Revised Literal Translation

Luke 18:1-18

1τὸtoG3588AndδὲdeG1161he spakeἜλεγενElegenG3004G2532a parableπαραβολὴνparabolēnG3850unto themG846πρὸςprosG4314to this end,that men oughtδεῖνdeinG1163alwaysπάντοτεpantoteG3842to prayπροσεύχεσθαιproseuchesthaiG4336,andG2532notμὴmēG3361to faintἐγκακεῖνegkakeinG1573;

2Sayingλέγων·legōnG3004,There wasἦνēnG1510inἔνenG1722aτιςtisG5100cityπόλειpoleiG4172a judgeκριτήςkritēsG2923,whichτινιtiniG5100fearedφοβούμενοςphoboumenosG5399notμὴmēG3361Godτὸν θεὸνton theonG3588 G2316,neitherμὴmēG3361καὶkaiG2532regardedἐντρεπόμενος.entrepomenosG1788manἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444:

3AndδὲdeG1161there wasἦνēnG1510a widowχήραchēraG5503inἐνenG1722thatἐκείνῃekeinēG1565cityτῇ πόλειtēa poleiG3588 G4172;andκαὶkaiG2532she cameἤρχετοērchetoG2064untoπρὸςprosG4314himαὐτὸνautonG846,sayingλέγουσα·legousaG3004,AvengeἐκδίκησόνekdikēsonG1556meG1473ofἀπὸapoG575mineG1473adversaryτοῦ ἀντιδίκουtou antidikouG3588 G476.

4AndG2532he wouldἤθελενēthelenG2309notG3756forἐπὶepiG1909a whileχρόνον.chrononG5550:butδὲdeG1161afterwardμετὰmetaG3326ταῦταtautaG3778he saidG3004withinἐνenG1722himselfἑαυτῷ·he'autōG1438,ThoughεἰeiG1487G2532I fearφοβοῦμαιphoboumaiG5399notG3756Godτὸν θεὸνton theonG3588 G2316,G2532norG3756regardἐντρέπομαι,entrepomaiG1788manἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444;

5τὸtoG3588YetγεgeG1065becauseδιάdiaG1223thisταύτηνtautēnG3778widowτὴν χήρανtēn chēranG3588 G5503troublethπαρέχεινparecheinG3930κόπονkoponG2873meG1473,I will avengeἐκδικήσωekdikēsōG1556herαὐτήν,autēnG846,ἵναinaG2443lestμὴmēG3361byεἰςeisG1519herG2064continualτέλοςtelosG5056comingG2064she wearyὑπωπιάζῃhupōpiazēG5299meG1473.

6AndδὲdeG1161the Lordὁ κύριος·ho kuriosG3588 G2962saidλέγει·legeiG3004,HearἀκούσατεakousateG191whatτίtiG5101the unjustὁ ἀδικίαςho adikiasG3588 G93judgeκριτὴς τῆςkritēs tēsG3588 G2923saithG3004.

7AndδὲdeG1161ὁhoG3588shallποιήσῃpoiēsēG4160notοὐ μὴou mēG3756 G3361GodθεὸςtheosG2316avengeτὴν ἐκδίκησινtēn ekdikēsinG3588 G1557his ownαὐτοῦautouG846electτῶν ἐκλεκτῶνtōn eklektōnG3588 G1588,whichτῶνtōnG3588cryβοώντωνboōntōnG994dayἡμέραςhēmerasG2250andκαὶkaiG2532nightνυκτός,nuktosG3571untoG4314himαὐτῷautōG846,thoughκαὶkaiG2532he bear longμακροθυμεῖmakrothumeiG3114withἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909themαὐτοῖς;autoisG846?

8I tellλέγωlegōG3004youὑμῖνhuminG4771thatὅτιhotiG3754he willποιήσειpoiēseiG4160avengeτὴν ἐκδίκησινtēn ekdikēsinG3588 G1557themαὐτῶνautōnG846ἐνenG1722speedilyτάχει.tacheiG5034.Nevertheless whenπλὴνplēnG4133the Sonὁ υἱὸςho huiosG3588 G5207of manτοῦ ἀνθρώπουtou anthrōpouG3588 G444comethἐλθὼνelthōnG2064,shallἆραaraG687he findεὑρήσειheurēseiG2147faithτὴν πίστινtēn pistinG3588 G4102onἐπὶepiG1909the earthτῆς γῆς;¶tēs gēsG3588 G1093?

9τοὺςtousG3588AndδὲdeG1161he spakeG3004καὶkaiG2532thisταύτην.¶tautēnG3778parableτοὺς παραβολὴνtous parabolēnG3588 G3850untoπρόςprosG4314certainτιναςtinasG5100whichτὴνtēnG3588trustedπεποιθόταςpepoithotasG3982inἐφ᾽eph᾽G1909themselvesἑαυτοῖςhe'autoisG1438thatὅτιhotiG3754they wereεἰσὶνeisinG1510righteousδίκαιοιdikaioiG1342,andκαὶkaiG2532despisedἐξουθενοῦνταςexouthenountasG1848othersλοιποὺςloipousG3062:

10τὸtoG3588ὁhoG3588TwoδύοduoG1417menἌνθρωποιAnthrōpoiG444went upἀνέβησανanebēsanG305intoεἰςeisG1519the templeἱερὸν ὁhi'eron hoG3588 G2411to prayπροσεύξασθαι,proseuxasthaiG4336;the oneεἷςheisG1520a PhariseeΦαρισαῖοςPharisaiosG5330,andκαὶkaiG2532the otherἕτεροςheterosG2087a publicanτελώνης.telōnēsG5057.

