Luke 18–19

Chapter 18

¹And he spoke also a parable to them to the purport that they should always pray and not faint, ²saying, There was a judge in a city, not fearing God and not respecting man: ³and there was a widow in that city, and she came to him, saying, Avenge me of mine adverse party. ⁴And he would not for a time; but afterwards he said within himself, If even I fear not God and respect not man, ⁵at any rate because this widow annoys me I will avenge her, that she may not by perpetually coming completely harass me. ⁶And the Lord said, Hear what the unjust judge says. ⁷And shall not God at all avenge his elect, who cry to him day and night, and he bears long as to them? ⁸I say unto you that he will avenge them speedily. But when the Son of man comes, shall he indeed find faith on the earth?

⁹And he spoke also to some, who trusted in themselves that they were righteous and made nothing of all the rest of men, this parable: ¹⁰Two men went up into the temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, and the other a tax-gatherer. ¹¹The Pharisee, standing, prayed thus to himself: God, I thank thee that I am not as the rest of men, rapacious, unjust, adulterers, or even as this tax-gatherer. ¹²I fast twice in the week, I tithe everything I gain. ¹³And the tax-gatherer, standing afar off, would not lift up even his eyes to heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, O God, have compassion on me, the sinner. ¹⁴I say unto you, This man went down to his house justified rather than that other. For every one who exalts himself shall be humbled, and he that humbles himself shall be exalted.

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

¹⁸And a certain ruler asked him saying, Good teacher, having done what, shall I inherit eternal life? ¹⁹But Jesus said to him, Why callest thou me good? There is none good but one, God. ²⁰Thou knowest the commandments: Do 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 things have I kept from my youth. ²²And when Jesus had heard this, he said to him, One thing is lacking to thee yet: Sell all that thou hast and distribute to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in the heavens, and come, follow me. ²³But when he heard this he became very sorrowful, for he was very rich. ²⁴But when Jesus saw that he became very sorrowful, he said, How difficultly shall those who have riches enter into the kingdom of God; ²⁵for it is easier for a camel to enter through a needle’s eye than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God. ²⁶And those who heard it said, And who can be saved? ²⁷But he said, The things that are impossible with men are possible with God. ²⁸And Peter said, Behold, we have left all things and have followed thee. ²⁹And he said to them, Verily I say to you, There is no one who has left home, or parents, or brethren, or wife, or children, for the kingdom of God’s sake, ³⁰who shall not receive manifold more at this time, and in the coming age life eternal.

³¹And he took the twelve to him and said to them, Behold, we go up to Jerusalem, and all things that are written of the Son of man by the prophets shall be accomplished; ³²for he shall be delivered up to the nations, and shall be mocked, and insulted, and spit upon. ³³And when they have scourged him they will kill him; and on the third day he will rise again. ³⁴And they understood nothing of these things. And this word was hidden from them, and they did not know what was said.

³⁵And it came to pass when he came into the neighbourhood of Jericho, a certain blind man sat by the wayside begging. ³⁶And when he heard the crowd passing, he inquired what this might be. ³⁷And they told him that Jesus the Nazaraean was passing by. ³⁸And he called out saying, Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me. ³⁹And those who were going before rebuked him that he might be silent; but he cried out so much the more, Son of David, have mercy on me. ⁴⁰And Jesus stood still, and commanded him to be led to him. And when he drew nigh he asked him saying, ⁴¹What wilt thou that I shall do to thee? And he said, Lord, that I may see. ⁴²And Jesus said to him, See: thy faith has healed thee. ⁴³And immediately he saw, and followed him, glorifying God. And all the people when they saw it gave praise to God.

Chapter 19

¹And he entered and passed through Jericho. ²And behold, there was a man by name called Zacchaeus, and he was chief tax-gatherer, and he was rich. ³And he sought to see Jesus who he was: and he could not for the crowd, because he was little in stature. ⁴And running on before, he got up into a sycamore that he might see him, for he was going to pass that way. ⁵And when he came up to the place, Jesus looked up and saw him, and said to him, Zacchaeus, make haste and come down, for to-day I must remain in thy house. ⁶And he made haste and came down, and received him with joy. ⁷And all murmured when they saw it, saying, He has turned in to lodge with a sinful man. ⁸But Zacchaeus stood and said to the Lord, Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor, and if I have taken anything from any man by false accusation, I return him fourfold. ⁹And Jesus said to him, To-day salvation is come to this house, inasmuch as he also is a son of Abraham; ¹⁰for the Son of man has come to seek and to save that which is lost.

