Luke 18:15-43

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.”

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.’1”

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 sadnessG1096G4036,2 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 hadG3588G23983 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.”

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.

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.