11ὁhoG3588The PhariseeΦαρισαῖος ὁPharisaios hoG3588 G5330stoodσταθεὶςstatheisG2476and prayedπροσηύχετο·prosēuchetoG4336thusταῦταtautaG3778withπρὸςprosG4314himselfἑαυτὸνhe'autonG1438,Godθεός, οἱtheos hoiG3588 G2316,I thankεὐχαριστῶeucharistōG2168theeσοιsoiG4771,thatὅτιhotiG3754I amεἰμὶeimiG1510notοὐκoukG3756asὥσπερhōsperG5618otherλοιποὶloipoiG3062menτῶν ἀνθρώπων,tōn anthrōpōnG3588 G444are,extortionersἅρπαγες,harpagesG727,unjustἄδικοι,adikoiG94,adulterersμοιχοί,moichoiG3432,orἢēG2228evenκαὶkaiG2532asὡςhōsG5613thisοὗτοςhoutosG3778publicanὁ τελώνης.ho telōnēsG3588 G5057.

12I fastνηστεύωnēsteuōG3522twiceδὶςdisG1364in the weekτοῦ σαββάτου,tou sabbatouG3588 G4521,I give tithesἀποδεκατῶapodekatōG586of allπάνταpantaG3956thatὅσαhosaG3745I possessκτῶμαι.¶ktōmaiG2932.

13ὉHoG3588AndG2532the publicanτελώνης τοὺςtelōnēs tousG3588 G5057,standingἑστὼςhestōsG2476afar offμακρόθενmakrothenG3113,wouldἤθελενēthelenG2309notοὐκoukG3756lift upἐπᾶραιeparaiG1869so much asοὐδὲoudeG3761hiseyesὀφθαλμοὺς τὸνophthalmous tonG3588 G3788untoG1519heavenοὐρανόν, τὸouranon toG3588 G3772,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235smoteἔτυπτενetuptenG5180uponG1519hisαὐτοῦautouG846breastστῆθος ὁstēthos hoG3588 G4738,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004,Godθεός, τῷtheos tōG3588 G2316be mercifulἱλάσθητίhilasthētiG2433to meG1473a sinnerἁμαρτωλῷ.hamartōlōG268.

14I tellλέγωlegōG3004youὑμῖν·huminG4771,this manοὗτοςhoutosG3778went downκατέβηkatebēG2597toεἰςeisG1519hisαὐτοῦautouG846houseτὸν οἶκονton oikonG3588 G3624justifiedδεδικαιωμένοςdedikaiōmenosG1344ratherthanG2228the otherἐκεῖνον.ekeinonG1565:forὅτιhotiG3754every oneπᾶςpasG3956thatὁhoG3588exaltethὑψῶνhupsōnG5312himselfἑαυτὸνhe'autonG1438shall be abasedταπεινωθήσεται,tapeinōthēsetaiG5013;andδὲdeG1161he thatὁhoG3588humblethταπεινῶνtapeinōnG5013himselfἑαυτὸνhe'autonG1438shall be exaltedὑψωθήσεται.¶hupsōthēsetaiG5312.

15AndδὲdeG1161they broughtΠροσέφερονProsepheronG4374unto himαὐτῷautōG846alsoκαὶkaiG2532infantsτὰ βρέφηta brephēG3588 G1025,thatἵναinaG2443he would touchG680themαὐτῶνautōnG846:but whenδὲdeG1161hisdisciplesοἱ μαθηταὶhoi mathētaiG3588 G3101sawG3708it,they rebukedἐπετίμωνepetimōnG2008themαὐτοῖς.autoisG846.

16ὁhoG3588τὰtaG3588ButδὲdeG1161JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424calledπροσεκαλέσατοprosekalesatoG4341themαὐτὰautaG846unto him,and saidλέγων·legōnG3004,SufferἄφετεapheteG863little childrenπαιδία τῶνpaidia tōnG3588 G3813to comeἔρχεσθαιerchesthaiG2064untoπρόςprosG4314meG1473,andκαὶkaiG2532forbidκωλύετεkōlueteG2967themαὐτά·autaG846notμὴmēG3361:forγὰρgarG1063of suchτοιούτωνtoioutōnG5108isἐστὶνestinG1510the kingdomἡ βασιλείαhē basileiaG3588 G932of Godτοῦ θεοῦ.tou theouG3588 G2316.

17VerilyἀμὴνamēnG281I sayλέγωlegōG3004unto youὑμῖν·huminG4771,WhosoeverὃςhosG3739shallG1209G1437notμὴmēG3361receiveδέξηταιdexētaiG1209the kingdomτὴν βασιλείανtēn basileianG3588 G932of Godτοῦ θεοῦtou theouG3588 G2316asὡςhōsG5613a little childπαιδίον,paidionG3813shallG1525in no wiseοὐ μὴou mēG3756 G3361enterεἰσέλθῃeiselthēG1525thereinεἰς αὐτήν.¶eis autēnG1519 G846.

18AndΚαὶKaiG2532a certainτιςtisG5100rulerἄρχωνarchōnG758askedἐπηρώτησένepērōtēsenG1905himαὐτὸνautonG846,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004,Goodἀγαθέ,agatheG18MasterδιδάσκαλεdidaskaleG1320,whatτίtiG5101shall I doποιήσαςpoiēsasG4160to inheritκληρονομήσω;klēronomēsōG2816eternalαἰώνιονaiōnionG166lifeζωὴνzōēnG2222?

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