New American Standard Bible 1995

Luke 18:1-14

1NowδὲdeG1161He was tellingἜλεγενElegenG3004them a parableπαραβολὴνparabolēnG3850to show that at allG3842timesG3842theyoughtδεῖνdeinG1163to prayπροσεύχεσθαιproseuchesthaiG4336and not toloseG1457heartG1457,

2sayingλέγων·legōnG3004,“In a certainG5100cityπόλειpoleiG4172thereἦνēnG1510was a judgeκριτήςkritēsG2923who did not fearφοβούμενοςphoboumenosG5399GodθεὸνtheonG2316and did notrespectἐντρεπόμενος.entrepomenosG1788manἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444.

3There was a widowχήραchēraG5503in that cityπόλειpoleiG4172,and she kept comingἤρχετοērchetoG2064to him, sayingλέγουσα·legousaG3004, ‘GiveG1556me legalG1556protectionG1556from my opponentἀντιδίκουantidikouG476.’

4For a whileχρόνον.chrononG5550he was unwillingἤθελενēthelenG3756 G2309;but afterwardμετὰ ταῦταmeta tautaG3326 G3778he saidG3004to himselfἑαυτῷ·he'autōG1438, ‘EvenG2532thoughεἰeiG1487I do not fearφοβοῦμαιphoboumaiG5399GodθεὸνtheonG2316norοὐδὲoudeG3761respectἐντρέπομαι,entrepomaiG1788manἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444,

5yetγεgeG1065becauseδιάdiaG1223thisταύτηνtautēnG3778widowχήρανchēranG5503bothersπαρέχειν κόπονparechein koponG3930 G2873me, I willgiveG1556her legalG1556protectionG1556,otherwiseἵνα μὴina mēG2443 G3361by continuallyεἰς τέλοςeis telosG1519 G5056comingἐρχομένηerchomenēG2064she willwearὑπωπιάζῃhupōpiazēG5299me out.’”

6Andthe Lordκύριος·kuriosG2962saidλέγει·legeiG3004,“HearἀκούσατεakousateG191whatτίtiG5101the unrighteousἀδικίαςadikiasG93judgeκριτὴςkritēsG2923saidG3004;

7nowδὲdeG1161,will not GodθεὸςtheosG2316bringG4160aboutG4160justiceἐκδίκησινekdikēsinG1557for HiselectἐκλεκτῶνeklektōnG1588who cryβοώντωνboōntōnG994to Him dayἡμέραςhēmerasG2250and nightνυκτός,nuktosG3571, and will HedelayG3114longG3114overἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909them?

8I tellλέγωlegōG3004you that He will bringG4160aboutG4160justiceἐκδίκησινekdikēsinG1557for them quicklyτάχει.tacheiG5034.HoweverπλὴνplēnG4133,when the SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207of ManἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444comesἐλθὼνelthōnG2064,will He findεὑρήσειheurēseiG2147faithπίστινpistinG4102on the earthγῆς;¶gēsG1093?”

9And He alsoG2532toldG3004thisταύτην.¶tautēnG3778parableπαραβολὴνparabolēnG3850to someG5100peopleG5100whotrustedπεποιθόταςpepoithotasG3982in themselvesἑαυτοῖςhe'autoisG1438that they were righteousδίκαιοιdikaioiG1342, andviewedG1848othersλοιποὺςloipousG3062with contemptG1848:

10“TwoδύοduoG1417menἌνθρωποιAnthrōpoiG444wentἀνέβησανanebēsanG305up into the templeG2413to prayπροσεύξασθαι,proseuxasthaiG4336,oneεἷςheisG1520a PhariseeΦαρισαῖοςPharisaiosG5330and the otherἕτεροςheterosG2087a taxτελώνης.telōnēsG5057collectorG5057.

11The PhariseeΦαρισαῖοςPharisaiosG5330stoodσταθεὶςstatheisG2476and was prayingπροσηύχετο·prosēuchetoG4336thisταῦταtautaG3778to himselfἑαυτὸνhe'autonG1438: ‘Godθεός,theosG2316,I thankεὐχαριστῶeucharistōG2168You that I amεἰμὶeimiG1510not likeὥσπερhōsperG5618otherG3062peopleG3062:swindlersἅρπαγες,harpagesG727,unjustἄδικοι,adikoiG94,adulterersμοιχοί,moichoiG3432,orἢēG2228evenκαὶkaiG2532likeὡςhōsG5613thisοὗτοςhoutosG3778taxτελώνης.telōnēsG5057collectorG5057.

12IfastνηστεύωnēsteuōG3522twiceδὶςdisG1364a weekσαββάτου,sabbatouG4521; IpayG586tithesG586of allπάνταpantaG3956that I getκτῶμαι.¶ktōmaiG2932.’

13But the taxτελώνηςtelōnēsG5057collectorG5057,standingἑστὼςhestōsG2476someG3113distanceG3113awayG3113,was evenοὐδὲoudeG3761unwillingοὐκ ἤθελενouk ēthelenG3756 G2309to liftἐπᾶραιeparaiG1869up his eyesὀφθαλμοὺςophthalmousG3788to heavenοὐρανόν,ouranonG3772, butwas beatingἔτυπτενetuptenG5180his breastστῆθοςstēthosG4738,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004, ‘Godθεός,theosG2316, bemercifulἱλάσθητίhilasthētiG2433to me, the sinnerἁμαρτωλῷ.hamartōlōG268!’

14I tellλέγωlegōG3004you, thisG3778manG3778wentκατέβηkatebēG2597to his houseοἶκονoikonG3624justifiedδεδικαιωμένοςdedikaiōmenosG1344ratherG3844thanG3844the otherἐκεῖνον.ekeinonG1565;for everyoneπᾶςpasG3956who exaltsὑψῶνhupsōnG5312himselfἑαυτὸνhe'autonG1438will be humbledταπεινωθήσεται,tapeinōthēsetaiG5013,but he who humblesταπεινῶνtapeinōnG5013himselfἑαυτὸνhe'autonG1438will be exaltedὑψωθήσεται.¶hupsōthēsetaiG5312.”

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