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Luke 18:1-18

1AndhespokeἜλεγενElegenG3004alsoG2532aparableπαραβολὴνparabolēnG3850tothemtothepurportthattheyshouldalwaysπάντοτεpantoteG3842prayπροσεύχεσθαιproseuchesthaiG4336andnotfaint,

2sayingλέγων·legōnG3004,TherewasG1510ajudgeκριτήςkritēsG2923inacityπόλειpoleiG4172,notfearingφοβούμενοςphoboumenosG5399GodθεὸνtheonG2316andnotrespectingmanἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444:

3andtherewasG1510awidowχήραchēraG5503inthatcityπόλειpoleiG4172,andshecameG2064tohim,sayingλέγουσα·legousaG3004,AvengeἐκδίκησόνekdikēsonG1556meofmineG1473adverse party.

4AndhewouldG2309notforatimeχρόνον.chrononG5550;butafterwardshesaidG3004withinhimself,IfevenG2532IfearφοβοῦμαιphoboumaiG5399notGodθεὸνtheonG2316andrespectἐντρέπομαι,entrepomaiG1788notmanἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444,

5atany ratebecausethiswidowχήρανchēranG5503annoysmeIwillavengeἐκδικήσωekdikēsōG1556her,thatshemaynotbyperpetuallycomingG2064completelyharassme.

6AndtheLordκύριος·kuriosG2962saidλέγει·legeiG3004,HearἀκούσατεakousateG191whattheunjustjudgeκριτὴςkritēsG2923saysG3004.

7AndshallnotGodθεὸςtheosG2316atallavengehiselectἐκλεκτῶνeklektōnG1588,whocryβοώντωνboōntōnG994tohimdayἡμέραςhēmerasG2250andnightνυκτός,nuktosG3571,andhebearslongastothem?

8IsayλέγωlegōG3004untoyouthathewillavengethemspeedily.ButwhentheSonυἱὸςhuiosG5207ofmanἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444comesἐλθὼνelthōnG2064,shallheindeedfindεὑρήσειheurēseiG2147faithπίστινpistinG4102ontheearthγῆς;¶gēsG1093?

9AndhespokeG3004alsoG2532tosome,whotrustedπεποιθόταςpepoithotasG3982inthemselvesthattheywereG1510righteousδίκαιοιdikaioiG1342andmadenothingofalltherestG3062[ofmenG3778],thisparableπαραβολὴνparabolēnG3850:

10TwoδύοduoG1417menG444wentG305upintothetempleἱερὸνhi'eronG2411toprayπροσεύξασθαι,proseuxasthaiG4336;theoneεἷςheisG1520aPhariseeΦαρισαῖοςPharisaiosG5330,andtheotherἕτεροςheterosG2087atax-gatherer.

11ThePhariseeΦαρισαῖοςPharisaiosG5330,standingG2476,prayedπροσηύχετο·prosēuchetoG4336thustohimself:Godθεός,theosG2316,IthankεὐχαριστῶeucharistōG2168theethatIamG1510notastherestλοιποὶloipoiG3062ofmenG444, rapacious,unjustG94,adulterersμοιχοί,moichoiG3432,orevenκαὶkaiG2532asthistax-gatherer.

12IfastνηστεύωnēsteuōG3522twiceδὶςdisG1364intheweekσαββάτου,sabbatouG4521,ItitheeverythingG3956Igainκτῶμαι.¶ktōmaiG2932.

13Andthetax-gatherer,standingG2476afar off,wouldnotliftἐπᾶραιeparaiG1869upevenοὐδὲoudeG3761hiseyesὀφθαλμοὺςophthalmousG3788toheavenοὐρανόν,ouranonG3772,butsmoteuponhisbreastστῆθοςstēthosG4738,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004, OGodθεός,theosG2316,havecompassiononme,thesinnerἁμαρτωλῷ.hamartōlōG268.

14IsayλέγωlegōG3004untoyou,This[manG3778]wentG2597downκατέβηkatebēG2597tohishouseοἶκονoikonG3624justifiedG1344ratherthanthat[other].ForeveryonewhoexaltsὑψῶνhupsōnG5312himselfshallbehumbledG5013,andhethathumblesG5013himselfshallbeexaltedὑψωθήσεται.¶hupsōthēsetaiG5312.

15AndtheybroughtΠροσέφερονProsepheronG4374tohimalsoκαὶkaiG2532infantsβρέφηbrephēG1025thathemighttouchἅπτηται·haptētaiG681them,butthedisciplesG3101whentheysawG3708[it]rebukedG2008them.

16ButJesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424callingπροσεκαλέσατοprosekalesatoG4341themto[him]saidG3004, Suffer littlechildrenG3813tocomeἔρχεσθαιerchesthaiG2064tome,anddonotforbidκωλύετεkōlueteG2967them,forofsuchτοιούτωνtoioutōnG5108isG1510thekingdomβασιλείαbasileiaG932ofGodθεοῦ.theouG2316.

17VerilyIsayλέγωlegōG3004toyou, WhosoevershallnotreceiveδέξηταιdexētaiG1209thekingdomβασιλείανbasileianG932ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316asalittlechildπαιδίον,paidionG3813shallinnowiseenterεἰσέλθῃeiselthēG1525therein.

18AndacertainτιςtisG5100rulerἄρχωνarchōnG758askedἐπηρώτησένepērōtēsenG1905himsayingλέγων·legōnG3004,Goodἀγαθέ,agatheG18teacherδιδάσκαλεdidaskaleG1320,havingdonewhat,shallIinheritκληρονομήσω;klēronomēsōG2816eternalαἰώνιονaiōnionG166lifeζωὴνzōēnG2222?

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