Luke 18
1 And he made a story for them, the point of which was that men were to go on making prayer and not get tired;
He also showed them, by a parable, that they ought to persist in prayer, without growing weary.
2 Saying, There was a judge in a certain town, who had no fear of God or respect for man:
In a certain city, said he, there was a judge, who neither feared God nor regarded man.
3 And there was a widow in that town, and she kept on coming to him and saying, Give me my right against the man who has done me wrong.
And there was a widow in that city, who came to him, saying, Do me justice on my adversary.
4 And for a time he would not: but later, he said to himself, Though I have no fear of God or respect for man,
For some time he refused; be afterward he argued thus with himself, Although I neither fear God, nor regard man;
5 Because this widow is a trouble to me, I will give her her right; for if not, I will be completely tired out by her frequent coming.
yet, because this widow importunes me, I will judge her cause; let she come perpetually, and plague me.
6 And the Lord said, Give ear to the words of the evil judge.
Mark, said the Lord, what the unjust judge determined.
7 And will not God do right in the cause of his saints, whose cries come day and night to his ears, though he is long in doing it?
And will not God avenge his elect, who cry to him day and night? Will he linger in their cause?
8 I say to you that he will quickly do right in their cause. But when the Son of man comes, will there be any faith on earth?
I assure you, he will suddenly avenge them. Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will he find this belief upon the earth?
9 And he made this story for some people who were certain that they were good, and had a low opinion of others:
Then addressing some who were conceited of themselves, as being righteous, and despised others, he proposed this example: --
10 Two men went up to the Temple for prayer; one a Pharisee, and the other a tax-farmer.
Two men went up to the temple to pray; one a Pharisee, the other a publican.
11 The Pharisee, taking up his position, said to himself these words: God, I give you praise because I am not like other men, who take more than their right, who are evil-doers, who are untrue to their wives, or even like this tax-farmer.
The Pharisee standing by himself, prayed thus: --O God, I thank thee that I am not as other men, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican.
12 Twice in the week I go without food; I give a tenth of all I have.
I fast twice a-week. I give tithes of all that I possess.
13 The tax-farmer, on the other hand, keeping far away, and not lifting up even his eyes to heaven, made signs of grief and said, God, have mercy on me, a sinner.
But the publican, standing at a distance, and not daring so much as to lift up his eyes to heaven, smote his breast, and cried, God, be merciful to me a sinner.
14 I say to you, This man went back to his house with God's approval, and not the other: for everyone who makes himself high will be made low and whoever makes himself low will be made high.
I assure you, that this man returned home more approved than the other: for whoever exalts himself, shall be humbled; but whoever humbles himself, shall be exalted.
15 And they took their children to him, so that he might put his hands on them: but when the disciples saw it, they said sharp words to them
Then they presented babes to him, that he might touch them: the disciples observing it, rebuked them.
16 But Jesus sent for them, saying, Let the children come to me, and do not keep them away, for of such is the kingdom of heaven.
But Jesus calling them to him, said, Permit the children to come to me, and do not forbid them; for of such is the kingdom of God.
17 Truly I say to you, Whoever does not put himself under the kingdom of God like a little child, will not come into it at all.
Indeed, I say to you, whoever will not receive the kingdom of God as a child, shall never enter it.
18 And a certain ruler put a question to him, saying, Good Master, what have I to do so that I may have eternal life? (aiōnios g166)
Then a certain ruler asked him, saying, Good Teacher, what good shall I do to obtain eternal life? (aiōnios g166)
19 And Jesus said to him, Why do you say that I am good? No one is good, but only God.
Jesus answered, Why do you call me good? God alone is good.
20 You have knowledge of what the law says: Do not be untrue to your wife, Do not put anyone to death, Do not take what is not yours, Do not give false witness, Give honour to your father and mother.
You know the commandments: Do not commit adultery; do not commit murder; do not steal; do not give false testimony; honor your father and your mother.
21 And he said, All these things I have done from the time when I was a boy.
He replied, All these I have observed from my childhood.
22 And Jesus, hearing it, said to him, One thing you still have need of; get money for your goods, and give it away to the poor, and you will have wealth in heaven; and come after me.
Hearing this, Jesus said to him, Yet in one thing you are deficient: sell all that you have, and distribute to the poor, and you shall have treasure in heaven: then come and follow me.
23 But at these words he became very sad, for he had great wealth.
When he heard this, he was exceedingly sorrowful; for he was very rich.
24 And Jesus, looking at him, said, How hard it is for those who have wealth to get into the kingdom of God!
Jesus, perceiving that he was very sorrowful, said, How difficult will it be for men of opulence to enter the kingdom of God.
25 It is simpler for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a man who has much money to come into the kingdom of God.
It is easier for a camel to pass through a needle's eye than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.
26 And those who were present said, Then who may have salvation?
The hearers said, Who, then, can be saved?"
27 But he said, Things which are not possible with man are possible with God.
Jesus answered, Things impossible to men, are possible to God.
28 And Peter said, See, we have given up what is ours to come after you.
Then Peter said, Lo! we have forsaken all, and followed thee.
29 And he said to them, Truly I say to you, There is no man who has given up house or wife or brothers or father or mother or children, because of the kingdom of God,
Jesus answered, Indeed, I say to you, that there is none who shall have forsaken his house, or parents, or brothers, or wife, or children, on account of the kingdom of God;
31 And he took with him the twelve and said to them, Now we are going up to Jerusalem, and all the things which were said by the prophets will be done to the Son of man.
Then Jesus, taking the twelve aside, said to them, We are now going to Jerusalem, where that all the prophets have written, shall be accomplished on the Son of Man.
32 For he will be given up to the Gentiles, and will be made sport of and put to shame:
For he shall be delivered to the Gentiles, and ridicules, and insulted, and spitted on.
33 And he will be given cruel blows and put to death, and on the third day he will come back to life.
And after scourging, they will kill him; and he shall rise again the third day.
34 But they did not take in the sense of any of these words, and what he said was not clear to them, and their minds were not able to see it.
But they understood none of these things: this discourse was dark to them; they did not comprehend its meaning.
35 And it came about that when he got near Jericho, a certain blind man was seated by the side of the road, making requests for money from those who went by.
When he came near to Jericho, a blind man who sat by the way-side begging,
36 And hearing the sound of a great number of people going by, he said, What is this?
hearing the crowd pass by, inquired what was the matter.
37 And they said to him, Jesus of Nazareth is going by.
And being told that Jesus the Nazarene was passing by,
38 And he said in a loud voice, Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me.
he immediately cried, saying, Jesus, Son of David, have pity on me.
39 And those who were in front made protests and said to him, Be quiet: but he said all the more, O Son of David, have mercy on me.
They who went before, charged him to be silent; but he cried the louder, saying, Jesus, Son of David, have pity on me.
40 And Jesus, stopping, gave orders that he was to come to him, and when he came near, he said to him,
Jesus stopped, and commanded them to bring the man to him. And when he was nigh, he asked him, saying,
41 What would you have me do for you? And he said, Lord, that I may be able to see again.
What do you wish me to do for you? He answered, Master, to give me my sight.
42 And Jesus said, See again: your faith has made you well.
And Jesus said to him, Receive your sight; your faith has cured you.
43 And straight away he was able to see, and he went after him, giving glory to God; and all the people when they saw it gave praise to God.
Instantly he received his sight, and followed him, glorifying God; and all the people saw it, and praised God.
