Berean Standard Bible
Luke 18:1-18
3AndδὲdeG1161there wasἦνēnG1510a widowχήραchēraG5503inἐνenG1722thatἐκείνῃekeinēG1565τῇtēaG3588townπόλειpoleiG4172καὶkaiG2532who kept appealingἤρχετο λέγουσα·ērcheto legousaG2064G3004toπρὸςprosG4314himαὐτὸνautonG846, ‘Give me justiceἐκδίκησόνekdikēsonG1556G1473againstἀπὸapoG575myG1473τοῦtouG3588adversaryἀντιδίκουantidikouG476.’
4καὶkaiG2532ForἐπὶepiG1909a whileχρόνον.chrononG5550he refusedοὐκ ἤθελενouk ēthelenG3756G2309,butδὲdeG1161laterμετὰmetaG3326heταῦταtautaG3778saidεἶπενeipenG2036toἐνenG1722himselfἑαυτῷ·he'autōG1438, ‘Thoughεἰ καὶei kaiG1487G2532I neitherοὐouG3756fearφοβοῦμαιphoboumaiG5399τὸνtonG3588GodθεὸνtheonG2316norοὐδὲoudeG3761respectἐντρέπομαι,entrepomaiG1788menἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444,
5yetγεgeG1065becauseδιάdiaG1223thisταύτηνtautēnG3778τὸtoG3588widowχήρανchēranG5503τὴνtēnG3588keeps pestering meπαρέχειν κόπονparechein koponG3930G1473G2873,I will give her justiceἐκδικήσω αὐτήν,ekdikēsō autēnG1556G846.Otherwiseἵνα μὴina mēG2443G3361,she will wear me outὑπωπιάζῃhupōpiazēG5299G1473with her perpetual requestsεἰς τέλος ἐρχομένηeis telos erchomenēG1519G5056G2064.’”
7δὲdeG1161Will notοὐ μὴou mēG3756G3361ὁhoG3588GodθεὸςtheosG2316bring aboutποιήσῃpoiēsēG4160τὴνtēnG3588justice forἐκδίκησινekdikēsinG1557HisαὐτοῦautouG846τῶνtōnG3588electἐκλεκτῶνeklektōnG1588whoτῶνtōnG3588cry outβοώντωνboōntōnG994to HimαὐτῷautōG846dayἡμέραςhēmerasG2250andκαὶkaiG2532nightνυκτός,nuktosG3571καὶkaiG2532?Will He delay in helpingμακροθυμεῖ ἐπ᾽makrothumei ep᾽G3114G1909themαὐτοῖς;autoisG846?
8I tellλέγωlegōG3004youὑμῖνhuminG4771ὅτιhotiG3754,He will promptly carry outποιήσει ἐν τάχει.poiēsei en tacheiG4160G1722G5034τὴνtēnG3588justiceἐκδίκησινekdikēsinG1557on their behalfαὐτῶνautōnG846.NeverthelessπλὴνplēnG4133, whentheὁhoG3588SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207τοῦtouG3588of ManἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444comesἐλθὼνelthōnG2064,will He findεὑρήσειheurēseiG2147ἆραaraG687τὴνtēnG3588faithπίστινpistinG4102onἐπὶepiG1909τῆςtēsG3588earthγῆς;¶gēsG1093?”
9δὲdeG1161ToπρόςprosG4314someτιναςtinasG5100whoτοὺςtousG3588trustedπεποιθόταςpepoithotasG3982inἐφ᾽eph᾽G1909their ownἑαυτοῖς ὅτι εἰσὶνhe'autois hoti eisinG1438G3754G1510righteousnessδίκαιοιdikaioiG1342andκαὶkaiG2532viewedἐξουθενοῦνταςexouthenountasG1848τοὺςtousG3588others with contemptλοιποὺςloipousG3062,He also toldΕἶπεν καὶEipen kaiG2532G2036thisταύτην.¶tautēnG3778τὴνtēnG3588parableπαραβολὴνparabolēnG3850:
11TheὁhoG3588PhariseeΦαρισαῖοςPharisaiosG5330stoodσταθεὶςstatheisG2476ταῦταtautaG3778byπρὸςprosG4314himselfἑαυτὸνhe'autonG1438andprayedπροσηύχετο·prosēuchetoG4336,ὁhoG3588‘Godθεός,theosG2316,I thankεὐχαριστῶeucharistōG2168YouσοιsoiG4771thatὅτιhotiG3754I amεἰμὶeimiG1510notοὐκoukG3756likeὥσπερhōsperG5618οἱhoiG3588otherλοιποὶloipoiG3062τῶνtōnG3588menἀνθρώπων,anthrōpōnG444—swindlersἅρπαγες,harpagesG727,evildoersἄδικοι,adikoiG94,adulterersμοιχοί,moichoiG3432—orἢēG2228evenκαὶkaiG2532likeὡςhōsG5613thisοὗτοςhoutosG3778ὁhoG3588tax collectorτελώνης.telōnēsG5057.
