Luke 18

1And he spake a parableG3850 unto them to the end that they oughtG1163 alwaysG3842 to prayG4336, and not to faint; 2sayingG3004, There wasG1510 in a cityG4172 a judgeG2923, who fearedG5399 not GodG2316, and regarded not manG444: 3and there wasG1510 a widowG5503 in that cityG4172; and she cameG2064 oft unto him, sayingG3004, AvengeG1556 me of mineG1473 adversaryG476. 4And he wouldG2309 not for a while: but afterward he saidG3004 within himself, Though I fearG5399 not GodG2316, nor regard manG444; 5yetG1065 because this widowG5503 troubleth me, I will avengeG1556 her, lestG3361 she wear me out by her continual comingG2064. 6And the LordG2962 saidG3004, HearG191 what the unrighteousG93 judgeG2923 saith. 7And shall not GodG2316 avenge his electG1588, that cryG994 to him dayG2250 and nightG3571, and yet he is longsuffering over them? 8I sayG3004 unto you, that he will avenge them speedily. NeverthelessG4133, when the SonG5207 of manG444 cometh, shall he findG2147 faithG4102 on the earthG1093?

9And he spake alsoG2532 this parableG3850 unto certainG5100 who trustedG3982 in themselves that they wereG1510 righteousG1342, and set all othersG3062 at nought: 10TwoG1417 menG444 wentG305 up into the templeG2411 to prayG4336; the oneG1520 a PhariseeG5330, and the otherG2087 a publican. 11The PhariseeG5330 stoodG2476 and prayedG4336 thus with himself, GodG2316, I thankG2168 thee, that I amG1510 not as the restG3062 of menG444, extortioners, unjustG94, adulterersG3432, or evenG2532 as this publican. 12I fastG3522 twiceG1364 in the weekG4521; I give tithes of all that I get. 13But the publican, standingG2476 afar off, would not liftG1869 up so much as his eyesG3788 unto heavenG3772, but smote his breastG4738, sayingG3004, GodG2316, be thou merciful to me a sinnerG268. 14I sayG3004 unto you, This manG3778 wentG2597 downG2597 to his houseG3624 justifiedG1344 rather than the other: for every one that exalteth himself shall be humbledG5013; but he that humbleth himself shall be exaltedG5312.

15And they were bringingG4374 unto him alsoG2532 their babes, that he should touchG681 them: but when the disciplesG3101 sawG3708 it, they rebukedG2008 them. 16But JesusG2424 called them unto him, sayingG3004, Suffer the little childrenG3813 to comeG2064 unto me, and forbidG2967 them not: for to suchG5108 belongeth the kingdomG932 of GodG2316. 17Verily I sayG3004 unto you, Whosoever shall not receiveG1209 the kingdomG932 of GodG2316 as a little childG3813, he shall in no wise enterG1525 therein.

18And a certainG5100 rulerG758 askedG1905 him, sayingG3004, GoodG18 TeacherG1320, what shall I do to inheritG2816 eternalG166 lifeG2222? 19And JesusG2424 saidG3004 unto him, WhyG5101 callest thou me goodG18? noneG3762 is goodG18, save oneG1520, even GodG2316. 20Thou knowest the commandmentsG1785, Do not commitG3431 adulteryG3431, Do not kill, Do not stealG2813, Do not bearG5576 falseG5576 witnessG5576, HonorG5091 thy fatherG3962 and motherG3384. 21And he saidG3004, All these thingsG3778 have I observed from my youthG3503 up. 22And when JesusG2424 heardG191 it, he saidG3004 unto him, OneG1520 thingG1520 thou lackest yet: sellG4453 all that thou hast, and distribute unto the poorG4434, and thou shalt have treasureG2344 in heavenG3772: and comeG1204, followG190 me. 23But when he heardG191 these thingsG3778, he becameG1096 exceeding sorrowful; for he wasG1510 very richG4145. 24And JesusG2424 seeingG3708 him saidG3004, HowG4459 hardly shall they that have riches enterG1531 into the kingdomG932 of GodG2316! 25For it isG1510 easier for a camelG2574 to enterG1525 in through a needle’s eye, than for a richG4145 manG4145 to enterG1525 into the kingdomG932 of GodG2316. 26And they that heardG191 it saidG3004, Then who can be savedG4982? 27But he saidG3004, The things which areG1510 impossibleG102 with menG444 areG1510 possibleG1415 with GodG2316. 28And PeterG4074 saidG3004, Lo, we have leftG863 our ownG2398, and followedG190 thee. 29And he saidG3004 unto them, Verily I sayG3004 unto you, There isG1510 no man that hath leftG863 houseG3614, or wifeG1135, or brethren, or parentsG1118, or childrenG5043, for the kingdomG932 of God’s sakeG1752, 30who shall not receiveG618 manifold more in this timeG2540, and in the world to comeG2064 eternalG166 lifeG2222.

31And he tookG3880 unto him the twelveG1427, and saidG3004 unto them, BeholdG2400, we goG305 up to JerusalemG2419, and all the thingsG3956 that are writtenG1125 through the prophetsG4396 shall be accomplishedG5055 unto the SonG5207 of manG444. 32For he shall be deliveredG3860 up unto the GentilesG1484, and shall be mockedG1702, and shamefully treated, and spitG1716 upon: 33and they shall scourge and killG615 him: and the thirdG5154 dayG2250 he shall riseG450 againG450. 34And they understoodG1097 noneG3762 of these thingsG3778; and this sayingG3004 wasG1510 hidG2928 from them, and they perceived not the thingsG3778 that wereG1510 saidG3004.

35And it cameG1096 to passG1096, as he drew nigh unto JerichoG2410, a certainG5100 blindG5185 man satG2521 by the wayG3598 side begging: 36and hearingG191 a multitudeG3793 going by, he inquiredG4441 what this meant. 37And they toldG518 him, that JesusG2424 of NazarethG3480 passeth by. 38And he criedG994, sayingG3004, JesusG2424, thou sonG5207 of DavidG1138, have mercyG1653 on me. 39And they that wentG4254 before rebukedG2008 him, that he should hold his peace: but he criedG2896 out the moreG3123 a greatG4183 deal, Thou sonG5207 of DavidG1138, have mercyG1653 on me. 40And JesusG2424 stoodG2476, and commandedG2753 him to be broughtG71 unto him: and when he was come near, he askedG1905 him, 41What wilt thou that I should do unto thee? And he saidG3004, LordG2962, that I may receiveG308 my sightG308. 42And JesusG2424 saidG3004 unto him, ReceiveG308 thy sightG308: thy faithG4102 hath made thee whole. 43And immediatelyG3916 he receivedG308 his sightG308, and followedG190 him, glorifyingG1392 GodG2316: and all the peopleG2992, when they sawG3708 it, gaveG1325 praiseG136 unto GodG2316.