Luke 18
1 And He also spoke an allegory to them, that it is always necessary to pray and not to faint,
And he made a story for them, the point of which was that men were to go on making prayer and not get tired;
2 saying, “A certain judge was in a certain city—he is not fearing God, and he is not regarding man—
Saying, There was a judge in a certain town, who had no fear of God or respect for man:
3 and a widow was in that city, and she was coming to him, saying, Do me justice on my opponent,
And there was a widow in that town, and she kept on coming to him and saying, Give me my right against the man who has done me wrong.
4 and he would not for a time, but after these things he said in himself, Even if I do not fear God, and do not regard man,
And for a time he would not: but later, he said to himself, Though I have no fear of God or respect for man,
5 yet because this widow gives me trouble, I will do her justice, lest, continuously coming, she may bruise me.”
Because this widow is a trouble to me, I will give her her right; for if not, I will be completely tired out by her frequent coming.
6 And the LORD said, “Hear what the unrighteous judge says:
And the Lord said, Give ear to the words of the evil judge.
7 and will God not execute justice to His chosen ones, who are crying to Him day and night—bearing long in regard to them?
And will not God do right in the cause of his saints, whose cries come day and night to his ears, though he is long in doing it?
8 I say to you that He will execute justice to them quickly; but the Son of Man having come, will He find faith on the earth?”
I say to you that he will quickly do right in their cause. But when the Son of man comes, will there be any faith on earth?
9 And He also spoke to some who have been trusting in themselves that they were righteous, and have been despising the rest, this allegory:
And he made this story for some people who were certain that they were good, and had a low opinion of others:
10 “Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee, and the other a tax collector;
Two men went up to the Temple for prayer; one a Pharisee, and the other a tax-farmer.
11 the Pharisee having stood by himself, thus prayed: God, I thank You that I am not as the rest of men, rapacious, unrighteous, adulterers, or even as this tax collector;
The Pharisee, taking up his position, said to himself these words: God, I give you praise because I am not like other men, who take more than their right, who are evil-doers, who are untrue to their wives, or even like this tax-farmer.
12 I fast twice in the week, I give tithes of all things—as many as I possess.
Twice in the week I go without food; I give a tenth of all I have.
13 And the tax collector, having stood far off, would not even lift up the eyes to the sky, but was striking on his breast, saying, God be propitious to me—the sinner!
The tax-farmer, on the other hand, keeping far away, and not lifting up even his eyes to heaven, made signs of grief and said, God, have mercy on me, a sinner.
14 I say to you, this one went down declared righteous, to his house, rather than that one: for everyone who is exalting himself will be humbled, and he who is humbling himself will be exalted.”
I say to you, This man went back to his house with God's approval, and not the other: for everyone who makes himself high will be made low and whoever makes himself low will be made high.
15 And they were also bringing the babies near, that He may touch them, and the disciples having seen, rebuked them,
And they took their children to him, so that he might put his hands on them: but when the disciples saw it, they said sharp words to them
16 and Jesus having called them near, said, “Permit the little children to come to Me, and do not forbid them, for of such is the Kingdom of God;
But Jesus sent for them, saying, Let the children come to me, and do not keep them away, for of such is the kingdom of heaven.
17 truly I say to you, whoever may not receive the Kingdom of God as a little child, may not enter into it.”
Truly I say to you, Whoever does not put himself under the kingdom of God like a little child, will not come into it at all.
18 And a certain ruler questioned Him, saying, “Good Teacher, what having done—will I inherit continuous life?” (aiōnios g166)
And a certain ruler put a question to him, saying, Good Master, what have I to do so that I may have eternal life? (aiōnios g166)
19 And Jesus said to him, “Why do you call Me good? No one [is] good, except one—God;
And Jesus said to him, Why do you say that I am good? No one is good, but only God.
20 you have known the commands: You may not commit adultery, You may not murder, You may not steal, You may not bear false witness, Honor your father and your mother.”
