New American Standard Bible 1995

Luke 18:1-18

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.”

15And they were bringingΠροσέφερονProsepheronG4374evenκαὶkaiG2532their babiesβρέφηbrephēG1025to Him soἵναinaG2443that He would touchἅπτηται·haptētaiG681them, but when the disciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101sawG3708it, they beganrebukingἐπετίμωνepetimōnG2008them.

16But JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424calledπροσεκαλέσατοprosekalesatoG4341for them, sayingλέγων·legōnG3004,“PermitἄφετεapheteG863the childrenπαιδίαpaidiaG3813to comeἔρχεσθαιerchesthaiG2064to Me, and do not hinderκωλύετεkōlueteG2967them, for the kingdomβασιλείαbasileiaG932of Godθεοῦ.theouG2316belongsἐστὶνestinG1510to suchτοιούτωνtoioutōnG5108as theseG5108.

17TrulyἀμὴνamēnG281I sayλέγωlegōG3004to you,whoeverὃς ἂνhos anG3739 G302does not receiveδέξηταιdexētaiG1209the kingdomβασιλείανbasileianG932of GodθεοῦtheouG2316likeὡςhōsG5613a childπαιδίον,paidionG3813will not enterεἰσέλθῃeiselthēG1525it at all.”

18A rulerἄρχωνarchōnG758questionedἐπηρώτησένepērōtēsenG1905Him, sayingλέγων·legōnG3004, “Goodἀγαθέ,agatheG18TeacherδιδάσκαλεdidaskaleG1320,whatτίtiG5101shall I doποιήσαςpoiēsasG4160to inheritκληρονομήσω;klēronomēsōG2816eternalαἰώνιονaiōnionG166lifeζωὴνzōēnG2222?”

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