13ButδὲdeG1161theὉHoG3588tax collectorτελώνηςtelōnēsG5057stoodἑστὼςhestōsG2476at a distanceμακρόθενmakrothenG3113,unwilling evenοὐκ ἤθελεν οὐδὲouk ēthelen oudeG3756G2309G3761to lift upἐπᾶραιeparaiG1869hisτοὺςtousG3588eyesὀφθαλμοὺςophthalmousG3788toεἰςeisG1519τὸνtonG3588heavenοὐρανόν,ouranonG3772.Insteadἀλλ᾽all᾽G235,he beatἔτυπτενetuptenG5180hisαὐτοῦautouG846τὸtoG3588breastστῆθοςstēthosG4738andsaidλέγων·legōnG3004ὁhoG3588, ‘Godθεός,theosG2316,have mercyἱλάσθητίhilasthētiG2433on meG1473,aτῷtōG3588sinnerἁμαρτωλῷ.hamartōlōG268!’
14I tellλέγωlegōG3004youὑμῖν·huminG4771,thisοὗτοςhoutosG3778man,rather thanπαρ᾽par᾽G3844the Phariseeἐκεῖνον.ekeinonG1565,went homeκατέβη εἰς τὸν οἶκον αὐτοῦkatebē eis ton oikon autouG2597G1519G846G3588G3624justifiedδεδικαιωμένοςdedikaiōmenosG1344.ForὅτιhotiG3754everyoneπᾶςpasG3956whoὁhoG3588exaltsὑψῶνhupsōnG5312himselfἑαυτὸνhe'autonG1438will be humbledταπεινωθήσεται,tapeinōthēsetaiG5013,butδὲdeG1161theὁhoG3588one whohumblesταπεινῶνtapeinōnG5013himselfἑαυτὸνhe'autonG1438will be exaltedὑψωθήσεται.¶hupsōthēsetaiG5312.”
15NowδὲdeG1161peoplewere even bringingΠροσέφερον καὶProsepheron kaiG4374G2532theirτὰtaG3588babiesβρέφηbrephēG1025toαὐτῷautōG846JesusforἵναinaG2443Him to place His handsG680on themαὐτῶνautōnG846.And whenδὲdeG1161theοἱhoiG3588disciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101sawG3708this,they rebukedἐπετίμωνepetimōnG2008those who brought themαὐτοῖς.autoisG846.
16ButδὲdeG1161ὁhoG3588JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424called the children toπροσεκαλέσατο αὐτὰprosekalesato autaG4341G846Him andsaidλέγων·legōnG3004, “LetἄφετεapheteG863theτὰtaG3588little childrenπαιδίαpaidiaG3813comeἔρχεσθαιerchesthaiG2064toπρόςprosG4314MeG1473,andκαὶkaiG2532do notμὴmēG3361hinderκωλύετεkōlueteG2967themαὐτά·autaG846!ForγὰρgarG1063theτῶνtōnG3588kingdomβασιλείαbasileiaG932ἡhēG3588of Godθεοῦ.theouG2316belongsἐστὶνestinG1510toτοῦtouG3588such as theseτοιούτωνtoioutōnG5108.
17TrulyἀμὴνamēnG281I tellλέγωlegōG3004youὑμῖν·huminG4771ἂνanG302,anyone whoὃςhosG3739does not receiveμὴ δέξηταιmē dexētaiG3361G1209theτὴνtēnG3588kingdomβασιλείανbasileianG932τοῦtouG3588of GodθεοῦtheouG2316likeὡςhōsG5613a little childπαιδίον,paidionG3813will never enterοὐ μὴ εἰσέλθῃ εἰςou mē eiselthē eisG3756G3361G1525G1519itαὐτήν.¶autēnG846.”
Commentaries on Luke 18
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Catena Aurea
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- John Lightfoot Commentary
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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