Luke 18:15-43

15People were bringing infants to him so that he might touch them, but when the disciples saw it, they rebuked them.

16Jesus, however, invited them: “Let the little children come to me, and don’t stop them, because the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.

17Truly I tell you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it.”

18A ruler asked him, “Good teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?”

19“Why do you call me good?” Jesus asked him. “No one is good except God alone.

20You know the commandments: Do not commit adultery; do not murder; do not steal; do not bear false witness; honor your father and mother.”

21“I have kept all these from my youth,” he said.

22When Jesus heard this, he told him, “You still lack one thing: Sell all you have and distribute it to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.”

23After he heard this, he became extremely sad, because he was very rich.

24Seeing that he became sad, Jesus said, “How hard it is for those who have wealth to enter the kingdom of God!

25For it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter the kingdom of God.”

26Those who heard this asked, “Then who can be saved?”

27He replied, “What is impossible with man is possible with God.”

28Then Peter said, “Look, we have left what we had and followed you.”

29So he said to them, “Truly I tell you, there is no one who has left a house, wife or brothers or sisters, parents or children because of the kingdom of God,

30who will not receive many times more at this time, and eternal life in the age to come.”

31Then he took the Twelve aside and told them, “See, we are going up to Jerusalem. Everything that is written through the prophets about the Son of Man will be accomplished.

32For he will be handed over to the Gentiles, and he will be mocked, insulted, spit on;

33and after they flog him, they will kill him, and he will rise on the third day.”

34They understood none of these things. The meaning of the saying was hidden from them, and they did not grasp what was said.

35As he approached Jericho, a blind man was sitting by the road begging.

36Hearing a crowd passing by, he inquired what was happening.

37“Jesus of Nazareth is passing by,” they told him.

38So he called out, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!”

39Then those in front told him to keep quiet, but he kept crying out all the more, “Son of David, have mercy on me!”

40Jesus stopped and commanded that he be brought to him. When he came closer, he asked him,

41“What do you want me to do for you?” “Lord,” he said, “I want to see.”

42“Receive your sight,” Jesus told him. “Your faith has saved you.”

43Instantly he could see, and he began to follow him, glorifying God. All the people, when they saw it, gave praise to God.