Luke 18–19

And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought ^aalways to pray, and not ^bto faint; ²saying, There was in a city a judge, which feared not God, neither ^cregarded man: ³and there was a widow in that city; and she came unto him, saying, Avenge me of mine adversary. ⁴And he would not for a while: but afterward he said within himself, Though I fear not God, nor ^cregard man; ^d5yet because this widow troubleth me, I will avenge her, lest by her continual coming she ^eweary me. ⁶And the Lord said, Hear what ^fthe unjust judge saith. ⁷And ^gshall not God ^havenge his own ⁱelect, which cry day and night unto him, though ^khe bear long with them? ⁸I tell you that he will ^havenge them ^lspeedily. Nevertheless when the Son of man cometh, shall he find faith on the earth?

⁹And he spake this parable unto certain ^mwhich trusted ⁿin themselves that they were righteous, and despised other: ¹⁰Two men ^owent up into the temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, and the other a ^ppublican. ¹¹The Pharisee ^qstood and prayed thus with himself, God, I thank thee, that I am not as other men are, ^rextortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican. ¹²I ^sfast twice in the week, I ^tgive tithes of all that I ^upossess. ¹³And the publican, ^qstanding afar off, ^xwould not lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven, but ^ysmote upon his breast, saying, God be merciful to me a sinner. ¹⁴I tell you, this man ^zwent down to his house ^ajustified rather than the other: for ^bevery one that exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.

^15cAnd they brought unto him also infants, that he would touch them: but when his disciples saw it, they rebuked them. ¹⁶But Jesus called them unto him, and said, Suffer little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God. ¹⁷Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child shall ^din no wise enter therein.

^18eAnd a certain ^eeruler asked him, saying, Good ^fMaster, what shall I do to inherit eternal life? ¹⁹And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? none is good, save one, that is, God. ²⁰Thou knowest the commandments, ^gDo not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Honour thy father and thy mother. ²¹And he said, All these have I kept from my youth up. ²²Now when Jesus heard these things, he said unto him, Yet ^hlackest thou one thing: sell all that thou hast, and distribute unto the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me. ²³And when he heard this, he was very sorrowful: for he was very rich. ²⁴And when Jesus saw that he was very sorrowful, he said, How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God! ²⁵For it is easier for a camel to go through a needle’s eye, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God. ²⁶And they that heard it said, Who then can be saved? ²⁷And he said, The things which are unpossible with men are possible with God.

²⁸Then Peter said, Lo, we have left all, and followed thee. ²⁹And he said unto them, Verily I say unto you, There is no man that hath left house, or parents, or brethren, or wife, or children, for the kingdom of God’s sake, ³⁰who shall not receive ⁱmanifold more ^jin this present time, and in the world to come life everlasting.

^31kThen he took unto him the twelve, and said unto them, Behold, we go up to Jerusalem, and all things that are written ^lby the prophets concerning the Son of man shall be accomplished. ³²For he shall be ^mdelivered unto the Gentiles, and shall be mocked, and ^mmspitefully entreated, and ⁿspitted on: ³³and they shall scourge him, and put him to death: and the third day he shall rise again. ³⁴And they ^ounderstood none of these things: ^pand this saying was hid from them, neither knew they the things which were spoken.

³⁵And it came to pass, that ^qas he was ^rcome nigh unto Jericho, a ^scertain blind man sat by the way side begging: ³⁶and hearing the multitude pass by, he ^tasked what it meant. ³⁷And they told him, that Jesus of Nazareth passeth by. ³⁸And he cried, saying, Jesus, thou Son of David, have mercy on me. ³⁹And they which went before ^urebuked him, that he should hold his peace: but he cried so much the more, Thou Son of David, have mercy on me. ⁴⁰And Jesus stood, and commanded him to be brought unto him: and when he was come near, he asked him, ⁴¹saying, What wilt thou that I shall do unto thee? And he said, Lord, that I may receive my sight. ⁴²And Jesus said unto him, Receive thy sight: thy faith hath ^xsaved thee. ⁴³And immediately he received his sight, and followed him, ^yglorifying God: and ^zall the people, when they saw it, gave praise unto God.

