Luke 18
1 And he spoke to them a similitude also, that men should pray at all times, and not become weary.
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 There was a judge in a certain city, who feared not God, and regarded not men.
Saying, There was a judge in a certain town, who had no fear of God or respect for man:
3 And there was a certain widow in that city; and she came to him, and said: Vindicate me against my adversary.
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 long time: but afterwards, he said to himself: Though I fear not God, and regard not men,
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 troubleth me, I will vindicate her; that she may not be always coming and troubling 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 our Lord said: Hear what the unjust judge saith.
And the Lord said, Give ear to the words of the evil judge.
7 And will not God, much more, vindicate his chosen, who call upon him by day and by night; and have patience with 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 tell you, He will vindicate them speedily. Yet the Son of man will come; and 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 spake this similitude, against certain persons, who had confidence in themselves that they were righteous, and despised every one.
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; the one a Pharisee, and the other a publican.
Two men went up to the Temple for prayer; one a Pharisee, and the other a tax-farmer.
11 And the Pharisee stood by himself, and prayed thus: God, I thank thee that I have not been like the rest of men, rapacious, oppressive, and adulterous; nor like this publican.
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 But I fast twice in a week, and tithe all I possess.
Twice in the week I go without food; I give a tenth of all I have.
13 And the publican stood afar off, and would not even lift his eyes to heaven, but smote upon his breast, and said: God, be merciful to me, a 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, that this man went down to his house justified, rather than the Pharisee. For every one that exalteth himself, will be humbled; and every one that humbleth 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 brought to him infants, that he might touch them: and his disciples saw them, and 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 But Jesus called them, and said to them: Suffer little children to come to me, and forbid them not; for of those that are like them, of such is the kingdom of heaven.
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 Verily I say to you, That he who shall not receive the kingdom of God, as a little child, will not enter 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 one of the chiefs asked him, and said to him: Good Teacher, what shall I do, that I may inherit eternal 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 Jesus said to him: Why callest thou me, good? For, there is none 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 Thou knowest the commandments: Thou shalt not kill; and thou shalt not commit adultery; and thou shalt not steal; and thou shalt not testify a false testimony; honor thy father and thy 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 He said to him: All these have I kept, from my childhood.
And he said, All these things I have done from the time when I was a boy.
22 And when Jesus heard these words, he said to him: One thing is lacking to thee: go, sell all that thou hast, and give to the poor; and thou wilt have a treasure in heaven; and come after 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, when he heard these words, was dejected; for he was very rich.
But at these words he became very sad, for he had great wealth.
24 And when Jesus saw that he was dejected, he said: How difficult it is, for those that have wealth to 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 It is easier for a camel to enter the eye of a needle, than a rich man 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 They who heard it, said to him: Who then can have life?
And those who were present said, Then who may have salvation?
27 And Jesus said: Those things which, with men, cannot be, with God, can be.
But he said, Things which are not possible with man are possible with God.
28 Simon Cephas said to him: Lo, we have left every thing, and come after thee.
And Peter said, See, we have given up what is ours to come after you.
29 Jesus said to him: Verily I say to you: There is no man, who hath left houses, 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 Jesus took his twelve, and said to them: Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem; and all the things written in the prophets, concerning the Son of man, will be fulfilled.
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 over to the Gentiles; and they will mock him, and spit in his face;
For he will be given up to the Gentiles, and will be made sport of and put to shame:
33 and will scourge him, and will treat him with ignominy, and will kill him; and, the third day, he will arise.
And he will be given cruel blows and put to death, and on the third day he will come back to life.
34 But not one of these things, did they understand; but this subject was hidden from them, and they knew not the things told to them.
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 as they came near to Jericho, a blind man was sitting by the side of 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 he heard the noise of the multitude that passed, and inquired what it was.
And hearing the sound of a great number of people going by, he said, What is this?
37 They say to him: Jesus the Nazarean is passing by.
And they said to him, Jesus of Nazareth is going by.
38 And he called out, and said: Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me.
And he said in a loud voice, Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me.
39 And they that went before Jesus rebuked him, that he might be silent. But he cried out the more, Son of David, have mercy on 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 stood, and commanded him to be called to him. And when he came to him, he asked him,
And Jesus, stopping, gave orders that he was to come to him, and when he came near, he said to him,
41 and said to him: What wilt thou, that I do for thee? And he said: My Lord, that I may see.
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: See thou; thy faith hath vivified thee.
And Jesus said, See again: your faith has made you well.
43 And immediately he saw. And he followed after him, and glorified God. And all the people who beheld, gave glory 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.
