Luke 18:1 He1161 also2532 spoke3004 a parable3850 to them846 that4314 they must1163 always3842 pray,4336 and2532 not3361 give up,1573 cr 2 saying,3004 "There was2258 a5100 judge2923 in1722 a certain city4172 who5100 didn't3361 fear5399 God,2316 and2532 didn't3361 respect1788 man.444 cr 3 A1161 widow5503 was2258 in1722 that1565 city,4172 and1161 she often came2064 to4314 him,846 saying,3004 ‘Defend1556 me3165 from575 my3450 adversary!'476 cr 4 He2532 2309 wouldn't3756 for1909 a5023 while,5550 but1161 afterward3326 5023 he said2036 to1722 himself,1438 2532 ‘Though1487 I5023 neither fear5399 God,2532 nor3756 respect1788 man,444 cr 5 yet1065 because1223 this3778 widow5503 3930 bothers2873 me,3427 I will defend1556 her,2443 or else3361 she will wear5299 me3165 out by1519 her2064 continual5056 coming.'"2064 cr

Luke 18:6 The1161 Lord2962 said,2036 "Listen191 to what5101 the unrighteous93 judge2923 says.3004 cr 7 1161 1557 Won't3364 God2316 avenge1557 his846 chosen1588 ones, who3588 are crying994 out to4314 him846 day2250 and2532 night,3571 and yet2532 he exercises patience3114 with1909 them?846 cr 8 I tell3004 you5213 that3754 he will4160 avenge1557 them846 1722 quickly.5034 Nevertheless, when4133 the Son5207 of Man444 comes,2064 will687 he find2147 faith4102 on1909 the earth?"1093 cr

Luke 18:9 He1161 spoke2036 also2532 this3778 parable3850 to4314 certain5100 people who3588 were1526 convinced3982 of1909 their1438 own3754 righteousness,1342 and2532 who despised1848 all others.3062 cr 10 "Two1417 men444 went up305 into1519 the temple2411 to pray;4336 one1520 was a Pharisee,5330 and2532 the other2087 was a tax collector.5057 cr 11 The Pharisee5330 stood2476 and prayed4336 to4314 himself1438 like5023 this: ‘God,2316 I thank2168 you,4671 that3754 I am1510 not3756 like5618 the rest3062 of men,444 extortioners,727 unrighteous,94 adulterers,3432 or2228 even2532 like5613 this3778 tax collector.5057 cr 12 I fast3522 twice1364 a week.4521 I give tithes586 of all3956 that3745 I get.'2932 cr 13 But2532 the tax collector,5057 standing2476 far away,3113 2309 wouldn't3756 even3761 lift up1869 his eyes3788 to1519 heaven,3772 but235 beat5180 1519 his846 breast,4738 saying,3004 ‘God,2316 be merciful2433 to me,3427 a sinner!'268 cr 14 I tell3004 you,5213 this man3778 went down2597 to1519 his846 house3624 justified1344 rather than2228 the other;1565 for3754 everyone3956 who3588 exalts5312 himself1438 will be humbled,5013 but1161 he who3588 humbles5013 himself1438 will be exalted."5312 cr

Luke 18:15 They1161 were also2532 bringing4374 their babies1025 to him,846 that2443 he might touch680 them.846 But when1161 the disciples3101 saw1492 it, they rebuked2008 them.846 cr 16 1161 Jesus2424 summoned4341 them,846 saying,2036 "Allow863 the little children3813 to come2064 to4314 me,3165 and2532 don't3361 hinder2967 them,846 for1063 the Kingdom932 of God2316 belongs2076 to such5108 as these. cr 17 Most certainly,281 I tell3004 you,5213 whoever3739 1209 doesn't3362 receive1209 the Kingdom932 of God2316 like5613 a little child,3813 he will1525 in3756 no way3364 enter1525 into1519 it."846 cr

Luke 18:18 A2532 certain5100 ruler758 asked1905 him,846 saying,3004 "Good18 Teacher,1320 what5101 shall I do4160 to inherit2816 eternal166 life?"2816 cr

Luke 18:19 1161 Jesus2424 asked2036 him,846 "Why5101 do you call3004 me3165 good?18 No one1520 is good,18 except1508 one —1520 God.2316 cr 20 You know1492 the commandments:1785 3431 ‘Don't3361 commit adultery,'3431 5407 ‘Don't3361 murder,'5407 2813 ‘Don't3361 steal,'2813 5576 ‘Don't3361 give false testimony,'5576 ‘Honor5091 your4675 father3962 and2532 your4675 mother.'"3384{Exodus 20:12-16; Deuteronomy 5:16-20} cr

