7 Why, ^fdeven the hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not; ^feyou are of more value than many sparrows.

Acknowledge Christ Before Men

8 “And I tell you, ^ffeveryone who acknowledges me before men, the Son of Man also will acknowledge ^fgbefore the angels of God, 9 but ^fhthe one who denies me before men ^fiwill be denied ^fjbefore the angels of God. 10 And ^fkeveryone who speaks a word ^flagainst the Son of Man ^fmwill be forgiven, but the one who ^fnblasphemes against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven. 11 ^foAnd when they ^fpbring you before the synagogues and ^fqthe rulers and ^frthe authorities, ^fsdo not be anxious about how you should defend yourself or what you should say, 12 ^ftfor the Holy Spirit will teach you in that very hour what you ought to say.”

The Parable of the Rich Fool

13 ^fuSomeone in the crowd said to him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.” 14 But he said to him, ^fv“Man, ^fwwho made me a judge or arbitrator over you?” 15 And he said to them, ^fx“Take care, and be on your guard against all covetousness, for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.” 16 And he told them a parable, saying, ^fy“The land of a rich man produced plentifully, 17 and he thought to himself, ^fz‘What shall I do, for I have nowhere to store my crops?’ 18 And he said, ‘I will do this: I will tear down my ^gabarns and build larger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods. 19 And I will say to my soul, “Soul, you have ample goods laid up ^gbfor many years; relax, ^gceat, drink, be merry.”’ 20 But God said to him, ^gd‘Fool! ^geThis night ^gfyour soul is required of you, and the things you have prepared, ^ggwhose will they be?’ 21 So is the one ^ghwho lays up treasure for himself and is not rich toward God.”

Do Not Be Anxious

22 And he said to his disciples, ^gi“Therefore I tell you, ^gjdo not be anxious about your life, what you will eat, nor about your body, what you will put on. 23 For life is more than food, and the body more than clothing. 24 ^gkConsider the ravens: they neither sow nor reap, they have neither storehouse nor barn, and yet God feeds them. ^glOf how much more value are you than the birds! 25 And which of you by being anxious can add a single hour to his ^gmspan of life? ^{▼▼Or a single cubit to his stature; a cubit was about 18 inches or 45 centimeters} 26 If then you are not able to do as small a thing as that, why are you anxious about the rest? 27 Consider the lilies, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin, ^{▼▼Some manuscripts Consider the lilies; they neither spin nor weave} yet I tell you, ^gpeven Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. 28 But if God so clothes the grass, which is alive in the field today, and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, how much more will he clothe you, ^gqO you of little faith! 29 And do not seek what you are to eat and what you are to drink, nor ^grbe worried. 30 For ^gsall the nations of the world seek after these things, and ^gtyour Father knows that you need them. 31 Instead, ^guseek ^gvhis ^{▼▼Some manuscripts God’s} kingdom, ^gxand these things will be added to you.

32 ^gy“Fear not, little ^gzflock, for ^hait is your Father’s good pleasure to give you ^hbthe kingdom. 33 ^hcSell your possessions, and ^hdgive to the needy. ^heProvide yourselves with moneybags that do not grow old, with ^hfa treasure in the heavens that does not fail, where no thief approaches and no moth destroys. 34 ^hgFor where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.

You Must Be Ready

35 ^hh“Stay dressed for action ^{▼▼Greek Let your loins stay girded; compare Exodus 12:11} and ^hjkeep your lamps burning, 36 and be like men who are ^hkwaiting for their master to come home from the wedding feast, so that they may open the door to him at once when he comes and ^hlknocks. 37 ^hmBlessed are those servants ^{▼▼Greek bondservants} whom the master finds ^hoawake when he comes. Truly, I say to you, ^hphe will dress himself for service and ^hqhave them recline at table, and he will come and serve them. 38 If he comes in the second watch, or in the third, and finds them awake, blessed are those servants! 39 ^hrBut know this, that if the master of the house had known at what hour ^hsthe thief was coming, he ^{▼▼Some manuscripts add would have stayed awake and} would not have left his house to be broken into. 40 You also must be ^huready, for ^hvthe Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.”

