Luke 18:1–23

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.