Luke 18:18–43

The Rich Young Ruler

¹⁸A ⁱruler ^jasked Him, “Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” ^k

¹⁹“Why do you call Me good?” Jesus asked him. “No one is good but One—God. ²⁰You know the commandments:

Do not commit adultery;

do not murder;

do not steal;

do not bear false witness;

honor your father and mother.” ^lm

²¹“I have kept all these from my youth,” he said.

²²When Jesus heard this, He told him, “You still lack one thing: Sell all that you have and distribute it to the poor, ⁿand you will have treasure in heaven. ^oThen come, follow Me.” ^p

²³After he heard this, he became extremely sad, ^qbecause he was very rich.

Possessions and the Kingdom

²⁴Seeing that he became sad, ^rJesus said, “How hard it is for those who have wealth to enter the kingdom of God! ²⁵For it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter the kingdom of God.”

²⁶Those who heard this asked, “Then who can be saved?” ^s

²⁷He replied, “What is impossible with men is possible with God.” ^t

²⁸Then Peter said, “Look, we have left what we had and followed ^uYou.”

²⁹So He said to them, “I assure you: There is no one who has left a house, wife or ^•brothers, parents or children because of the kingdom of God, ³⁰who will not receive many times more at this time, ^vand eternal life in the age to come.”

The Third Prediction of His Death

³¹Then ^wHe took the Twelve aside and told them, “Listen! We are going up to Jerusalem. ^xEverything that is written ^ythrough the prophets about the Son of Man will be accomplished. ^z32For He will be handed over to the Gentiles, ^aand He will be mocked, ^binsulted, spit ^con; ³³and after they flog Him, they will kill Him, and He will rise on the third day.” ^d

³⁴They understood none of these things. ^eThis saying ^fgwas hidden ^hfrom them, and they did not grasp what was said.

A Blind Man Receives His Sight

³⁵As ⁱHe drew near Jericho, a blind man was sitting by the road begging. ³⁶Hearing a crowd passing by, he inquired what this meant. ³⁷“Jesus the Nazarene ^jis passing by,” they told him.

³⁸So he called out, ^k“Jesus, Son of David, ^lhave mercy ^mon me!” ³⁹Then those in front told him to keep quiet, ⁿbut he kept crying out all the more, “Son of David, have mercy on me!”

⁴⁰Jesus stopped and commanded that he be brought to Him. When he drew near, He asked him, ⁴¹“What do you want Me to do for you?”

“Lord,” he said, “I want to see!”

⁴²“Receive your sight!” ^oJesus told him. “Your faith has healed you.” ^pq43Instantly he could see, and he began to follow Him, glorifying God. ^rAll the people, ^swhen they saw it, gave praise to God.