41 Peter said, “Lord, ^hware you telling this parable for us or for all?” 42 And the Lord said, “Who then is ^hxthe faithful and ^hywise ^hzmanager, whom his master will set over his household, to give them their portion of food at the proper time? 43 ^iaBlessed is that servant ^{▼▼Greek bondservant; also verses 45, 46, 47} whom his master will find so doing when he comes. 44 Truly, I say to you, ^iche will set him over all his possessions. 45 But if that servant says to himself, ‘My master ^idis delayed in coming,’ and begins to beat the male and female servants, and to eat and drink and ^ieget drunk, 46 the master of that servant will come ^ifon a day when he does not expect him and ^igat an hour he does not know, and will cut him in pieces and put him with the unfaithful. 47 ^ihAnd that servant who ⁱⁱknew his master’s will but ^ijdid not get ready ^ikor act according to his will, will receive a ^ilsevere beating. 48 ^imBut the one who did not know, and did what deserved a beating, ⁱⁿwill receive a light beating. ^ioEveryone to whom much was given, of him much will be required, and from him to whom they entrusted much, they will demand the more.

Not Peace, but Division

49 ^ip“I came to cast fire on the earth, and would that it were already kindled! 50 ^iqI have a baptism to be baptized with, and how ^irgreat is my distress until it is accomplished! 51 ^isDo you think that I have come to give peace on earth? ^itNo, I tell you, but rather division. 52 For from now on in one house there will be five divided, three against two and two against three. 53 They will be divided, ^iufather against son and son against father, mother against daughter and daughter against mother, mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law against mother-in-law.”

Interpreting the Time

54 He also said to the crowds, ^iv“When you see ^iwa cloud rising in the west, you say at once, ‘A shower is coming.’ And so it happens. 55 And ^ixwhen you see the south wind blowing, you say, ‘There will be ^iyscorching heat,’ and it happens. 56 You hypocrites! ^izYou know how to interpret the appearance of earth and sky, but why do you not know how to interpret the present time?

Settle with Your Accuser

57 “And why ^jado you not judge ^jbfor yourselves what is right? 58 ^jcAs you go with your accuser before the magistrate, make an effort to settle with him on the way, lest he drag you to the judge, and the judge hand you over to the officer, and the officer put you in prison. 59 I tell you, ^jdyou will never get out until you have paid the very last ^jepenny.” ^{▼▼Greek lepton, a Jewish bronze or copper coin worth about 1/128 of a denarius (which was a day’s wage for a laborer)}

Luke 13:1-17

Repent or Perish

1 There were some present at that very time who told him about the Galileans whose blood ^jgPilate had mingled with their sacrifices. 2 And he answered them, ^jh“Do you think that these Galileans were worse sinners than all the other Galileans, because they suffered in this way? 3 No, I tell you; but unless you ^jirepent, you will all likewise perish. 4 Or those eighteen on whom the tower in ^jjSiloam fell and killed them: do you think that they were worse offenders than all the others who lived in Jerusalem? 5 No, I tell you; but unless you ^jkrepent, you will all likewise perish.”

The Parable of the Barren Fig Tree

6 And he told this parable: “A man had ^jla fig tree planted in his vineyard, and he came seeking fruit on it and found none. 7 And he said to the vinedresser, ‘Look, for three years now I have come seeking fruit on this fig tree, and I find none. ^jmCut it down. Why should it use up the ground?’ 8 And he answered him, ‘Sir, let it alone this year also, until I dig around it and put on manure. 9 Then if it should bear fruit next year, well and good; but if not, you can cut it down.’”

A Woman with a Disabling Spirit

10 Now ^jnhe was teaching in one of the synagogues on the Sabbath. 11 And behold, there was a woman who had had ^joa disabling spirit for eighteen years. She was bent over and could not fully straighten herself. 12 When Jesus saw her, he called her over and said to her, “Woman, you are freed from your disability.” 13 And he ^jplaid his hands on her, and immediately she was made straight, and she ^jqglorified God. 14 But ^jrthe ruler of the synagogue, indignant because Jesus ^jshad healed on the Sabbath, said to the people, ^jt“There are six days in which work ought to be done. Come on those days and be healed, and not on the Sabbath day.” 15 Then the Lord answered him, “You hypocrites! ^juDoes not each of you on the Sabbath untie his ox or his donkey from the manger and lead it away to water it? 16 And ought not this woman, ^jva daughter of Abraham whom ^jwSatan bound for eighteen years, be loosed from this bond on the Sabbath day?” 17 As he said these things, ^jxall his adversaries were put to shame, and ^jyall the people rejoiced at all the glorious things that were done by him.