XIX.And Jesus ^aentered and passed through Jericho. ²And behold, there was a man named ^bZaccheus, which was the chief among the publicans, and he was rich. ³And he sought ^cto see Jesus who he was; and could not for the press, because he was little of ^dstature. ⁴And he ran before, and climbed up into a ^esycomore tree to see him: for he was to pass that way. ⁵And when Jesus came to the place, he looked up, and saw him, and said unto him, Zaccheus, make haste, and come down; for to day I must ^fabide at thy house. ⁶And he made haste, and came down, and ^greceived him joyfully. ⁷And when they saw it, they all ^hmurmured, saying, ^hThat he was gone ⁱto be guest with a man that is a sinner. ⁸And Zaccheus stood, and said unto the Lord; Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; and if I have ^ktaken any thing from any man ^kby false accusation, I restore him ^lfourfold. ⁹And Jesus said unto him, This day is salvation come to this house, ^mforsomuch as ⁿhe also is ^oa son of Abraham. ^10pFor the Son of man is come to ^qseek and to save that which was lost.

¹¹And as they heard these things, he ^radded and spake a parable, because he was nigh to Jerusalem, and because ^sthey thought that the kingdom of God should immediately appear. ¹²He said therefore, ^tA certain ^unobleman ^wwent into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom, and to return. ¹³And he called his ^xten servants, and delivered them ten pounds, and said unto them, Occupy till I come. ¹⁴But ^yhis citizens hated him, and sent a message after him, saying, We will not have this man to reign over us. ¹⁵And it came to pass, that when he was returned, having received the kingdom, then he commanded these servants to be called unto him, to whom he had given the money, that he might know how much every man had gained by trading. ¹⁶Then came the first, saying, Lord, thy pound hath gained ten pounds. ¹⁷And he said unto him, Well, thou good servant: because thou hast been ^zfaithful in ^aa very little, have thou authority over ten cities. ¹⁸And the second came, saying, Lord, thy pound hath gained five pounds. ¹⁹And he said likewise to him, Be thou also over five cities. ²⁰And another came, saying, Lord, behold, here is thy pound, which I have kept laid up in a ^bnapkin: ^21cfor I feared thee, because thou art an ^daustere man: thou takest up that thou layedst not down, and reapest that thou didst not sow. ²²And he saith unto him, ^eOut of thine own mouth will I judge thee, thou wicked servant. ^fThou knewest that I was an ^daustere man, taking up that I laid not down, and reaping that I did not sow: ²³wherefore then gavest not thou my money into ^gthe bank, that at my coming I might have ^hrequired ⁱmine own with usury? ²⁴And he said unto them that stood by, Take from him the pound, and give it to him that hath ten pounds. ²⁵(And they said unto him, Lord, he hath ten pounds.) ²⁶For I say unto you, ^kThat unto every one which hath shall be given; and from him that hath not, even that he hath shall be taken away from him. ²⁷But those mine enemies, ^lwhich would not that I should reign over them, bring hither, and ^mslay them before me.

²⁸And when he had thus spoken, ⁿhe went before, ^oascending up to Jerusalem. ²⁹And it came to pass, ^pwhen he was come nigh to Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount called the mount of Olives, he sent two of his disciples, ³⁰saying, Go ye into the village over against you; in the which at your entering ye shall find a colt tied, whereon yet never man sat: loose him, and bring him hither. ³¹And if any man ask you, Why do ye loose him? thus shall ye say unto him, Because the Lord hath need of him. ³²And they that were sent went their way, and found even as he had said unto them. ³³And as they were loosing the colt, ^qthe owners thereof said unto them, Why loose ye the colt? ³⁴And they said, The Lord hath need of him. ³⁵And they brought him to Jesus: ^rand they cast their garments upon the colt, and they set Jesus thereon. ³⁶And as he went, they spread their clothes in the way. ³⁷And when he was come nigh, even now at the descent of the mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice and ^spraise God with a loud voice for all the ^tmighty works that they had seen; ³⁸saying, Blessed be ^uthe King that cometh in the name of the Lord: ^wpeace in heaven, and glory in the highest. ^39xAnd some of the Pharisees from among the multitude said unto him, Master, rebuke thy disciples. ⁴⁰And he answered and said unto them, I tell you that, if these should hold their peace, ^ythe stones would immediately cry out.

⁴¹And when ^zhe was come near, he beheld the city, and ^awept over it, ⁴²saying, ^bIf thou hadst known, even thou, at least in this thy day, the things which belong unto thy peace! but now they are hid from thine eyes. ⁴³For the days shall come upon thee, that thine enemies shall ^ccast a trench about thee, and ^dcompass thee round, and keep thee in on every side, ⁴⁴and ^eshall lay thee even with the ground, and ^fthy children within thee: and ^gthey shall not leave in thee one stone upon another; because thou knewest not ^hthe time of thy ⁱvisitation.

^45jAnd he went into the temple, and began to cast out them that sold therein, and them that bought; ⁴⁶saying unto them, It is written, ^k…