¹¹But as they were listening to these things, he added and spake a parable, because he was near to Jerusalem and they thought that the kingdom of God was about to be immediately manifested. ¹²He said therefore, A certain high-born man went to a distant country to receive for himself a kingdom and return. ¹³And having called his own ten bondmen, he gave to them ten minas, and said to them, Trade while I am coming. ¹⁴But his citizens hated him, and sent an embassy after him, saying, We will not that this man should reign over us. ¹⁵And it came to pass on his arrival back again, having received the kingdom, that he desired these bondmen to whom he gave the money to be called to him, in order that he might know what every one had gained by trading. ¹⁶And the first came up, saying, My Lord, thy mina has produced ten minas. ¹⁷And he said to him, Well done, thou good bondman; because thou hast been faithful in that which is least, be thou in authority over ten cities. ¹⁸And the second came, saying, My Lord, thy mina has made five minas. ¹⁹And he said also to this one, And thou, be over five cities. ²⁰And another came, saying, My Lord, lo, there is thy mina, which I have kept laid up in a towel. ²¹For I feared thee because thou art a harsh man: thou takest up what thou hast not laid down, and thou reapest what thou hast not sowed. ²²He says to him, Out of thy mouth will I judge thee, wicked bondman: thou knewest that I am a harsh man, taking up what I have not laid down and reaping what I have not sowed. ²³And why didst thou not give my money to the bank; and I should have received it, at my coming, with interest? ²⁴And he said to those that stood by, Take from him the mina and give it to him who has the ten minas. ²⁵And they said to him, Lord, he has ten minas. ²⁶For I say unto you, that to every one that has shall be given; but from him that has not, that even which he has shall be taken from him. ²⁷Moreover those mine enemies, who would not have me to reign over them, bring them here and slay them before me.

²⁸And having said these things, he went on before, going up to Jerusalem. ²⁹And it came to pass as he drew near to Bethphage and Bethany at the mountain called the mount of Olives, he sent two of his disciples, ³⁰saying, Go into the village over against you, in which ye will find, on entering it, a colt tied up, on which no child of man ever sat at any time: loose it and lead it here. ³¹And if any one ask you, Why do ye loose it? thus shall ye say to him, Because the Lord has need of it. ³²And they that were sent, having gone their way, found as he had said to them. ³³And as they were loosing the colt, its masters said to them, Why loose ye the colt? ³⁴And they said, Because the Lord has need of it. ³⁵And they led it to Jesus; and having cast their own garments on the colt, they put Jesus on it. ³⁶And as he went, they strewed their clothes in the way. ³⁷And as he drew near, already at the descent of the mount of Olives, all the multitude of the disciples began, rejoicing, to praise God with a loud voice for all the works of power which they had seen, ³⁸saying, Blessed the King that comes in the name of the Lord: peace in heaven, and glory in the highest. ³⁹And some of the Pharisees from the crowd said to him, Teacher, rebuke thy disciples. ⁴⁰And he answering said to them, I say unto you, If these shall be silent, the stones will cry out.

⁴¹And as he drew near, seeing the city, he wept over it, ⁴²saying, If thou hadst known, even thou, even at least in this thy day, the things that are for thy peace: but now they are hid from thine eyes; ⁴³for days shall come upon thee, that thine enemies shall make a palisaded mound about thee, and shall close thee around, and keep thee in on every side, ⁴⁴and shall lay thee even with the ground, and thy children in thee; and shall not leave in thee a stone upon a stone: because thou knewest not the season of thy visitation. ⁴⁵And entering into the temple, he began to cast out those that sold and bought in it, ⁴⁶saying to them, It is written, My house is a house of prayer, but ye have made it a den of robbers. ⁴⁷And he was teaching day by day in the temple: and the chief priests and the scribes and the chief of the people sought to destroy him, ^{48 …}