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1τὸtoG3588AndδὲdeG1161he spakeἜλεγενElegenG3004G2532a parableπαραβολὴνparabolēnG3850unto themG846πρὸςprosG4314to this end,that men oughtδεῖνdeinG1163alwaysπάντοτεpantoteG3842to prayπροσεύχεσθαιproseuchesthaiG4336,andG2532notμὴmēG3361to faintἐγκακεῖνegkakeinG1573;
2Sayingλέγων·legōnG3004,There wasἦνēnG1510inἔνenG1722aτιςtisG5100cityπόλειpoleiG4172a judgeκριτήςkritēsG2923,whichτινιtiniG5100fearedφοβούμενοςphoboumenosG5399notμὴmēG3361Godτὸν θεὸνton theonG3588G2316,neitherμὴmēG3361καὶkaiG2532regardedἐντρεπόμενος.entrepomenosG1788manἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444:
3AndδὲdeG1161there wasἦνēnG1510a widowχήραchēraG5503inἐνenG1722thatἐκείνῃekeinēG1565cityτῇ πόλειtēa poleiG3588G4172;andκαὶkaiG2532she cameἤρχετοērchetoG2064untoπρὸςprosG4314himαὐτὸνautonG846,sayingλέγουσα·legousaG3004,AvengeἐκδίκησόνekdikēsonG1556meG1473ofἀπὸapoG575mineG1473adversaryτοῦ ἀντιδίκουtou antidikouG3588G476.
4AndG2532he wouldἤθελενēthelenG2309notG3756forἐπὶepiG1909a whileχρόνον.chrononG5550:butδὲdeG1161afterwardμετὰmetaG3326ταῦταtautaG3778he saidG3004withinἐνenG1722himselfἑαυτῷ·he'autōG1438,ThoughεἰeiG1487G2532I fearφοβοῦμαιphoboumaiG5399notG3756Godτὸν θεὸνton theonG3588G2316,G2532norG3756regardἐντρέπομαι,entrepomaiG1788manἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444;
5τὸtoG3588YetγεgeG1065becauseδιάdiaG1223thisταύτηνtautēnG3778widowτὴν χήρανtēn chēranG3588G5503troublethπαρέχεινparecheinG3930κόπονkoponG2873meG1473,I will avengeἐκδικήσωekdikēsōG1556herαὐτήν,autēnG846,ἵναinaG2443lestμὴmēG3361byεἰςeisG1519herG2064continualτέλοςtelosG5056comingG2064she wearyὑπωπιάζῃhupōpiazēG5299meG1473.
6AndδὲdeG1161the Lordὁ κύριος·ho kuriosG3588G2962saidλέγει·legeiG3004,HearἀκούσατεakousateG191whatτίtiG5101the unjustὁ ἀδικίαςho adikiasG3588G93judgeκριτὴς τῆςkritēs tēsG3588G2923saithG3004.
7AndδὲdeG1161ὁhoG3588shallποιήσῃpoiēsēG4160notοὐ μὴou mēG3756G3361GodθεὸςtheosG2316avengeτὴν ἐκδίκησινtēn ekdikēsinG3588G1557his ownαὐτοῦautouG846electτῶν ἐκλεκτῶνtōn eklektōnG3588G1588,whichτῶνtōnG3588cryβοώντωνboōntōnG994dayἡμέραςhēmerasG2250andκαὶkaiG2532nightνυκτός,nuktosG3571untoG4314himαὐτῷautōG846,thoughκαὶkaiG2532he bear longμακροθυμεῖmakrothumeiG3114withἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909themαὐτοῖς;autoisG846?
