11:27 As 7 he said these things, a woman in the crowd spoke out 8 to him, “Blessed is the womb 9 that bore you and the breasts at which you nursed!” 10 11:28 But he replied, 11 “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey 12 it!”
11:29 As 13 the crowds were increasing, Jesus 14 began to say, “This generation is a wicked generation; it looks for a sign, 15 but no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah. 16 11:30 For just as Jonah became a sign to the people of Nineveh, 17 so the Son of Man will be a sign 18 to this generation. 19 11:31 The queen of the South 20 will rise up at the judgment 21 with the people 22 of this generation and condemn them, because she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon – and now, 23 something greater 24 than Solomon is here! 11:32 The people 25 of Nineveh will stand up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it, because they repented when Jonah preached to them 26 – and now, 27 something greater than Jonah is here!
11:33 “No one after lighting a lamp puts it in a hidden place 28 or under a basket, 29 but on a lampstand, so that those who come in can see the light. 11:34 Your eye is the lamp of your body. When your eye is healthy, 30 your whole body is full of light, but when it is diseased, 31 your body is full of darkness. 11:35 Therefore see to it 32 that the light in you 33 is not darkness. 11:36 If 34 then 35 your whole body is full of light, with no part in the dark, 36 it will be as full of light as when the light of a lamp shines on you.” 37
11:37 As he spoke, 38 a Pharisee 39 invited Jesus 40 to have a meal with him, so he went in and took his place at the table. 41 11:38 The 42 Pharisee was astonished when he saw that Jesus 43 did not first wash his hands 44 before the meal. 11:39 But the Lord said to him, “Now you Pharisees clean 45 the outside of the cup and the plate, but inside you are full of greed and wickedness. 46 11:40 You fools! 47 Didn’t the one who made the outside make the inside as well? 48 11:41 But give from your heart to those in need, 49 and 50 then everything will be clean for you. 51
11:42 “But woe to you Pharisees! 52 You give a tenth 53 of your mint, 54 rue, 55 and every herb, yet you neglect justice 56 and love for God! But you should have done these things without neglecting the others. 57 11:43 Woe to you Pharisees! You love the best seats 58 in the synagogues 59 and elaborate greetings 60 in the marketplaces! 11:44 Woe to you! 61 You are like unmarked graves, and people 62 walk over them without realizing it!” 63
11:45 One of the experts in religious law 64 answered him, “Teacher, when you say these things you insult 65 us too.” 11:46 But Jesus 66 replied, 67 “Woe to you experts in religious law as well! 68 You load people 69 down with burdens difficult to bear, yet you yourselves refuse to touch 70 the burdens with even one of your fingers! 11:47 Woe to you! You build 71 the tombs of the prophets whom your ancestors 72 killed. 11:48 So you testify that you approve of 73 the deeds of your ancestors, 74 because they killed the prophets 75 and you build their 76 tombs! 77 11:49 For this reason also the wisdom 78 of God said, ‘I will send them prophets and apostles, some of whom they will kill and persecute,’ 11:50 so that this generation may be held accountable 79 for the blood of all the prophets that has been shed since the beginning 80 of the world, 81 11:51 from the blood of Abel 82 to the blood of Zechariah, 83 who was killed 84 between the altar and the sanctuary. 85 Yes, I tell you, it will be charged against 86 this generation. 11:52 Woe to you experts in religious law! You have taken away 87 the key to knowledge! You did not go in yourselves, and you hindered 88 those who were going in.”
11:53 When he went out from there, the experts in the law 89 and the Pharisees began to oppose him bitterly, 90 and to ask him hostile questions 91 about many things, 11:54 plotting against 92 him, to catch 93 him in something he might say.