New American Standard Bible 1995

Luke 18:15-30

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?”

19And JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424saidG3004to him,“WhyτίtiG5101do you callG3004Me goodἀγαθόν;agathonG18?NoG3762oneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762is goodἀγαθὸςagathosG18exceptG1508Godθεός.theosG2316aloneεἷςheisG1520.

20You knowG3609the commandmentsἐντολὰςentolasG1785, ‘Do not commitμοιχεύσῃς,moicheusēsG3431adulteryG3431,Do not murderφονεύσῃς,phoneusēsG5407,Do not stealκλέψῃς,klepsēsG2813,Do not bearψευδομαρτυρήσῃς,pseudomarturēsēsG5576falseG5576witnessG5576,HonorτίμαtimaG5091your fatherπατέραpateraG3962and motherμητέραmēteraG3384.’”

21And he saidG3004, “AllπάνταpantaG3956theseG3778thingsG3778I have keptἐφύλαξαephulaxaG5442from myyouthνεότητοςneotētosG3503.”

22When JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424heardἈκούσαςAkousasG191this,He saidG3004to him,“OneἕνhenG1520thingG1520you stillἔτιetiG2089lackλείπει·leipeiG3007;sellπώλησονpōlēsonG4453allπάνταpantaG3956that you possessἔχειςecheisG2192and distributeδιάδοςdiadosG1239it to the poorπτωχοῖς,ptōchoisG4434,and you shall haveἕξειςhexeisG2192treasureθησαυρὸνthēsauronG2344in heavenοὐρανοῖς·ouranoisG3772;and comeδεῦρο,deuroG1204,followἀκολούθειakoloutheiG190Me.”

23But when he had heardἀκούσαςakousasG191theseG3778thingsταῦταtautaG3778,he becameἐγενήθη·egenēthēG1096veryπερίλυποςperiluposG4036sadG4036,for he was extremelyσφόδρα.¶sphodraG4970richπλούσιοςplousiosG4145.

24And JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424lookedG3708at him and saidG3004, “HowπῶςpōsG4459hardδυσκόλωςduskolōsG1423it is for thoseG3588who are wealthyχρήματαchrēmataG5536to enterεἰσπορεύονται.eisporeuontaiG1531the kingdomβασιλείανbasileianG932of GodθεοῦtheouG2316!

25Forit is easierεὐκοπώτερονeukopōteronG2123for a camelκάμηλονkamēlonG2574togoεἰσελθεῖνeiseltheinG1525throughδιὰdiaG1223the eyeG5144of a needleG956thanἢēG2228for a richπλούσιονplousionG4145manG4145to enterεἰσελθεῖν.¶eiseltheinG1525the kingdomβασιλείανbasileianG932of GodθεοῦtheouG2316.”

26They who heardἀκούσαντες·akousantesG191it saidG3004, “ThenκαὶkaiG2532whoτίςtisG5101canδύναταιdunataiG1410be savedσωθῆναι;sōthēnaiG4982?”

27But He saidG3004, “The thingsG102that are impossibleἀδύναταadunataG102with peopleἀνθρώποιςanthrōpoisG444are possibleδυνατὰdunataG1415with GodθεῷtheōG2316.”

28PeterΠέτρος·PetrosG4074saidG3004, “BeholdἰδοὺidouG2400,we have leftἀφέντεςaphentesG863our ownἴδιαidiaG2398homesand followedἠκολουθήσαμένēkolouthēsamenG190You.”

29And He saidλέγωlegōG3004to them,“TrulyἀμὴνamēnG281I sayG3004to you,there is noG3762oneοὐδείςoudeisG3762whoὃςhosG3739has leftἀφῆκενaphēkenG863houseοἰκίανoikianG3614orἢēG2228wifeγυναῖκαgunaikaG1135orἢēG2228brothersἀδελφοὺςadelphousG80orἢēG2228parentsγονεῖςgoneisG1118orἢēG2228childrenτέκναteknaG5043,for the sakeἕνεκενhenekenG1752of the kingdomβασιλείαςbasileiasG932of Godθεοῦ,theouG2316,

30whoὃςhosG3739will not receiveG2983manyG4179timesG4179as muchG4179at thisτούτῳtoutōG3778timeκαιρῷkairōG2540and inthe ageαἰῶνιaiōniG165to comeἐρχομένῳerchomenōG2064,eternalαἰώνιον.¶aiōnionG166lifeζωὴνzōēnG2222.”

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