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1350 The Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ, According to St. Luke

that seeketh, findeth; and to him that knocketh, 24 When the unclean spirit is gone out of a
it shall be opened. man, he walketh through places without water,
11 And which of you, if he ask his father seeking rest; and not finding, he saith: I will
bread, will he give him a stone? or a fish, will return into my house whence I came out.
he for a fish give him a serpent? 25 And when he is come, he findeth it swept
12 Or if he shall ask an egg, will he reach him and garnished.
a scorpion? 26 Then he goeth and taketh with him seven
13 If you then, being evil, know how to give other spirits more wicked than himself, and en-
good gifts to your children, how much more will tering in they dwell there. And the last state of
your Father from heaven give the good Spirit to that man becomes worse than the first.
them that ask him? 27 And it came to pass, as he spoke these
14 And he was casting out a devil, and the things, a certain woman from the crowd, lifting
same was dumb: and when he had cast out the up her voice, said to him: Blessed is the womb
devil, the dumb spoke: and the multitudes were that bore thee, and the paps that gave thee suck.
in admiration at it: 28 But he said: Yea rather, blessed are they
15 But some of them said: He casteth out who hear the word of God, and keep it.
devils by Beelzebub, the prince of devils. 29 And the multitudes running together, he
16 And others tempting, asked of him a sign began to say: This generation is a wicked gen-
from heaven. eration: it asketh a sign, and a sign shall not be
17 But he seeing their thoughts, said to them: given it, but the sign of Jonas the prophet.
Every kingdom divided against itself, shall be 30 For as Jonas was a sign to the Ninivites; so
brought to desolation, and house upon house shall the Son of man also be to this generation.
shall fall. 31 The queen of the south shall rise in the
18 And if Satan also be divided against him- judgment with the men of this generation, and
self, how shall his kingdom stand? because you shall condemn them: because she came from the
say, that through Beelzebub I cast out devils. ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon;
19 Now if I cast out devils by Beelzebub; by and behold more than Solomon here.
whom do your children cast them out? Therefore 32 The men of Ninive shall rise in the judg-
they shall be your judges. ment with this generation, and shall condemn
20 But if I by the finger of God cast out devils; it; because they did penance at the preaching of
doubtless the kingdom of God is come upon you. Jonas; and behold more than Jonas here.
21 When a strong man armed keepeth his 33 No man lighteth a candle, and putteth it
court, those things are in peace which he pos- in a hidden place, nore under a bushel; but upon
sesseth. a candlestick, that they that come in, may see
22 But if a stronger than he come upon him, the light.
and overcome him; he will take away all his ar- 34 The light of thy body is thy eye. If thy eye
mour wherein he trusted, and will distribute his be single, thy whole body will be lightsome: but
spoils. if it be evil, thy body also will be darksome.
23 He that is not with me, is against me; and 35 Take heed therefore, that the light which
he that gathereth not with me, scattereth. is in thee, be not darkness.