8I tellλέγωlegōG3004youὑμῖνhuminG4771thatὅτιhotiG3754he willποιήσειpoiēseiG4160avengeτὴν ἐκδίκησινtēn ekdikēsinG3588G1557themαὐτῶνautōnG846ἐνenG1722speedilyτάχει.tacheiG5034.Nevertheless whenπλὴνplēnG4133the Sonὁ υἱὸςho huiosG3588G5207of manτοῦ ἀνθρώπουtou anthrōpouG3588G444comethἐλθὼνelthōnG2064,shallἆραaraG687he findεὑρήσειheurēseiG2147faithτὴν πίστινtēn pistinG3588G4102onἐπὶepiG1909the earthτῆς γῆς;¶tēs gēsG3588G1093?
9τοὺςtousG3588AndδὲdeG1161he spakeG3004καὶkaiG2532thisταύτην.¶tautēnG3778parableτοὺς παραβολὴνtous parabolēnG3588G3850untoπρόςprosG4314certainτιναςtinasG5100whichτὴνtēnG3588trustedπεποιθόταςpepoithotasG3982inἐφ᾽eph᾽G1909themselvesἑαυτοῖςhe'autoisG1438thatὅτιhotiG3754they wereεἰσὶνeisinG1510righteousδίκαιοιdikaioiG1342,andκαὶkaiG2532despisedἐξουθενοῦνταςexouthenountasG1848othersλοιποὺςloipousG3062:
10τὸtoG3588ὁhoG3588TwoδύοduoG1417menἌνθρωποιAnthrōpoiG444went upἀνέβησανanebēsanG305intoεἰςeisG1519the templeἱερὸν ὁhi'eron hoG3588G2411to prayπροσεύξασθαι,proseuxasthaiG4336;the oneεἷςheisG1520a PhariseeΦαρισαῖοςPharisaiosG5330,andκαὶkaiG2532the otherἕτεροςheterosG2087a publicanτελώνης.telōnēsG5057.
11ὁhoG3588The PhariseeΦαρισαῖος ὁPharisaios hoG3588G5330stoodσταθεὶςstatheisG2476and prayedπροσηύχετο·prosēuchetoG4336thusταῦταtautaG3778withπρὸςprosG4314himselfἑαυτὸνhe'autonG1438,Godθεός, οἱtheos hoiG3588G2316,I thankεὐχαριστῶeucharistōG2168theeσοιsoiG4771,thatὅτιhotiG3754I amεἰμὶeimiG1510notοὐκoukG3756asὥσπερhōsperG5618otherλοιποὶloipoiG3062menτῶν ἀνθρώπων,tōn anthrōpōnG3588G444are,extortionersἅρπαγες,harpagesG727,unjustἄδικοι,adikoiG94,adulterersμοιχοί,moichoiG3432,orἢēG2228evenκαὶkaiG2532asὡςhōsG5613thisοὗτοςhoutosG3778publicanὁ τελώνης.ho telōnēsG3588G5057.
12I fastνηστεύωnēsteuōG3522twiceδὶςdisG1364in the weekτοῦ σαββάτου,tou sabbatouG3588G4521,I give tithesἀποδεκατῶapodekatōG586of allπάνταpantaG3956thatὅσαhosaG3745I possessκτῶμαι.¶ktōmaiG2932.
13ὉHoG3588AndG2532the publicanτελώνης τοὺςtelōnēs tousG3588G5057,standingἑστὼςhestōsG2476afar offμακρόθενmakrothenG3113,wouldἤθελενēthelenG2309notοὐκoukG3756lift upἐπᾶραιeparaiG1869so much asοὐδὲoudeG3761hiseyesὀφθαλμοὺς τὸνophthalmous tonG3588G3788untoG1519heavenοὐρανόν, τὸouranon toG3588G3772,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235smoteἔτυπτενetuptenG5180uponG1519hisαὐτοῦautouG846breastστῆθος ὁstēthos hoG3588G4738,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004,Godθεός, τῷtheos tōG3588G2316be mercifulἱλάσθητίhilasthētiG2433to meG1473a sinnerἁμαρτωλῷ.hamartōlōG268.
