Luke 18
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Luke 18:15-30

151NowG1161 they were bringingG4374 evenG2532 their babiesG1025 to Him soG2443 thatG2443 He would touchG681 them; but when the disciplesG3101 sawG3708 it, they began rebukingG2008 them. 16But JesusG2424 calledG4341 for 2the little ones, sayingG3004, “AllowG863 the childrenG3813 to comeG2064 to Me, and do not 3forbidG2967 them, for the kingdomG932 of GodG2316 belongsG1510 to suchG5108 asG5108 theseG5108. 17TrulyG281 I sayG3004 to you, 4whoeverG3739G302 does not receiveG1209 the kingdomG932 of GodG2316 likeG5613 a childG3813 will not enterG1525 it atG3361 allG3361.”

185A rulerG758 questionedG1905 Him, sayingG3004, “GoodG18 TeacherG1320, whatG5101 shall I doG4160 to inheritG2816 eternalG166 lifeG2222?” 19But JesusG2424 saidG3004 to him, “WhyG5101 do you callG3004 Me 6goodG18? NoG3762 oneG3762 is 7goodG18 exceptG1508 GodG2316 aloneG1520. 20You knowG3609 the commandmentsG1785, ‘8Do not commitG3431 adulteryG3431, Do not murderG5407, Do not stealG2813, Do not giveG5576 falseG5576 testimonyG5576, HonorG5091 your fatherG3962 and motherG3384.’” 21And he saidG3004, “AllG3956 theseG3778 thingsG3778 I have keptG5442 sinceG1537 my youthG3503.” 22NowG1161 when JesusG2424 heardG191 this, He saidG3004 to him, “OneG1520 thingG1520 you stillG2089 lackG3007; 9sellG4453 allG3956 that you possessG2192 and distributeG1239 the money to the poorG4434, and you will haveG2192 10treasureG2344 in heavenG3772; and comeG1204, followG190 Me.” 23But when he had heardG191 theseG3778 thingsG3778, he becameG1096 veryG4036 sadG4036, for he was extremelyG4970 wealthyG4145. 24And JesusG2424 lookedG3708 at him and saidG3004, “11HowG4459 hardG1423 it is for thoseG3588 who are wealthyG5536 to enterG1531 the kingdomG932 of GodG2316! 25For 12it is easierG2123 for a camelG2574 to 13goG1525 throughG1223 the eyeG5144 of a needleG956, thanG2228 for a richG4145 personG4145 to enterG1525 the kingdomG932 of GodG2316!” 26Those who heardG191 Him saidG3004, “And so whoG5101 canG1410 be savedG4982?” 27But He saidG3004, “14The thingsG102 thatG102 areG102 impossibleG102 with peopleG444 are possibleG1415 with GodG2316.”

28PeterG4074 saidG3004, “BeholdG2400, 15we have leftG863 16our ownG2398 homes and followedG190 You.” 29And He saidG3004 to them, “TrulyG281 I sayG3004 to you, 17there is noG3762 oneG3762 whoG3739 has leftG863 houseG3614, orG2228 wifeG1135, orG2228 brothersG80, orG2228 parentsG1118, orG2228 childrenG5043 for the sakeG1752 of the kingdomG932 of GodG2316, 30whoG3739 will not receiveG2983 manyG4179 timesG4179 asG4179 muchG4179 at thisG3778 timeG2540, and in 18the ageG165 to comeG2064, eternalG166 lifeG2222.”

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Notes

  1. 1. Luke 18:15 Luke 18:15-17: Matt 19:13-15; Mark 10:13-16 ↩
  2. 2. Luke 18:16 Lit them ↩
  3. 3. Luke 18:16 Or prevent ↩
  4. 4. Luke 18:17 Matt 18:3; 19:14; Mark 10:15; 1 Cor 14:20; 1 Pet 2:2 ↩
  5. 5. Luke 18:18 Luke 18:18-30: Matt 19:16-29; Mark 10:17-30; Luke 10:25-28 ↩
  6. 6. Luke 18:19 I.e., morally, inherently good ↩
  7. 7. Luke 18:19 I.e., morally, inherently good ↩
  8. 8. Luke 18:20 Ex 20:12-16; Deut 5:16-20 ↩
  9. 9. Luke 18:22 Matt 19:21; Luke 12:33 ↩
  10. 10. Luke 18:22 Matt 6:20 ↩
  11. 11. Luke 18:24 Matt 19:23; Mark 10:23f ↩
  12. 12. Luke 18:25 Matt 19:24; Mark 10:25 ↩
  13. 13. Luke 18:25 Lit enter ↩
  14. 14. Luke 18:27 Matt 19:26 ↩
  15. 15. Luke 18:28 Luke 5:11 ↩
  16. 16. Luke 18:28 Lit our own things ↩
  17. 17. Luke 18:29 Matt 6:33; 19:29; Mark 10:29f ↩
  18. 18. Luke 18:30 Matt 12:32 ↩

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