Luke 18:1-18

1And he spokeG3004 alsoG2532 a parableG3850 to them to the purport that they should alwaysG3842 prayG4336 and not faint,

2sayingG3004, There wasG1510 a judgeG2923 in a cityG4172, not fearingG5399 1GodG2316 and not respecting manG444:

3and there wasG1510 a widowG5503 in that cityG4172, and she cameG2064 to him, sayingG3004, AvengeG1556 me of mineG1473 adverse party.

4And he wouldG2309 not for a timeG5550; but afterwards he saidG3004 within himself, If evenG2532 I fearG5399 not 2GodG2316 and respectG1788 not manG444,

5at any rate because this widowG5503 annoys me I will avengeG1556 her, that she may not by perpetually comingG2064 completely harass me.

6And the LordG2962 saidG3004, HearG191 what the unjust judgeG2923 saysG3004.

7And shall not 3GodG2316 at all avenge his electG1588, who cryG994 to him dayG2250 and nightG3571, and he bears long as to them?

8I sayG3004 unto you that he will avenge them speedily. But when the SonG5207 of manG444 comesG2064, shall he indeed findG2147 faithG4102 on the earthG1093?

9And he spokeG3004 alsoG2532 to some, who trustedG3982 in themselves that they wereG1510 righteousG1342 and made nothing of all the restG3062 [of menG3778], this parableG3850:

10TwoG1417 menG444 wentG305 up into the templeG2411 to prayG4336; the oneG1520 a PhariseeG5330, and the otherG2087 a tax-gatherer.

11The PhariseeG5330, standingG2476, prayedG4336 thus to himself: 4GodG2316, I thankG2168 thee that I amG1510 not as the restG3062 of menG444, rapacious, unjustG94, adulterersG3432, or evenG2532 as this tax-gatherer.

12I fastG3522 twiceG1364 in the weekG4521, I tithe everythingG3956 I gainG2932.

13And the tax-gatherer, standingG2476 afar off, would not liftG1869 up evenG3761 his eyesG3788 to heavenG3772, but smote upon his breastG4738, sayingG3004, O 5GodG2316, have compassion on me, the sinnerG268.

14I sayG3004 unto you, This [manG3778] wentG2597 downG2597 to his houseG3624 justifiedG1344 rather than that [other]. For every one who exaltsG5312 himself shall be humbledG5013, and he that humblesG5013 himself shall be exaltedG5312.

15And they broughtG4374 to him alsoG2532 infantsG1025 that he might touchG681 them, but the disciplesG3101 when they sawG3708 [it] rebukedG2008 them.

16But JesusG2424 callingG4341 them to [him] saidG3004, Suffer little childrenG3813 to comeG2064 to me, and do not forbidG2967 them, for of suchG5108 isG1510 the kingdomG932 of 6GodG2316.

17Verily I sayG3004 to you, Whosoever shall not receiveG1209 the kingdomG932 of 7GodG2316 as a little childG3813 shall in no wise enterG1525 therein.

18And a certainG5100 rulerG758 askedG1905 him sayingG3004, GoodG18 teacherG1320, having done what, shall I inheritG2816 eternalG166 lifeG2222?