14I tellλέγωlegōG3004youὑμῖν·huminG4771,this manοὗτοςhoutosG3778went downκατέβηkatebēG2597toεἰςeisG1519hisαὐτοῦautouG846houseτὸν οἶκονton oikonG3588G3624justifiedδεδικαιωμένοςdedikaiōmenosG1344ratherthanG2228the otherἐκεῖνον.ekeinonG1565:forὅτιhotiG3754every oneπᾶςpasG3956thatὁhoG3588exaltethὑψῶνhupsōnG5312himselfἑαυτὸνhe'autonG1438shall be abasedταπεινωθήσεται,tapeinōthēsetaiG5013;andδὲdeG1161he thatὁhoG3588humblethταπεινῶνtapeinōnG5013himselfἑαυτὸνhe'autonG1438shall be exaltedὑψωθήσεται.¶hupsōthēsetaiG5312.
15AndδὲdeG1161they broughtΠροσέφερονProsepheronG4374unto himαὐτῷautōG846alsoκαὶkaiG2532infantsτὰ βρέφηta brephēG3588G1025,thatἵναinaG2443he would touchG680themαὐτῶνautōnG846:but whenδὲdeG1161hisdisciplesοἱ μαθηταὶhoi mathētaiG3588G3101sawG3708it,they rebukedἐπετίμωνepetimōnG2008themαὐτοῖς.autoisG846.
16ὁhoG3588τὰtaG3588ButδὲdeG1161JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424calledπροσεκαλέσατοprosekalesatoG4341themαὐτὰautaG846unto him,and saidλέγων·legōnG3004,SufferἄφετεapheteG863little childrenπαιδία τῶνpaidia tōnG3588G3813to comeἔρχεσθαιerchesthaiG2064untoπρόςprosG4314meG1473,andκαὶkaiG2532forbidκωλύετεkōlueteG2967themαὐτά·autaG846notμὴmēG3361:forγὰρgarG1063of suchτοιούτωνtoioutōnG5108isἐστὶνestinG1510the kingdomἡ βασιλείαhē basileiaG3588G932of Godτοῦ θεοῦ.tou theouG3588G2316.
17VerilyἀμὴνamēnG281I sayλέγωlegōG3004unto youὑμῖν·huminG4771,WhosoeverὃςhosG3739shallG1209G1437notμὴmēG3361receiveδέξηταιdexētaiG1209the kingdomτὴν βασιλείανtēn basileianG3588G932of Godτοῦ θεοῦtou theouG3588G2316asὡςhōsG5613a little childπαιδίον,paidionG3813shallG1525in no wiseοὐ μὴou mēG3756G3361enterεἰσέλθῃeiselthēG1525thereinεἰς αὐτήν.¶eis autēnG1519G846.
18AndΚαὶKaiG2532a certainτιςtisG5100rulerἄρχωνarchōnG758askedἐπηρώτησένepērōtēsenG1905himαὐτὸνautonG846,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004,Goodἀγαθέ,agatheG18MasterδιδάσκαλεdidaskaleG1320,whatτίtiG5101shall I doποιήσαςpoiēsasG4160to inheritκληρονομήσω;klēronomēsōG2816eternalαἰώνιονaiōnionG166lifeζωὴνzōēnG2222?
19AndδὲdeG1161Jesusὁ Ἰησοῦς·ho IēsousG3588G2424saidG3004unto himαὐτῷautōG846,WhyτίtiG5101callest thouG3004meG1473goodἀγαθόν;agathonG18?noneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762isgoodἀγαθὸςagathosG18,saveεἰeiG1487μὴmēG3361oneεἷςheisG1520, that is,Godὁ θεός.ho theosG3588G2316.
