Luke 18
1 And he was speaking a parable unto them, as to its being needful for them always to pray, and not be faint-hearted;
And He spake also a parable to them, to shew that men ought always to pray, and not to faint:
2 saying—A certain judge, there was in a certain city, —having, for God, no reverence, and, for man, no respect.
saying, There was a judge in a certain city, who neither feared God, nor regarded man.
3 And, a widow, there was, in that city; and she kept coming unto him, saying—Vindicate me from mine adversary!
And there was a widow in that city, who came to him, saying, Do me justice of my adversary.
4 And he was unwilling for a time; but, after these things, he said within himself—Although, neither God, I reverence, nor man, I respect,
And he would not for a time: but afterwards he said within himself, Though I fear not God,
5 Yet, if only because this widow annoyeth me, I will vindicate her, —lest, persistently coming, she wholly wear me out.
nor regard man, yet because this widow gives me trouble, I will do her justice, least by continually coming she weary me out.
6 And the Lord said—Hear ye what, the unrighteous judge saith; —
And the Lord said, hear what even the unjust judge saith:
7 And shall, God, in any wise not execute the vindication of his chosen ones, who are crying out to him day and night, although he beareth long with regard to them?
and will not God do justice for his elect that cry to Him day and night, though He bear long with them.
8 I tell you—He will execute their vindication, quickly! nevertheless, though, the Son of Man, do come, will he, after all, find the faith on the earth?
I tell you, He will avenge them speedily. And yet when the Son of man cometh, shall He find faith in the land?
9 And he spake, even unto certain who were confident in themselves that they were righteous, and were despising the rest, this parable: —
And He spake also this parable to some that trusted in themselves as being righteous, and despised others.
10 Two men, went up into the temple to pray, one, a Pharisee, and, the other, a tax-collector.
Two men went up to the temple to pray; the one a pharisee and the other a publican.
11 The Pharisee, taking his stand, these things unto himself was praying: O God! I thank thee, that I am not like the rest of men, —extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or, even as this tax-collector;
The pharisee standing by himself prayed thus, O God, I thank thee that I am not as other men are, rapacious, unjust, adulterous, or even as this publican.
12 I fast twice in the week, I give a tenth of whatsoever things I gain!
I fast twice a week, and I give tithes of all that I possess.
13 But, the tax-collector, afar off, standing, —would not so much as lift up, his eyes, unto heaven, but kept smiting his own breast saying—O God! be propitiated unto me, the sinner!
But the publican standing at a distance did not presume so much as to lift up his eyes to heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, O God, be merciful to me a sinner.
14 I tell you—This one went down justified, unto his house, rather than that one; because, every one who exalteth himself, shall be abased, but, he that abaseth himself, shall be exalted?
I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other: for whoever exalteth himself shall be abased, but he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.
15 And they were bringing unto him, even the babes, that he might touch, them; but the disciples, seeing it, began to rebuke them.
And they brought to Him infants also, that He might touch them: and his disciples seeing it rebuked them.
16 But, Jesus, called them near, saying—Suffer, the children, to be coming unto me, and do not hinder them; for, of such, is the kingdom of God.
But Jesus called them to Him and said, Suffer little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God.
17 Verily I say unto you—Whosoever shall not welcome the kingdom of God, as a child, in nowise shall enter thereinto.
Verily I tell you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child shall by no means enter into it.
18 And a certain, ruler, questioned him, saying—Good Teacher! by doing what, shall I inherit life age-abiding? (aiōnios g166)
And a certain ruler asked Him, saying, Good master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life? (aiōnios g166)
19 But Jesus said to him—Why, callest thou me, good? None, is good, save one—God.
And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is God.
20 The commandments, thou knowest: —Do not commit adultery, Do not commit murder, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, —Honour thy father and mother,
Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Honour thy father and thy mother.
21 And, he, said—All these things, have I kept from my youth.
And he said, all these have I kept from my youth.
22 And Jesus, hearing, said unto him—Yet one thing, unto thee, is lacking: Whatsoever thou hast, sell, and distribute unto the destitute, —and thou shalt have treasure in [the] heavens; and come! be following me.
But when Jesus heard these things He said unto him, Thou yet wantest one thing, Sell all that thou hast, and distribute to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me.
23 But, he, hearing these things, became, encompassed with grief; for he was rich exceedingly.
But when he heard this, he was very sorrowful; for he was very rich.
24 And Jesus, beholding him, said—With what difficulty, shall, they who have money, enter, into the kingdom of God.
And when Jesus saw that he was very sorrowful, He said, How difficultly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God?
25 For it is, easier, for a camel, to enter, through the eye of a needle, than for, a rich man, to enter, into the kingdom of God.
For it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.
26 And they who heard said—Who, then, can be saved?
And they that heard it said, Who then can be saved?
27 And, he, said—The things impossible with men, are, possible with God.
But He answered, Things impossible with men are possible with God.
28 And Peter said—Lo! we, have left our own possessions, and followed thee!
Then said Peter, Behold, we have quitted all, and followed Thee.
29 And, he, said unto them—Verily, I say unto you—No one, is there, who hath left—house, or wife, or brethren, or parents, or children, —for the sake of the kingdom of God;
And He said unto them, Verily I tell you, there is no one that hath left house, or parents, or brethren, or wife, or children, for the sake of the kingdom of God,
31 And, taking aside the twelve, he said unto them—Lo! we are going up unto Jerusalem, and all the things will be finished, which have been written through means of the prophets, respecting the Son of Man;
And He took the twelve with Him and said to them, Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and all things written by the prophets concerning the Son of man shall be accomplished.
32 For he will be delivered up unto the nations, and be mocked, and insulted, and spit upon, —
For He shall be delivered to the Gentiles, and insulted, and abused, and spit upon, and they will scourge Him, and put Him to death:
33 and, having scourged him, they will slay him, and, on the third day, will, he, arise.
and the third day He shall rise again.
34 And, they, not one of these things, understood, and this saying was hidden from them, and the could not comprehend the things spoken.
But they understood none of these things; and this matter was hid from them, so that they knew not the things which were spoken.
35 And it came to pass, as he was drawing near unto Jericho, a certain blind man, was sitting beside the road, begging.
And as he was near to Jericho, a certain blind man sat by the way-side begging.
36 And. hearkening unto a multitude moving along, he enquired, what this, might be.
And hearing a multitude passing by, he asked what it meant.
37 And they told him—Jesus of Nazareth, is passing by!
And they told him, Jesus of Nazareth is coming by.
38 And he cried aloud, saying—Jesus, son of David! have mercy upon me!
And he cried out, saying, Jesus, thou son of David, have compassion on me.
39 And, they that were going before, began to rebuke him, that he might hold his peace. But, he, by so much the more, was crying out—O Son of David! have mercy upon me!
And they, that went before, rebuked him, that he might hold his peace, but he cried out the more, O Son of David, have pity on me.
40 And, standing still, Jesus commanded him to be led unto him; and, when he had drawn near, he questioned him—
So Jesus stopt, and ordered him to be brought to Him: and when he was come near,
41 What desirest thou, I should do unto thee? And, he, said—Lord! …that I may recover sight!
He asked him, saying, What wouldst thou that I should do for thee? And he said, Lord, that I may recover my sight.
42 And, Jesus, said unto him—Recover sight! Thy faith, hath saved thee.
And Jesus said unto him, Receive thy sight: thy faith hath saved thee.
43 And, instantly, he recovered sight, and began to follow him, glorifying God. And, all the people, beholding, gave praise unto God.
And immediately he received his sight, and followed Him, glorifying God: and all the people, when they saw it, gave praise unto God.
