Luke Chapter 18

¹ And he-spoke (a) parable to-them to [the] their needing always to-pray and not get-discouraged, ² saying,

“(A)-certain judge was in (a)-certain town not fearing [the] God and not respecting man. ³ And (a) widow was in [the] this city, and she-kept-coming to him, saying, ‘Protect me from the opponent of-me.’ ⁴ And he-was┘not└willing for (a) time, but after these-things he-said to-himself, ‘Although² I-do┘not└fear God nor respect man, ⁵ on-account-of [the] this widow’s continually-offering me trouble, I-will-give┘her└protection in-order-that she┘not└wear┘me└out, coming continually².’”

⁶ And the Lord said, “Listen-to what the judge of-[the] justice is-saying. ⁷ But will┘[the] God certainly not└provide justice of/for-the elect [the-ones] crying-out to-him day and night, and he-is-patient over them? ⁸ I-tell you that he-will-provide [the] justice of/for-them in quickness/quickly². Except will the Son of-[the] Man, having-come, then, find [the] faith on the earth?”

⁹ And he┘also└told [the] this parable to certain-ones [the] trusting in themselves that they are/were righteous and looking-down-on the rest/[the] others:

¹⁰ “Two men went-up to the temple to-pray, the one (a) Pharisee and the other (a) tax-collector. ¹¹ The Pharisee, having-stood, was-praying these-things with himself, ‘[The] God, I-thank you that I-am not like the rest of-[the] men, swindlers, unjust, adulterers, or even like this [the] tax-collector. ¹² I-fast twice during-the/a week; I-tithe all-things as-many-as I-get.’ ¹³ But the tax-collector, standing afar-off, was┘not└wanting even to-lift-up the/his eyes to [the] heaven, but kept-beating the chest of-him, saying, ‘[The] God, be-merciful to-me the/a sinner.’ ¹⁴ I-tell you, this-one went-down to the house of-him justified from/rather-than that-one; because everyone [the] exalting himself will-be-humbled, and the-one humbling himself will-be-exalted.”

¹⁵ And they-were┘also└bring┘the/their babies└to him in-order-that he-might-touch them. But the disciples, having-seen, started-rebuking them^neut. ¹⁶ But [the] Jesus called┘them^neut└to-(him), saying, “Let the little-children [to-]come to me and do┘not└prevent them, for of-[the] such is the kingdom of-[the] God. ¹⁷ Truly I-tell you, whoever² does┘not└welcome the kingdom of-[the] God like a little-child, will┘certainly└enter into it.”

            ¹⁸ And (a)-certain ruler asked him, saying, “Good Teacher, what, having-done, shall-I-inherit eternal life?”

¹⁹ And [the] Jesus said to-him, “Why are-you-calling me good? Nobody is good except² [the] God. ²⁰ You-know the commandments: ‘Do┘not└commit-adultery, do┘not└murder, do┘not└steal, do┘not└lie, honor the father and the mother of-you.’”

²¹ And the/he said, “I-kept all these-things from (my) youth.”

²² But [the] Jesus, having-heard, said to-him, “One-thing still remains to-you: sell all-things as-many-as you-have and give to-(the)-poor, and you-will-have treasure in [the] heaven[s], and come follow me.”

²³ But the/he, having-heard these-things, became discouraged, for he-was very rich.

²⁴ And [the] Jesus having-seen him becoming sad, said, “How with-difficulty the-ones having [the] possessions enter into the kingdom of-[the] God. ²⁵ For it-is easier for-(a)-camel to-go through (the) eye of-(a)-needle than for-(a)-rich-(man) to-enter into the kingdom of-[the] God.”

²⁶ And the-ones having-heard said, “And who is-able to-be-saved?”

²⁷ And the/he said, “The-things impossible with him is/are possible with [the] God.”

²⁸ And [the] Peter said, “Behold, we, having-left [the] our-own-things, followed you.”

²⁹ And the/he said to-them, “Truly I-say to-you that nobody is who left home or wife or brothers or parents or children for-the-sake of-the kingdom of-[the] God, ³⁰ who will not not receive many-times-more in [the] this time and in the coming [the] age eternal life.”

            ³¹ And having-taken┘the twelve└aside, he-said to them, “Behold, we-are-going-up to Jerusalem, and all the-things will-be-accomplished written through the prophets to-the Son of-[the] Man. ³² For he-will-be-betrayed to-the Gentiles and will-be-ridiculed and will-be-spit-on. ³³And they┘, having-scourged (him), └will-put┘him└to-death; and he-will-be-raised on-the third [the] day.”

³⁴ And they understood nothing of-these-things, and [the] this matter (was) hidden from them, and they-were┘not└comprehending the-things spoken.

            ³⁵ And it-happened in [the] his drawing-near to Jericho, (a)-certain blind-(man) was-sitting beside the road begging. ³⁶ And having-heard (a) crowd passing-through, he-was-asking what this would-be. ³⁷ And they-reported to-him that Jesus the Nazarene is/was-passing by. ³⁸ And he-cried-out, saying, “Jesus, Son of-David, have-mercy-on me.”

³⁹ And the-ones going-in-front started-rebuking him in-order-that he-be-quiet, but he-began-to-cry-out more by-much, “Son of-David, have-mercy-on me!

⁴⁰ And [the] Jesus, having-stood-still, commanded him to-be-brought to him. And having-approached him, he-asked him, ⁴¹ “What do-you-want I-will-do for-you?”

And the/he said, “Sir, [in-order]-that I-may-receive-sight.”

⁴² And [the] Jesus said to-him, “Receive-sight. The faith of-you has-saved you.”

⁴³ And immediately he-received-sight, and he-started-following him, glorifying [the] God. And all the people, having-seen, gave praise to-[the] God.