20Thou knowestG1492the commandmentsτὰς ἐντολὰςtas entolasG3588G1785,DoG3431notμὴmēG3361commit adulteryμοιχεύσῃς,moicheusēsG3431,DoG5407notμὴmēG3361killG5407,DoG2813notμὴmēG3361stealκλέψῃς,klepsēsG2813,DoG5576notμὴmēG3361bear false witnessψευδομαρτυρήσῃς,pseudomarturēsēsG5576,HonourτίμαtimaG5091thyG4771fatherτὸν πατέραton pateraG3588G3962andκαὶkaiG2532thyG4771motherτὴν μητέραtēn mēteraG3588G3384.
21ὁhoG3588AndδὲdeG1161he saidG3004,AllπάνταpantaG3956theseταῦταtautaG3778have I keptἐφύλαξαephulaxaG5442fromἐκekG1537myG1473youth upνεότητοςneotētosG3503.
22Now whenδὲdeG1161JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG3588G2424heardἈκούσαςAkousasG191these thingsG3778,he saidG3004unto himαὐτῷ·autōG846,YetἔτιetiG2089lackestλείπει·leipeiG3007thouσοιsoiG4771one thingἕνhenG1520:sellπώλησονpōlēsonG4453allπάνταpantaG3956thatὅσαhosaG3745thou hastἔχειςecheisG2192,andκαὶkaiG2532distributeδιάδοςdiadosG1239unto the poorπτωχοῖς,ptōchoisG4434,andκαὶkaiG2532thou shalt haveἕξειςhexeisG2192treasureθησαυρὸνthēsauronG2344inἐνenG1722heavenοὐρανοῖς·ouranoisG3772:andκαὶkaiG2532comeδεῦρο,deuroG1204,followἀκολούθειakoloutheiG190meG1473.
23ὉHoG3588And whenδὲdeG1161he heardἀκούσαςakousasG191thisταῦταtautaG3778,he wasἐγενήθη·egenēthēG1096very sorrowfulπερίλυποςperiluposG4036:forγὰρgarG1063he wasἦνēnG1510veryσφόδρα.¶sphodraG4970richπλούσιοςplousiosG4145.
24And whenδὲdeG1161Jesusὁ Ἰησοῦςho IēsousG3588G2424saw thatG3708heαὐτὸνautonG846wasγενόμενονgenomenonG1096very sorrowfulπερίλυπονperiluponG4036,he saidG3004,HowπῶςpōsG4459hardlyδυσκόλωςduskolōsG1423shallG1525they thatοἱhoiG3588haveἔχοντεςechontesG2192richesτὰ χρήματαta chrēmataG3588G5536enterG1525intoεἰςeisG1519the kingdomτὴν βασιλείανtēn basileianG3588G932of Godτοῦ θεοῦtou theouG3588G2316!
25ForγάρgarG1063it isἐστινestinG1510easier forεὐκοπώτερονeukopōteronG2123a camelκάμηλονkamēlonG2574to goεἰσελθεῖνeiseltheinG1525throughδιὰdiaG1223a needle’sG4476eyeG5168,than forἢēG2228a rich manπλούσιονplousionG4145to enterεἰσελθεῖν.¶eiseltheinG1525intoεἰςeisG1519the kingdomτὴν βασιλείανtēn basileianG3588G932of Godτοῦ θεοῦtou theouG3588G2316.
26AndδὲdeG1161they thatοἱhoiG3588heardἀκούσαντες·akousantesG191itsaidG3004,WhoτίςtisG5101thenκαὶkaiG2532canδύναταιdunataiG1410be savedσωθῆναι;sōthēnaiG4982?
27ὁhoG3588AndδὲdeG1161he saidG3004,The things whichτὰtaG3588areἐστιν.¶estinG1510impossibleἀδύναταadunataG102withπαρὰparaG3844menἀνθρώποιςanthrōpoisG444are possibleδυνατὰdunataG1415withπαρὰparaG3844Godτῷ θεῷtō theōG3588G2316.
28ThenδὲdeG1161PeterΠέτρος·PetrosG3588G4074saidG3004,LoG3708,weG1473have leftἀφέντεςaphentesG863allG3956,andG2532followedἠκολουθήσαμένēkolouthēsamenG190theeσοι.¶soiG4771.
