New American Standard Bible 2020

Luke 18:1-18

1NowδὲdeG1161He was tellingἜλεγενElegenG3004them a parableπαραβολὴνparabolēnG3850to showπρὸςprosG4314that at allG3842timesG3842theyoughtδεῖνdeinG1163to prayπροσεύχεσθαιproseuchesthaiG4336and notbecomeG1457discouragedG1457,

2sayingλέγων·legōnG3004,“In a certainG5100cityπόλειpoleiG4172thereἦνēnG1510was a judgeκριτήςkritēsG2923who did not fearφοβούμενοςphoboumenosG5399GodθεὸνtheonG2316and did notrespectἐντρεπόμενος.entrepomenosG1788anypersonἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444.

3NowδὲdeG1161there was a widowχήραchēraG5503in that cityπόλειpoleiG4172,and she kept comingἤρχετοērchetoG2064to him, sayingλέγουσα·legousaG3004, ‘GiveG1556me justiceG1556againstἀπὸapoG575myopponentἀντιδίκουantidikouG476.’

4For a whileχρόνον.chrononG5550he was unwillingἤθελενēthelenG3756 G2309;but laterμετὰ ταῦταmeta tautaG3326 G3778he saidG3004to himselfἑαυτῷ·he'autōG1438, ‘EvenG2532thoughεἰeiG1487I do not fearφοβοῦμαιphoboumaiG5399GodθεὸνtheonG2316norοὐδὲoudeG3761respectἐντρέπομαι,entrepomaiG1788anypersonἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444,

5yetγεgeG1065becauseδιάdiaG1223thisταύτηνtautēnG3778widowχήρανchēranG5503is botheringπαρέχειν κόπονparechein koponG3930 G2873me, I will giveG1556her justiceG1556;otherwiseἵνα μὴina mēG2443 G3361by continuallyεἰς τέλοςeis telosG1519 G5056comingἐρχομένηerchomenēG2064she willwearG5299me outG5299.’”

6Andthe Lordκύριος·kuriosG2962saidλέγει·legeiG3004,“ListenἀκούσατεakousateG191to whatτίtiG5101the unrighteousἀδικίαςadikiasG93judgeκριτὴςkritēsG2923saidG3004;

7nowδὲdeG1161,will GodθεὸςtheosG2316notbringG4160aboutG4160justiceἐκδίκησινekdikēsinG1557for HiselectἐκλεκτῶνeklektōnG1588who cryβοώντωνboōntōnG994outG994to Him dayἡμέραςhēmerasG2250and nightνυκτός,nuktosG3571, and will HedelayG3114longG3114for them?

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

9NowδὲdeG1161He alsoG2532toldG3004thisταύτην.¶tautēnG3778parableπαραβολὴνparabolēnG3850to someG5100peopleG5100whotrustedπεποιθόταςpepoithotasG3982in themselvesἑαυτοῖςhe'autoisG1438that they were righteousδίκαιοιdikaioiG1342, andviewedG1848othersλοιποὺςloipousG3062withG1848contemptG1848:

10“TwoδύοduoG1417menἌνθρωποιAnthrōpoiG444wentG305upG305into thetempleG2413to prayπροσεύξασθαι,proseuxasthaiG4336,oneεἷςheisG1520a PhariseeΦαρισαῖοςPharisaiosG5330and the otherἕτεροςheterosG2087a taxτελώνης.telōnēsG5057collectorG5057.

11The PhariseeΦαρισαῖοςPharisaiosG5330stoodσταθεὶςstatheisG2476and beganprayingπροσηύχετο·prosēuchetoG4336thisταῦταtautaG3778inG4314regardG4314toG4314himselfἑαυτὸνhe'autonG1438: ‘Godθεός,theosG2316,I thankεὐχαριστῶeucharistōG2168You that I amεἰμὶeimiG1510not likeὥσπερhōsperG5618otherλοιποὶloipoiG3062peopleἀνθρώπων,anthrōpōnG444:swindlersἅρπαγες,harpagesG727,crookedἄδικοι,adikoiG94,adulterersμοιχοί,moichoiG3432,orἢēG2228evenκαὶkaiG2532likeὡςhōsG5613thisοὗτοςhoutosG3778taxτελώνης.telōnēsG5057collectorG5057.

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

13But the taxτελώνηςtelōnēsG5057collectorG5057,standingἑστὼςhestōsG2476someG3113distanceG3113awayG3113,was evenοὐδὲoudeG3761unwillingοὐκ ἤθελενouk ēthelenG3756 G2309to raiseἐπᾶραιeparaiG1869his eyesὀφθαλμοὺςophthalmousG3788towardεἰςeisG1519heavenοὐρανόν,ouranonG3772, butwas beatingἔτυπτενetuptenG5180his chestστῆθοςstēthosG4738,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004, ‘Godθεός,theosG2316,beG2433mercifulG2433to me, the sinnerἁμαρτωλῷ.hamartōlōG268!’

14I tellλέγωlegōG3004you, thisG3778manG3778wentκατέβηkatebēG2597to his houseοἶκονoikonG3624justifiedδεδικαιωμένοςdedikaiōmenosG1344ratherG3844thanG3844the otherG1565oneἐκεῖνον.ekeinonG1565;for everyoneπᾶςpasG3956who exaltsὑψῶνhupsōnG5312himselfἑαυτὸνhe'autonG1438will be humbledταπεινωθήσεται,tapeinōthēsetaiG5013,but the one who humblesταπεινῶνtapeinōnG5013himselfἑαυτὸνhe'autonG1438will be exaltedὑψωθήσεται.¶hupsōthēsetaiG5312.”

15NowG1161they were bringingΠροσέφερονProsepheronG4374evenκαὶkaiG2532their babiesβρέφηbrephēG1025to Him soG2443thatG2443He would touchἅπτηται·haptētaiG681them; but when the disciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101sawG3708it, they beganrebukingἐπετίμωνepetimōnG2008them.

16But JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424calledπροσεκαλέσατοprosekalesatoG4341forthe little ones, sayingλέγων·legōnG3004,“AllowἄφετεapheteG863the childrenπαιδίαpaidiaG3813to comeἔρχεσθαιerchesthaiG2064to Me, and do notforbidκωλύετεkōlueteG2967them, for the kingdomβασιλείαbasileiaG932of Godθεοῦ.theouG2316belongsἐστὶνestinG1510to suchτοιούτωνtoioutōnG5108asG5108theseG5108.

17TrulyἀμὴνamēnG281I sayλέγωlegōG3004to you,whoeverὃς ἂνhos anG3739 G302does not receiveδέξηταιdexētaiG1209the kingdomβασιλείανbasileianG932of GodθεοῦtheouG2316likeὡςhōsG5613a childπαιδίον,paidionG3813will not enterεἰσέλθῃeiselthēG1525it atμὴmēG3361allμὴmēG3361.”

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

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