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Luke 18

1AndhespakeaparableπαραβολὴνparabolēnG3850untothemtotheendthattheyoughtG1163alwaysπάντοτεpantoteG3842toprayπροσεύχεσθαιproseuchesthaiG4336,andnottofaint;

2sayingλέγων·legōnG3004,TherewasG1510inacityπόλειpoleiG4172ajudgeκριτήςkritēsG2923,whofearedφοβούμενοςphoboumenosG5399notGodθεὸνtheonG2316,andregardednotmanἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444:

3andtherewasG1510awidowχήραchēraG5503inthatcityπόλειpoleiG4172;andshecameG2064oft untohim,sayingλέγουσα·legousaG3004,AvengeἐκδίκησόνekdikēsonG1556meofmineG1473adversaryἀντιδίκουantidikouG476.

4AndhewouldG2309notforawhile:butafterwardhesaidG3004withinhimself,ThoughIfearφοβοῦμαιphoboumaiG5399notGodθεὸνtheonG2316,norregardmanἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444;

5yetγεgeG1065becausethiswidowχήρανchēranG5503troublethme,IwillavengeἐκδικήσωekdikēsōG1556her,lestG3361shewearmeoutbyhercontinualcomingἐρχομένηerchomenēG2064.

6AndtheLordκύριος·kuriosG2962saidλέγει·legeiG3004,HearἀκούσατεakousateG191whattheunrighteousἀδικίαςadikiasG93judgeκριτὴςkritēsG2923saith.

7AndshallnotGodθεὸςtheosG2316avengehiselectἐκλεκτῶνeklektōnG1588,thatcryβοώντωνboōntōnG994tohimdayἡμέραςhēmerasG2250andnightνυκτός,nuktosG3571,andyetheislongsufferingoverthem?

8IsayλέγωlegōG3004untoyou,thathewillavengethemspeedily.NeverthelessπλὴνplēnG4133,whentheSonυἱὸςhuiosG5207ofmanἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444cometh,shallhefindεὑρήσειheurēseiG2147faithπίστινpistinG4102ontheearthγῆς;¶gēsG1093?

9AndhespakealsoG2532thisparableπαραβολὴνparabolēnG3850untocertainG5100whotrustedπεποιθόταςpepoithotasG3982inthemselvesthattheywereG1510righteousδίκαιοιdikaioiG1342,andsetallothersλοιποὺςloipousG3062atnought:

10TwoδύοduoG1417menG444wentG305upintothetempleἱερὸνhi'eronG2411toprayπροσεύξασθαι,proseuxasthaiG4336;theoneεἷςheisG1520aPhariseeΦαρισαῖοςPharisaiosG5330,andtheotherἕτεροςheterosG2087apublican.

11ThePhariseeΦαρισαῖοςPharisaiosG5330stoodG2476andprayedπροσηύχετο·prosēuchetoG4336thuswithhimself,Godθεός,theosG2316,IthankεὐχαριστῶeucharistōG2168thee,thatIamG1510notastherestλοιποὶloipoiG3062ofmenG444, extortioners,unjustG94,adulterersμοιχοί,moichoiG3432,orevenκαὶkaiG2532asthispublican.

12IfastνηστεύωnēsteuōG3522twiceδὶςdisG1364intheweekσαββάτου,sabbatouG4521;Igive tithesofallthatIget.

13Butthepublican,standingG2476afar off,wouldnotliftἐπᾶραιeparaiG1869upsomuchashiseyesὀφθαλμοὺςophthalmousG3788untoheavenοὐρανόν,ouranonG3772,butsmotehisbreastστῆθοςstēthosG4738,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004,Godθεός,theosG2316,bethoumercifultomeasinnerἁμαρτωλῷ.hamartōlōG268.

14IsayλέγωlegōG3004untoyou,ThismanG3778wentG2597downκατέβηkatebēG2597tohishouseοἶκονoikonG3624justifiedG1344ratherthantheother:foreveryonethatexaltethhimselfshallbehumbledG5013;buthethathumblethhimselfshallbeexaltedG5312.