29ὉHoG3588AndδὲdeG1161he saidλέγωlegōG3004unto themαὐτοῖς·autoisG846,VerilyἀμὴνamēnG281I sayG3004unto youὑμῖνhuminG4771,ὅτιhotiG3754There isἐστινestinG1510no manοὐδείςoudeisG3762thatὃςhosG3739hath leftἀφῆκενaphēkenG863houseοἰκίανoikianG3614,orἢēG2228parentsγονεῖςgoneisG1118,orἢēG2228brethrenἀδελφοὺςadelphousG80,orἢēG2228wifeγυναῖκαgunaikaG1135,orἢēG2228childrenτέκναteknaG5043,forG1752the kingdomτῆς βασιλείαςtēs basileiasG3588G932of God’sτοῦ θεοῦ,tou theouG3588G2316sakeἕνεκενhenekenG1752,
30τῷtōG3588WhoὃςhosG3739shallG618G3756notμὴmēG3361receiveἀπολάβῃapolabēG618manifold moreπολλαπλασίοναpollaplasionaG4179inἐνenG1722thisτούτῳtoutōG3778present timeκαιρῷ τῷkairō tōG3588G2540,andκαὶkaiG2532inἐνenG1722the worldαἰῶνι τῷaiōni tōG3588G165to comeἐρχομένῳerchomenōG2064lifeζωὴνzōēnG2222everlastingαἰώνιον.¶aiōnionG166.
31τοὺςtousG3588ThenδὲdeG1161he tookΠαραλαβὼνParalabōnG3880unto himthe twelveδώδεκαdōdekaG1427,and saidG3004untoπρὸςprosG4314themαὐτούς·autousG846,BeholdG3708,we go upἀναβαίνομενanabainomenG305toεἰςeisG1519JerusalemG2414,andκαὶkaiG2532all thingsπάνταpantaG3956that areτὰtaG3588writtenγεγραμμέναgegrammenaG1125byδιὰdiaG1223the prophetsτῶν προφητῶνtōn prophētōnG3588G4396concerning the Sonτῷ υἱῷtō huiōG3588G5207of manτοῦ ἀνθρώπου·tou anthrōpouG3588G444shall be accomplishedτελεσθήσεταιtelesthēsetaiG5055.
32ForγὰρgarG1063he shall be deliveredπαραδοθήσεταιparadothēsetaiG3860unto the Gentilesτοῖς ἔθνεσινtois ethnesinG3588G1484,andκαὶkaiG2532shall be mockedἐμπαιχθήσεταιempaichthēsetaiG1702,andκαὶkaiG2532spitefully entreatedὑβρισθήσεταιhubristhēsetaiG5195,andκαὶkaiG2532spitted onἐμπτυσθήσεται,emptusthēsetaiG1716:
33τῇtēaG3588AndκαὶkaiG2532they shall scourgeμαστιγώσαντεςmastigōsantesG3146him,and putG615himαὐτόν,autonG846to deathG615:andκαὶkaiG2532the thirdτρίτῃtritēG5154dayἡμέρᾳ τῇhēmera tēaG3588G2250he shall rise againἀναστήσεται.anastēsetaiG450.
34AndκαὶkaiG2532theyαὐτοὶautoiG846understoodσυνῆκαν,sunēkanG4920noneοὐδὲνoudenG3762of these thingsτούτωνtoutōnG3778:andκαὶkaiG2532thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778sayingτὸ ῥῆμαto rhēmaG3588G4487wasἦνēnG1510hidκεκρυμμένονkekrummenonG2928fromἀπ᾽ap᾽G575themαὐτῶν,autōnG846,καὶkaiG2532neitherοὐκoukG3756knew theyἐγίνωσκονeginōskonG1097the things whichτὰtaG3588were spokenλεγόμενα.¶legomenaG3004.
