{"book":"Luke","slug":"luke","ch":18,"genre":"prose","sub":"The Gospel according to Luke","prev":"luke/17","next":"luke/19","verses":[{"v":1,"t":"Then [Jesus] told them a parable about their need to pray at all times and not lose heart:","f":[],"h":"The Parable of the Persistent Widow","style":"reg"},{"v":2,"t":"“ In a certain town there was a judge [who] neither feared God [nor] respected men.","f":[],"style":"red"},{"v":3,"t":"And there was a widow in that town who kept appealing to him,‘ Give me justice [against] my adversary.’","f":[]},{"v":4,"t":"For a while he refused, but later he said to himself,‘ Though I neither fear God nor respect men,","f":[],"style":"red"},{"v":5,"t":"yet because this widow keeps pestering me, I will give her justice. Otherwise, she will wear me out with her perpetual requests.’”","f":[]},{"v":6,"t":"And the Lord said,“ Listen to [the] words of the unjust judge.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"reg","t":"And the Lord said,"},{"style":"red","t":"“ Listen to [the] words of the unjust judge."}],"style":"reg"},{"v":7,"t":"{Will} not God bring about justice for His elect who cry out to Him day and night? Will He delay in helping them?","f":[]},{"v":8,"t":"I tell you, He will promptly carry out justice on their behalf. Nevertheless, [when] the Son of Man comes, will He find faith on earth?”","f":[]},{"v":9,"t":"To some who trusted in their own righteousness and viewed others {with contempt}, He also told this parable:","f":[],"h":"The Pharisee and the Tax Collector","style":"reg"},{"v":10,"t":"“ Two men went up to the temple to pray. One [was] a Pharisee and the other a tax collector.","f":[],"style":"red"},{"v":11,"t":"The Pharisee stood by himself [and] prayed,‘ God, I thank You that I am not like other men — swindlers, evildoers, adulterers — or even like this tax collector.","f":["Or stood and prayed to himself"]},{"v":12,"t":"I fast twice a week [and] pay tithes of all that I acquire.’","f":[]},{"v":13,"t":"But the tax collector stood at a distance, unwilling even to lift up [his] eyes to heaven. Instead, he beat his breast [and] said,‘ God, have mercy on me, a sinner!’","f":[],"style":"red"},{"v":14,"t":"I tell you, this [man], rather than [the Pharisee], went home justified. For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the [one who] humbles himself will be exalted.”","f":[]},{"v":15,"t":"Now [people] were even bringing [their] babies to [Jesus] for Him to place His hands on them. And when the disciples saw [this], they rebuked [those who brought them].","f":[],"h":"Jesus Blesses the Children","style":"reg"},{"v":16,"t":"But Jesus called [the children] to [Him] [and] said,“ Let the little children come to Me, and {do} not hinder them! For the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"reg","t":"But Jesus called [the children] to [Him] [and] said,"},{"style":"red","t":"“ Let the little children come to Me, and {do} not hinder them! For the kingdom of God belongs to such as these."}],"style":"reg"},{"v":17,"t":"Truly I tell you, anyone who does not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it.”","f":[]},{"v":18,"t":"Then a certain ruler asked Him,“ Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?”","f":[],"h":"The Rich Young Ruler","style":"reg"},{"v":19,"t":"“ Why do you call Me good?” Jesus replied.“ No one [is] good except God alone.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"reg","t":"“ Why do you call Me good?” Jesus replied."},{"style":"red","t":"“ No one [is] good except God alone."}],"style":"reg"},{"v":20,"t":"You know the commandments:‘ Do not commit adultery, do not murder, do not steal, do not bear false witness, honor your father and mother.’”","f":["Exodus 20:12–16; Deuteronomy 5:16–20"]},{"v":21,"t":"“ All these I have kept from my youth,” he said.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":22,"t":"On hearing this, Jesus told him,“ You still lack one thing: Sell everything you own and give to [the] poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow Me.”","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"reg","t":"On hearing this, Jesus told him,"},{"style":"red","t":"“ You still lack one thing: Sell everything you own and give to [the] poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow Me.”"