Luke 18:21 He1161 said,2036 "I have observed5442 all3956 these5023 things from1537 my3450 youth up."3503 cr

Luke 18:22 When1161 Jesus2424 heard191 these things,5023 he said2036 to him,846 "You4671 still2089 lack one thing.1520 Sell4453 all3956 that3745 you4671 have,2192 and2532 distribute1239 it to the poor.4434 You2532 will have2192 treasure2344 in1722 heaven.3772 2532 Come,1204 follow190 me."3427 cr

Luke 18:23 But when1161 he heard191 these things,5023 he became1096 very sad,4036 for1063 he was1096 very4970 rich.4145 cr

Luke 18:24 1161 Jesus,2424 seeing that1492 he846 became1096 very sad,4036 said,2036 "How4459 hard1423 it is1525 for those who3588 have2192 riches5536 to enter1525 into1519 the Kingdom932 of God!2316 cr 25 For1063 it is2076 easier for2123 a camel2574 to enter1525 in through1223 a needle's4476 eye,5168 than for2228 a rich man4145 to enter1525 into1519 the Kingdom932 of God."2316 cr

Luke 18:26 Those1161 who3588 heard191 it said,2036 "Then2532 who5101 can1410 be saved?"4982 cr

Luke 18:27 But1161 he said,2036 "The things which3588 are2076 impossible102 with3844 men444 are possible1415 with3844 God."2316 cr

Luke 18:28 1161 Peter4074 said,2036 "Look,2400 we2249 have left863 everything,3956 and2532 followed190 you."4671 cr

Luke 18:29 He1161 said2036 to them,846 "Most certainly281 I tell3004 you,3754 there is2076 no one3762 who3739 has left863 house,3614 or2228 wife,1135 or2228 brothers,80 or2228 parents,1118 or2228 children,5043 for1752 the Kingdom932 of God's2316 sake,1752 cr 30 who3739 will618 3756 not3361 receive618 many times more4179 in1722 this5129 time,2540 and2532 in1722 the world165 to come,2064 eternal166 life."2222 cr

Luke 18:31 He1161 took3880 the twelve1427 aside, and said2036 to4314 them,846 "Behold,2400 we are going up305 to1519 Jerusalem,2414 and2532 all the things3956 that are3588 written1125 through1223 the prophets4396 concerning the Son5207 of Man444 will be completed.5055 cr 32 For1063 he will be delivered3860 up to the Gentiles,1484 will2532 be mocked,1702 2532 treated5195 shamefully, and2532 spit on.1716 cr 33 They2532 will scourge3146 and2532 kill615 him.846 On2532 the third5154 day,2250 he will rise again."450 cr

Luke 18:34 They846 understood4920 none3762 of these things.5130 This5124 saying4487 was2258 hidden2928 from575 them,2532 and they1097 didn't3756 understand the things that3588 were said.3004 cr 35 It1161 happened,1096 as1722 he846 came near1448 1519 Jericho,2410 a certain5100 blind man5185 sat2521 by3844 the road,3598 begging.4319 cr 36 Hearing191 a multitude3793 going by,1279 he asked4441 what5101 this5124 meant.1498 cr 37 They1161 told518 him846 that3754 Jesus2424 of Nazareth3480 was passing by.3928 cr 38 He2532 cried994 out,3004 "Jesus,2424 you son5207 of David,1138 have mercy1653 on me!"3165 cr 39 Those2532 who3588 led the way4254 rebuked2008 him,846 that2443 he846 should be4623 quiet;4623 but1161 he cried2896 out all4183 the more,3123 "You son5207 of David,1138 have mercy1653 on me!"3165 cr

Luke 18:40 Standing2476 still, Jesus2424 commanded2753 him846 to4314 be brought71 to4314 him.846 When1161 he846 had come near,1448 he asked1905 him,846 cr 41 3004 "What5101 do4160 you2309 want me to do?"4160 4671 He said,2036 "Lord,2962 that2443 I may see308 again." cr

Luke 18:42 2532 Jesus2424 said2036 to him,846 "Receive your sight.308 Your4675 faith4102 has healed4982 you."4571 cr

Luke 18:43 2532 Immediately3916 he received his sight,308 and2532 followed190 him,846 glorifying1392 God.2316 2532 All3956 the people,2992 when they saw1492 it,1325 praised136 God.2316 cr