35τῷtōG3588AndδὲdeG1161it came to passἘγένετοEgenetoG1096,that asἐνenG1722heαὐτὸνautonG846was come nighἐγγίζεινengizeinG1448untoεἰςeisG1519JerichoἸεριχὼIerichōG2410,a certainτιςtisG5100blind manτυφλόςtuphlosG5185satἐκάθητοekathētoG2521byπαρὰparaG3844the way sideτὴν ὁδὸνtēn hodonG3588G3598beggingG4319:
36AndδὲdeG1161hearingἀκούσαςakousasG191the multitudeὄχλουochlouG3793pass byδιαπορευομένουdiaporeuomenouG1279,he askedἐπυνθάνετοepunthanetoG4441whatτίtiG5101itτοῦτο.toutoG3778meantεἴηeiēG1510.
37AndδὲdeG1161they toldἀπήγγειλανapēngeilanG518himαὐτῷautōG846,thatὅτιhotiG3754JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424of Nazarethὁ Ναζωραῖοςho NazōraiosG3588G3480passeth byπαρέρχεται.parerchetaiG3928.
38AndκαὶkaiG2532he criedἐβόησενeboēsenG994,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004,JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424, thouSonυἱὲhuieG5207of DavidΔαυίδ,DauidG1138,have mercyἐλέησόνeleēsonG1653on meG1473.
39AndΚαὶKaiG2532they whichοἱhoiG3588went beforeπροάγοντεςproagontesG4254rebukedἐπετίμωνepetimōnG2008himαὐτῷautōG846,thatἵναinaG2443he should holdG4623hisαὐτὸςautosG846peaceG4623:butδὲdeG1161he criedἔκραζεν·ekrazenG2896so muchπολλῷpollōG4183the moreμᾶλλονmallonG3123, ThouSonυἱὲhuieG5207of DavidΔαυίδ,DauidG1138,have mercyἐλέησόνeleēsonG1653on meG1473.
40AndδὲdeG1161Jesusὁ Ἰησοῦςho IēsousG3588G2424stoodΣταθεὶςStatheisG2476,and commandedἐκέλευσενekeleusenG2753himαὐτὸνautonG846to be broughtἀχθῆναιachthēnaiG71untoπρὸςprosG4314himαὐτόν.autonG846:and whenδὲdeG1161heαὐτοῦautouG846was come nearἐγγίσαντοςengisantosG1448,he askedἐπηρώτησενepērōtēsenG1905himαὐτόν·autonG846,
41ὁhoG3588SayingG3004,WhatτίtiG5101wilt thouθέλειςtheleisG2309that I shall doποιήσω;poiēsōG4160unto theeσοιsoiG4771?AndδὲdeG1161he saidG3004,Lordκύριε,kurieG2962,thatἵναinaG2443I may receive my sightἀναβλέψω.anablepsōG308.
42AndκαὶkaiG2532Jesusὁ Ἰησοῦςho IēsousG3588G2424saidG3004unto himαὐτῷ·autōG846,Receive thy sightἀνάβλεψον·anablepsonG308:thyσουsouG4771faithἡ πίστιςhē pistisG3588G4102hath savedσέσωκένsesōkenG4982theeσε.seG4771.
43AndκαὶkaiG2532immediatelyπαραχρῆμαparachrēmaG3916he received his sightἀνέβλεψενaneblepsenG308,andκαὶkaiG2532followedἠκολούθειēkoloutheiG190himαὐτῷautōG846,glorifyingδοξάζωνdoxazōnG1392Godτὸν θεόν.ton theonG3588G2316:andκαὶkaiG2532allπᾶςpasG3956the peopleὁ λαὸςho laosG3588G2992,when they sawG3708it,gaveἔδωκενedōkenG1325praiseαἶνονainonG136unto Godτῷ θεῷ.¶tō theōG3588G2316.

Commentaries on Luke 18

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