}],"style":"reg"},{"v":23,"t":"But when [the ruler] heard this, he became very sad, because he was extremely wealthy.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":24,"t":"Seeing [the man’s] sadness, Jesus said,“ How hard [it is] for the rich to enter the kingdom of God!","f":["Literally Seeing that he had become sorrowful; SBL, NE, and WH Seeing him"],"lines":[{"style":"reg","t":"Seeing [the man’s] sadness, Jesus said,"},{"style":"red","t":"“ How hard [it is] for the rich to enter the kingdom of God!"}],"style":"reg"},{"v":25,"t":"Indeed, it is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.”","f":[]},{"v":26,"t":"Those who heard [this] asked,“ Who then can be saved?”","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":27,"t":"But [Jesus] said,“ What [is] impossible with man is possible with God.”","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"reg","t":"But [Jesus] said,"},{"style":"red","t":"“ What [is] impossible with man is possible with God.”"}],"style":"reg"},{"v":28,"t":"“ Look,” said Peter,“ we have left all we had to follow You.”","f":["Literally left our own; BYZ and TR left all"],"style":"reg"},{"v":29,"t":"“ Truly I tell you,” [Jesus] replied,“ no one who has left home or wife or brothers or parents or children for the sake of the kingdom of God","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"reg","t":"“ Truly I tell you,” [Jesus] replied,"},{"style":"red","t":"“ no one who has left home or wife or brothers or parents or children for the sake of the kingdom of God"}],"style":"reg"},{"v":30,"t":"will fail to receive many times more in this age — and in the age to come, eternal life.”","f":[]},{"v":31,"t":"Then [Jesus] took the Twelve {aside} [and] said to them,“ Look, we are going up to Jerusalem, and everything the prophets have written about the Son of Man will be fulfilled.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"reg","t":"Then [Jesus] took the Twelve {aside} [and] said to them,"},{"style":"red","t":"“ Look, we are going up to Jerusalem, and everything the prophets have written about the Son of Man will be fulfilled."}],"h":"The Third Prediction of the Passion","style":"reg"},{"v":32,"t":"He will be delivered over to the Gentiles and will be mocked and insulted and spit upon.","f":[]},{"v":33,"t":"They will flog [Him] [and] kill Him, and on the third day He will rise again.”","f":[]},{"v":34,"t":"But [the disciples] did not understand any of these things. The meaning was hidden from them, and they did not comprehend what He was saying.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":35,"t":"As [Jesus] drew near to Jericho, a blind [man] was sitting beside the road, begging.","f":[],"h":"Jesus Heals a Blind Beggar","style":"reg"},{"v":36,"t":"When he heard the crowd going by, he asked what was [happening].","f":[]},{"v":37,"t":"“ Jesus of Nazareth is passing by,” they told him.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":38,"t":"[So] he called out,“ Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!”","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":39,"t":"Those who led the way admonished him to be silent, but he cried out all the louder,“ Son of David, have mercy on me!”","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":40,"t":"Jesus stopped [and] directed that [the man] be brought to Him. When he had come near, [Jesus] asked him,","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":41,"t":"“ What do you want Me to do for you?”“ Lord,” he said,“ let me see again.”","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"red","t":"“ What do you want Me to do for you?”"},{"style":"reg","t":"“ Lord,” he said,“ let me see again.”"}],"style":"red"},{"v":42,"t":"“ Receive your sight!” Jesus replied.“ Your faith has healed you.”","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"reg","t":"“ Receive your sight!” Jesus replied."},{"style":"red","t":"“ Your faith has healed you.”"}],"style":"reg"},{"v":43,"t":"Immediately he received his sight and followed [Jesus], glorifying God. And all the people, [when] they saw [it], gave praise to God.","f":[]}]}