You have knowledge of what the law says: Do not be untrue to your wife, Do not put anyone to death, Do not take what is not yours, Do not give false witness, Give honour to your father and mother.
21 And he said, “All these I kept from my youth”;
And he said, All these things I have done from the time when I was a boy.
22 and having heard these things, Jesus said to him, “Yet one thing to you is lacking: all things—as many as you have—sell, and distribute to the poor, and you will have treasure in Heaven, and come, follow Me”;
And Jesus, hearing it, said to him, One thing you still have need of; get money for your goods, and give it away to the poor, and you will have wealth in heaven; and come after me.
23 and he, having heard these things, became very sorrowful, for he was exceedingly rich.
But at these words he became very sad, for he had great wealth.
24 And Jesus having seen him become very sorrowful, said, “How hardly will those having riches enter into the Kingdom of God!
And Jesus, looking at him, said, How hard it is for those who have wealth to get into the kingdom of God!
25 For it is easier for a camel to enter through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the Kingdom of God.”
It is simpler for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a man who has much money to come into the kingdom of God.
26 And those who heard, said, “And who is able to be saved?”
And those who were present said, Then who may have salvation?
27 And He said, “The things impossible with men are possible with God.”
But he said, Things which are not possible with man are possible with God.
28 And Peter said, “Behold, we left all, and followed You”;
And Peter said, See, we have given up what is ours to come after you.
29 and He said to them, “Truly I say to you that there is not one who left house, or parents, or brothers, or wife, or children, for the sake of the Kingdom of God,
And he said to them, Truly I say to you, There is no man who has given up house or wife or brothers or father or mother or children, because of the kingdom of God,
31 And having taken the Twelve aside, He said to them, “Behold, we go up to Jerusalem, and all things will be accomplished that have been written through the prophets to the Son of Man,
And he took with him the twelve and said to them, Now we are going up to Jerusalem, and all the things which were said by the prophets will be done to the Son of man.
32 for He will be delivered up to the nations, and will be mocked, and insulted, and spit on,
For he will be given up to the Gentiles, and will be made sport of and put to shame:
33 and having scourged they will put Him to death, and on the third day He will rise again.”
And he will be given cruel blows and put to death, and on the third day he will come back to life.
34 And they understood none of these things, and this saying was hid from them, and they were not knowing the things said.
But they did not take in the sense of any of these words, and what he said was not clear to them, and their minds were not able to see it.
35 And it came to pass, in His coming near to Jericho, a certain blind man was sitting beside the way begging,
And it came about that when he got near Jericho, a certain blind man was seated by the side of the road, making requests for money from those who went by.
36 and having heard a multitude going by, he was inquiring what this may be,
And hearing the sound of a great number of people going by, he said, What is this?
37 and they brought him word that Jesus the Nazarene passes by,
And they said to him, Jesus of Nazareth is going by.
38 and he cried out, saying, “Jesus, Son of David, deal kindly with me”;
And he said in a loud voice, Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me.
39 and those going before were rebuking him, that he might be silent, but he was crying out much more, “Son of David, deal kindly with me!”
And those who were in front made protests and said to him, Be quiet: but he said all the more, O Son of David, have mercy on me.
40 And Jesus having stood, commanded him to be brought to Him, and he having come near, He questioned him,
And Jesus, stopping, gave orders that he was to come to him, and when he came near, he said to him,
41 saying, “What do you will I will do to you?” And he said, “Lord, that I may receive sight.”
What would you have me do for you? And he said, Lord, that I may be able to see again.
42 And Jesus said to him, “Receive your sight; your faith has saved you”;
And Jesus said, See again: your faith has made you well.
43 and instantly he received sight, and was following Him, glorifying God; and all the people, having seen, gave praise to God.
And straight away he was able to see, and he went after him, giving glory to God; and all the people when they saw it gave praise to God.
