Luke 18

The Parable of the Persistent Widow

1ThenG1161 Jesus toldG2036 themG846 a parableG3850 aboutG4314 theirG846 needG1163 to prayG4336 at all timesG3842 andG2532 notG3361 lose heartG1573: 2“InG1722 a certainG5100 townG4172 there wasG1510 aG5100 judgeG2923 who neitherG3361 fearedG5399 GodG2316 nor respectedG1788 menG444. 3AndG1161 there wasG1510 a widowG5503 inG1722 thatG1565 townG4172 who kept appealingG2064G3004 toG4314 himG846, ‘Give me justiceG1556G1473 against myG1473 adversaryG476.’

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ForG1909 a whileG5550 he refusedG3756G2309, butG1161 laterG3326 heG3778 saidG2036 toG1722 himselfG1438, ‘ThoughG1487G2532 I neitherG3756 fearG5399 GodG2316 norG3761 respectG1788 menG444, 5yetG1065 becauseG1223 thisG3778 widowG5503 keeps pestering meG3930G1473G2873, I will give her justiceG1556G846. OtherwiseG2443G3361, she will wear me outG5299G1473 with her perpetual requestsG1519G5056G2064.’”

6AndG1161 theG3588 LordG2962 saidG2036, “Listen toG191 the wordsG3004 of theG3588 unjustG93 judgeG2923. 7Will notG3756G3361 GodG2316 bring aboutG4160 justice forG1557 HisG846 electG1588 whoG3588 cry outG994 to HimG846 dayG2250 andG2532 nightG3571? Will He delay in helpingG3114G1909 themG846? 8I tellG3004 youG4771, He will promptly carry outG4160G1722G5034 justiceG1557 on their behalfG846. NeverthelessG4133, when theG3588 SonG5207 of ManG444 comesG2064, will He findG2147 faithG4102 onG1909 earthG1093?”

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The Pharisee and the Tax Collector

ToG4314 someG5100 whoG3588 trustedG3982 inG1909 their ownG1438G3754G1510 righteousnessG1342 andG2532 viewedG1848 others with contemptG3062, He also toldG2532G2036 thisG3778 parableG3850: 10“TwoG1417 menG444 went upG305 toG1519 theG3588 templeG2411 to prayG4336. OneG1520 was a PhariseeG5330 andG2532 theG3588 otherG2087 a tax collectorG5057. 11TheG3588 PhariseeG5330 stoodG2476 byG4314 himselfG1438 and prayedG4336,1 ‘GodG2316, I thankG2168 YouG4771 thatG3754 I amG1510 notG3756 likeG5618 otherG3062 menG444—swindlersG727, evildoersG94, adulterersG3432—orG2228 evenG2532 likeG5613 thisG3778 tax collectorG5057. 12I fastG3522 twiceG1364 aG3588 weekG4521 and pay tithesG586 of all thatG3956G3745 I acquireG2932.’

13ButG1161 theG3588 tax collectorG5057 stoodG2476 at a distanceG3113, unwilling evenG3756G2309G3761 to lift upG1869 his eyesG3788 toG1519 heavenG3772. InsteadG235, he beatG5180 hisG846 breastG4738 and saidG3004, ‘GodG2316, have mercyG2433 on meG1473, aG3588 sinnerG268!’ 14I tellG3004 youG4771, thisG3778 man, rather thanG3844 the Pharisee, went homeG2597G1519G846G3588G3624 justifiedG1344. ForG3754 everyoneG3956 whoG3588 exaltsG5312 himselfG1438 will be humbledG5013, butG1161 theG3588 one who humblesG5013 himselfG1438 will be exaltedG5312.”

Jesus Blesses the Children

(Matthew 19:13–15; Mark 10:13–16)

15NowG1161 people were even bringingG4374G2532 their babiesG1025 toG846 Jesus forG2443 Him to place His handsG680 on themG846. And whenG1161 theG3588 disciplesG3101 sawG3708 this, they rebukedG2008 those who brought them.

16ButG1161 JesusG2424 called the children toG4341G846 Him and saidG3004, “LetG863 theG3588 little childrenG3813 comeG2064 toG4314 MeG1473, andG2532 do notG3361 hinderG2967 themG846! ForG1063 theG3588 kingdomG932 of GodG2316 belongsG1510 toG3588 such as theseG5108. 17TrulyG281 I tellG3004 youG4771, anyone whoG3739 does not receiveG3361G1209 theG3588 kingdomG932 of GodG2316 likeG5613 a little childG3813 will never enterG3756G3361G1525G1519 itG846.”

The Rich Young Ruler

(Matthew 19:16–30; Mark 10:17–31)

18ThenG2532 a certainG5100 rulerG758 askedG1905 HimG846, “GoodG18 TeacherG1320, whatG5101 must I doG4160 to inheritG2816 eternalG166 lifeG2222?”

