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Luke 18:15-30

15NowδὲdeG1161peoplewere even bringingΠροσέφερον καὶProsepheron kaiG4374 G2532theirτὰtaG3588babiesβρέφηbrephēG1025toαὐτῷautōG846JesusforἵναinaG2443Him to place His handsG680on themαὐτῶνautōnG846.And whenδὲdeG1161theοἱhoiG3588disciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101sawG3708this,they rebukedἐπετίμωνepetimōnG2008those who brought themαὐτοῖς.autoisG846.

16ButδὲdeG1161ὁhoG3588JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424called the children toπροσεκαλέσατο αὐτὰprosekalesato autaG4341 G846Him andsaidλέγων·legōnG3004, “LetἄφετεapheteG863theτὰtaG3588little childrenπαιδίαpaidiaG3813comeἔρχεσθαιerchesthaiG2064toπρόςprosG4314MeG1473,andκαὶkaiG2532do notμὴmēG3361hinderκωλύετεkōlueteG2967themαὐτά·autaG846!ForγὰρgarG1063theτῶνtōnG3588kingdomβασιλείαbasileiaG932ἡhēG3588of Godθεοῦ.theouG2316belongsἐστὶνestinG1510toτοῦtouG3588such as theseτοιούτωνtoioutōnG5108.

17TrulyἀμὴνamēnG281I tellλέγωlegōG3004youὑμῖν·huminG4771ἂνanG302,anyone whoὃςhosG3739does not receiveμὴ δέξηταιmē dexētaiG3361 G1209theτὴνtēnG3588kingdomβασιλείανbasileianG932τοῦtouG3588of GodθεοῦtheouG2316likeὡςhōsG5613a little childπαιδίον,paidionG3813will never enterοὐ μὴ εἰσέλθῃ εἰςou mē eiselthē eisG3756 G3361 G1525 G1519itαὐτήν.¶autēnG846.”

18ThenΚαὶKaiG2532a certainτιςtisG5100rulerἄρχωνarchōnG758askedἐπηρώτησένepērōtēsenG1905HimαὐτὸνautonG846λέγων·legōnG3004, “Goodἀγαθέ,agatheG18TeacherδιδάσκαλεdidaskaleG1320,whatτίtiG5101must I doποιήσαςpoiēsasG4160to inheritκληρονομήσω;klēronomēsōG2816eternalαἰώνιονaiōnionG166lifeζωὴνzōēnG2222?”

19“WhyτίtiG5101do you callλέγειςlegeisG3004MeG1473goodἀγαθόν;agathonG18δὲdeG1161ὁhoG3588?”JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424repliedεἶπενeipenG2036αὐτῷautōG846. “No oneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762isgoodἀγαθὸςagathosG18exceptεἰ μὴei mēG1487 G3361ὁhoG3588Godθεός.theosG2316aloneεἷςheisG1520.

20You knowG1492theτὰςtasG3588commandmentsἐντολὰςentolasG1785: ‘Do not commit adulteryμὴ μοιχεύσῃς,mē moicheusēsG3361 G3431,do not murderμὴ φονεύσῃς,mē phoneusēsG3361 G5407,do not stealμὴ κλέψῃς,mē klepsēsG3361 G2813,do not bear false witnessμὴ ψευδομαρτυρήσῃς,mē pseudomarturēsēsG3361 G5576,honorτίμαtimaG5091yourσουsouG4771τὸνtonG3588fatherπατέραpateraG3962andκαὶkaiG2532τὴνtēnG3588motherμητέραmēteraG3384.’”

21“AllπάνταpantaG3956theseταῦταtautaG3778I have keptἐφύλαξαephulaxaG5442fromἐκekG1537myG1473youthνεότητοςneotētosG3503δὲdeG1161ὁhoG3588,”he saidεἶπεν·eipenG2036.

22OnδὲdeG1161hearing thisἈκούσαςAkousasG191ὁhoG3588,JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424toldεἶπενeipenG2036himαὐτῷ·autōG846, “YouσοιsoiG4771stillἔτιetiG2089lackλείπει·leipeiG3007one thingἕνhenG1520:SellπώλησονpōlēsonG4453everythingπάντα ὅσαpanta hosaG3956 G3745you ownἔχειςecheisG2192andκαὶkaiG2532giveδιάδοςdiadosG1239to the poorπτωχοῖς,ptōchoisG4434,andκαὶkaiG2532you will haveἕξειςhexeisG2192treasureθησαυρὸνthēsauronG2344inἐνenG1722τοῖςtoisG3588heavenοὐρανοῖς·ouranoisG3772.ThenκαὶkaiG2532comeδεῦρο,deuroG1204,followἀκολούθειakoloutheiG190MeG1473.”