15AndtheywerebringingΠροσέφερονProsepheronG4374untohimalsoκαὶkaiG2532theirbabes,thatheshouldtouchἅπτηται·haptētaiG681them:butwhenthedisciplesG3101sawG3708it,theyrebukedG2008them.

16ButJesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424calledthemuntohim,sayingG3004, SufferthelittlechildrenG3813tocomeἔρχεσθαιerchesthaiG2064untome,andforbidκωλύετεkōlueteG2967themnot:fortosuchτοιούτωνtoioutōnG5108belongeththekingdomβασιλείαbasileiaG932ofGodθεοῦ.theouG2316.

17VerilyIsayλέγωlegōG3004untoyou, WhosoevershallnotreceiveδέξηταιdexētaiG1209thekingdomβασιλείανbasileianG932ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316asalittlechildπαιδίον,paidionG3813,heshallinnowiseenterεἰσέλθῃeiselthēG1525therein.

18AndacertainτιςtisG5100rulerἄρχωνarchōnG758askedἐπηρώτησένepērōtēsenG1905him,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004,Goodἀγαθέ,agatheG18TeacherδιδάσκαλεdidaskaleG1320,whatshallIdotoinheritκληρονομήσω;klēronomēsōG2816eternalαἰώνιονaiōnionG166lifeζωὴνzōēnG2222?

19AndJesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424saidG3004untohim,WhyτίtiG5101callest thoumegoodἀγαθόν;agathonG18?noneG3762isgoodἀγαθὸςagathosG18, saveoneεἷςheisG1520,evenGodθεός.theosG2316.

20Thou knowestthecommandmentsἐντολὰςentolasG1785,Donotcommitμοιχεύσῃς,moicheusēsG3431adulteryG3431,Donotkill,Donotstealκλέψῃς,klepsēsG2813,Donotbearψευδομαρτυρήσῃς,pseudomarturēsēsG5576falseG5576witnessG5576,HonorτίμαtimaG5091thyfatherπατέραpateraG3962andmotherμητέραmēteraG3384.

21AndhesaidG3004,AllthesethingsG3778haveIobservedfrommyyouthνεότητοςneotētosG3503up.

22AndwhenJesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424heardG191it,hesaidG3004untohim,OneἕνhenG1520thingG1520thou lackestyet:sellπώλησονpōlēsonG4453allthatthou hast,anddistributeuntothepoorπτωχοῖς,ptōchoisG4434,andthou shalthavetreasureθησαυρὸνthēsauronG2344inheavenοὐρανοῖς·ouranoisG3772:andcomeδεῦρο,deuroG1204,followἀκολούθειakoloutheiG190me.

23ButwhenheheardG191thesethingsταῦταtautaG3778,hebecameG1096exceeding sorrowful;forhewasG1510veryrichπλούσιοςplousiosG4145.

24AndJesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424seeingG3708himsaidG3004,HowπῶςpōsG4459hardlyshalltheythathaverichesenterG1531intothekingdomβασιλείανbasileianG932ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316!

25ForitisG1510easierforacamelκάμηλονkamēlonG2574toenterG1525inthroughaneedle’s eye,thanforarichπλούσιονplousionG4145manG4145toenterG1525intothekingdomβασιλείανbasileianG932ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316.

26AndtheythatheardG191itsaidG3004,ThenwhocanbesavedG4982?

27ButhesaidG3004,ThethingswhichareG1510impossibleἀδύναταadunataG102withmenG444areG1510possibleδυνατὰdunataG1415withGodθεῷtheōG2316.

28AndPeterΠέτρος·PetrosG4074saidG3004,Lo,wehaveleftG863ourownἴδιαidiaG2398,andfollowedἠκολουθήσαμένēkolouthēsamenG190thee.

