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Luke 18:1-18

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?

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