23ButδὲdeG1161ὉHoG3588when the ruler heardἀκούσαςakousasG191thisταῦταtautaG3778,he becameἐγενήθη·egenēthēG1096very sadπερίλυποςperiluposG4036,becauseγὰρgarG1063he wasἦνēnG1510extremelyσφόδρα.¶sphodraG4970wealthyπλούσιοςplousiosG4145.

24δὲdeG1161SeeingG3708the man’sαὐτὸνautonG846sadnessπερίλυπον γενόμενονperilupon genomenonG1096 G4036,ὁhoG3588JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424saidεἶπεν·eipenG2036, “HowπῶςpōsG4459hardδυσκόλωςduskolōsG1423it isfor theοἱhoiG3588τὰtaG3588richχρήματα ἔχοντεςchrēmata echontesG2192 G5536to enterεἰς εἰσπορεύονται.eis eisporeuontaiG1531 G1519theτὴνtēnG3588kingdomβασιλείανbasileianG932τοῦtouG3588of GodθεοῦtheouG2316!

25IndeedγάρgarG1063,it isἐστινestinG1510easier forεὐκοπώτερονeukopōteronG2123a camelκάμηλονkamēlonG2574to passεἰσελθεῖνeiseltheinG1525throughδιὰdiaG1223the eyeG5169of a needleG956than forἢēG2228a rich manπλούσιονplousionG4145to enterεἰς εἰσελθεῖν.¶eis eiseltheinG1525 G1519theτὴνtēnG3588kingdomβασιλείανbasileianG932τοῦtouG3588of GodθεοῦtheouG2316.”

26δὲdeG1161Those whoοἱhoiG3588heardἀκούσαντες·akousantesG191thisaskedεἶπανeipanG2036, “WhoτίςtisG5101thenκαὶkaiG2532canδύναταιdunataiG1410be savedσωθῆναι;sōthēnaiG4982?”

27ButδὲdeG1161ὁhoG3588Jesussaidεἶπεν·eipenG2036, “WhatτὰtaG3588isimpossibleἀδύναταadunataG102withπαρὰparaG3844manἀνθρώποιςanthrōpoisG444isἐστιν.¶estinG1510possibleδυνατὰdunataG1415withπαρὰparaG3844τῷtōG3588GodθεῷtheōG2316.”

28“LookἰδοὺidouG2400δὲdeG1161ὁhoG3588,”saidΕἶπενEipenG2036PeterΠέτρος·PetrosG4074, “weG1473have leftἀφέντεςaphentesG863all we hadτὰ ἴδιαta idiaG3588 G2398to followἠκολουθήσαμένēkolouthēsamenG190Youσοι.¶soiG4771.”

29“TrulyἀμὴνamēnG281I tellλέγωlegōG3004youὑμῖνhuminG4771δὲdeG1161ὉHoG3588,” JesusrepliedεἶπενeipenG2036αὐτοῖς·autoisG846ὅτιhotiG3754ἐστινestinG1510, “no oneοὐδείςoudeisG3762whoὃςhosG3739has leftἀφῆκενaphēkenG863homeοἰκίανoikianG3614orἢēG2228wifeγυναῖκαgunaikaG1135orἢēG2228brothersἀδελφοὺςadelphousG80orἢēG2228parentsγονεῖςgoneisG1118orἢēG2228childrenτέκναteknaG5043for the sake ofἕνεκενhenekenG1752theτῆςtēsG3588kingdomβασιλείαςbasileiasG932τοῦtouG3588of Godθεοῦ,theouG2316

30will fail to receiveὃς οὐχὶ μὴ ἀπολάβῃhos ouchi mē apolabēG3739 G3780 G3361 G618many times moreπολλαπλασίοναpollaplasionaG4179inἐνenG1722thisτούτῳtoutōG3778τῷtōG3588ageκαιρῷkairōG2540—andκαὶkaiG2532inἐνenG1722theτῷtōG3588ageαἰῶνιaiōniG165τῷtōG3588to comeἐρχομένῳerchomenōG2064,eternalαἰώνιον.¶aiōnionG166lifeζωὴνzōēnG2222.”

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