29AndhesaidλέγωlegōG3004untothem, VerilyIsayG3004untoyou,ThereisG1510nomanthathathleftG863houseοἰκίανoikianG3614,orwifeγυναῖκαgunaikaG1135,orbrethren,orparentsγονεῖςgoneisG1118,orchildrenG5043,forthekingdomβασιλείαςbasileiasG932ofGod’ssakeἕνεκενhenekenG1752,

30whoshallnotreceiveἀπολάβῃapolabēG618manifold moreinthistimeκαιρῷkairōG2540,andintheworldtocomeG2064eternalαἰώνιον.¶aiōnionG166lifeζωὴνzōēnG2222.

31AndhetookG3880untohimthetwelveδώδεκαdōdekaG1427,andsaidG3004untothem,BeholdἰδοὺidouG2400,wegoἀναβαίνομενanabainomenG305uptoJerusalemἸερουσαλήμ,IerousalēmG2419,andallthethingsπάνταpantaG3956thatarewrittenG1125throughtheprophetsπροφητῶνprophētōnG4396shallbeaccomplishedτελεσθήσεταιtelesthēsetaiG5055untotheSonυἱῷhuiōG5207ofmanἀνθρώπου·anthrōpouG444.

32ForheshallbedeliveredG3860upuntotheGentilesἔθνεσινethnesinG1484,andshallbemockedἐμπαιχθήσεταιempaichthēsetaiG1702,andshamefully treated,andspitἐμπτυσθήσεται,emptusthēsetaiG1716upon:

33andtheyshallscourgeandkillἀποκτενοῦσινapoktenousinG615him:andthethirdτρίτῃtritēG5154dayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250heshallriseἀναστήσεται.anastēsetaiG450againG450.

34AndtheyunderstoodG1097noneG3762ofthesethingsG3778;andthissayingG3004wasG1510hidG2928fromthem,andtheyperceivednotthethingsG3778thatwereG1510saidG3004.

35AnditcameG1096topassἘγένετοEgenetoG1096,ashedrew nigh untoJerichoἸεριχὼIerichōG2410,acertainτιςtisG5100blindτυφλόςtuphlosG5185mansatG2521bythewayG3598sidebegging:

36andhearingG191amultitudeG3793goingby,heinquiredG4441whatthismeant.

37AndtheytoldG518him,thatJesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424ofNazarethΝαζωραῖοςNazōraiosG3480passethby.

38AndhecriedG994,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004,JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424, thousonυἱὲhuieG5207ofDavidΔαυίδ,DauidG1138,havemercyἐλέησόνeleēsonG1653onme.

39AndtheythatwentG4254beforerebukedG2008him,thatheshouldholdhispeace:buthecriedἔκραζεν·ekrazenG2896outthemoreμᾶλλονmallonG3123agreatG4183deal, ThousonυἱὲhuieG5207ofDavidΔαυίδ,DauidG1138,havemercyἐλέησόνeleēsonG1653onme.

40AndJesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424stoodG2476,andcommandedἐκέλευσενekeleusenG2753himtobebroughtG71untohim:andwhenhewascomenear,heaskedἐπηρώτησενepērōtēsenG1905him,

41Whatwilt thouthatIshoulddounto thee?AndhesaidG3004,Lordκύριε,kurieG2962,thatImayreceiveἀναβλέψω.anablepsōG308mysightG308.

42AndJesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424saidG3004untohim,Receiveἀνάβλεψον·anablepsonG308thysightG308: thyfaithπίστιςpistisG4102hathmadethee whole.

43AndimmediatelyπαραχρῆμαparachrēmaG3916hereceivedG308hissightἀνέβλεψενaneblepsenG308,andfollowedἠκολούθειēkoloutheiG190him,glorifyingδοξάζωνdoxazōnG1392Godθεόν.theonG2316:andallthepeopleλαὸςlaosG2992,whentheysawG3708it,gaveG1325praiseαἶνονainonG136untoGodθεῷ.¶theōG2316.

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