19“WhyG5101 do you callG3004 MeG1473 goodG18?” JesusG2424 repliedG2036. “No oneG3762 is goodG18 exceptG1487G3361 GodG2316 aloneG1520. 20You knowG1492 theG3588 commandmentsG1785: ‘Do not commit adulteryG3361G3431, do not murderG3361G5407, do not stealG3361G2813, do not bear false witnessG3361G5576, honorG5091 yourG4771 fatherG3962 andG2532 motherG3384.’2”

21“AllG3956 theseG3778 I have keptG5442 fromG1537 myG1473 youthG3503,” he saidG2036.

22OnG1161 hearing thisG191, JesusG2424 toldG2036 himG846, “YouG4771 stillG2089 lackG3007 one thingG1520: SellG4453 everythingG3956G3745 you ownG2192 andG2532 giveG1239 to the poorG4434, andG2532 you will haveG2192 treasureG2344 inG1722 heavenG3772. ThenG2532 comeG1204, followG190 MeG1473.”

23ButG1161 when the ruler heardG191 thisG3778, he becameG1096 very sadG4036, becauseG1063 he wasG1510 extremelyG4970 wealthyG4145.

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SeeingG3708 the man’s sadnessG1096G4036,3 JesusG2424 saidG2036, “HowG4459 hardG1423 it is for theG3588 richG2192G5536 to enterG1531G1519 theG3588 kingdomG932 of GodG2316! 25IndeedG1063, it isG1510 easier forG2123 a camelG2574 to passG1525 throughG1223 the eyeG5169 of a needleG956 than forG2228 a rich manG4145 to enterG1525G1519 theG3588 kingdomG932 of GodG2316.”

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Those whoG3588 heardG191 this askedG2036, “WhoG5101 thenG2532 canG1410 be savedG4982?”

27ButG1161 Jesus saidG2036, “WhatG3588 is impossibleG102 withG3844 manG444 isG1510 possibleG1415 withG3844 GodG2316.”

28“LookG2400,” saidG2036 PeterG4074, “weG1473 have leftG863 all we hadG3588G23984 to followG190 YouG4771.”

29“TrulyG281 I tellG3004 youG4771,” Jesus repliedG2036, “no oneG3762 whoG3739 has leftG863 homeG3614 orG2228 wifeG1135 orG2228 brothersG80 orG2228 parentsG1118 orG2228 childrenG5043 for the sake ofG1752 theG3588 kingdomG932 of GodG2316 30will fail to receiveG3739G3780G3361G618 many times moreG4179 inG1722 thisG3778 ageG2540—andG2532 inG1722 theG3588 ageG165 to comeG2064, eternalG166 lifeG2222.”

The Third Prediction of the Passion

(Matthew 20:17–19; Mark 10:32–34)

31ThenG1161 Jesus tookG3880 theG3588 Twelve asideG1427 and saidG2036 toG4314 themG846, “LookG2400, we are going upG305 toG1519 JerusalemG2419, andG2532 everythingG3956 theG3588 prophetsG4396 have writtenG1125 about theG3588 SonG5207 of ManG444 will be fulfilledG5055. 32He will be delivered overG3860 to theG3588 GentilesG1484 andG2532 will be mockedG1702 andG2532 insultedG5195 andG2532 spit uponG1716. 33They will flogG3146 Him and killG615 HimG846, andG2532 on theG3588 thirdG5154 dayG2250 He will rise againG450.”

34ButG2532 the disciples did not understand anyG4920G3762 of these thingsG3778. TheG3588 meaningG4487 wasG1510 hiddenG2928 fromG575 themG846, andG2532 they did not comprehendG3756G1097 whatG3588 He was sayingG3004.

Jesus Heals a Blind Beggar

(Matthew 20:29–34; Mark 10:46–52)

35AsG1161G1096G1722 Jesus drew nearG1448 toG1519 JerichoG2410, aG5100 blindG5185 man was sittingG2521 besideG3844 theG3588 roadG3598, beggingG1871. 36WhenG1161 he heardG191 the crowdG3793 going byG1279, he askedG4441 whatG5101 wasG1510 happening.

37“JesusG2424 ofG3588 NazarethG3480 is passing byG3928,” they toldG518 himG846.

38So he called outG994, “JesusG2424, SonG5207 of DavidG1138, have mercy onG1653 meG1473!”

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Those whoG3588 led the wayG4254 admonishedG2008 himG846 to be silentG4601, butG1161 he cried outG2896 all theG4183 louderG3123, “SonG5207 of DavidG1138, have mercy onG1653 meG1473!”

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JesusG2424 stoppedG2476 and directed thatG2753 the man be broughtG71 toG4314 HimG846. WhenG1161 heG846 had come nearG1448, Jesus askedG1905 himG846, 41“WhatG5101 do you wantG2309 Me to doG4160 for youG4771?”

“LordG2962,” he saidG2036, “let me see againG2443G308.”

42“Receive your sightG308!” JesusG2424 repliedG2036. “YourG4771 faithG4102 has healedG4982 youG4771.” 43ImmediatelyG3916 he received his sightG308 andG2532 followedG190 Jesus, glorifyingG1392 GodG2316. AndG2532 allG3956 theG3588 peopleG2992, when they sawG3708 it, gaveG1325 praiseG136 to GodG2316.