Luke 18:18–43

A Rich Young Man

¹⁸And a certain ruler asked him, saying, “Good Teacher, by^* doing what will I inherit eternal life?” ¹⁹And Jesus said to him, “Why do you call me good? No one is good except God alone. ²⁰You know the commandments: ‘Do not commit adultery, do not murder, do not steal, do not give false testimony, honor your father and mother.’ ”^{e 21}And he said, “All these I have observed from my^f youth.” ²²And when he^* heard this,^* Jesus said to him, “You still lack one thing:^g Sell all that you have, and distribute the proceeds^* to the poor—and you will have treasure in heaven—and come, follow me.” ²³But when he^* heard these things he became very sad, because he was extremely wealthy.

²⁴And Jesus took notice of him^h and^* said, “How difficult it is forⁱ those who possess wealth to enter into 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 into the kingdom of God. ²⁶So those who heard this^* said, “And who can be saved?” ²⁷But he said, “What is impossible with men is possible with God.”

²⁸And Peter said, “Behold, we have left all that is ours^j and^* followed you.” ²⁹And he said to them, “Truly I say to you that there is no one who has left house or wife or brothers or parents or children on account of the kingdom of God, ³⁰who will not receive many times more in this time and in the age to come, eternal life.”

Jesus Predicts His Death and Resurrection a Third Time

³¹And taking aside the twelve, he said to them, “Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and all the things that are written by the prophets with reference to the Son of Man will be accomplished. ³²For he will be handed over to the Gentiles and will be mocked and mistreated and spit on, ³³and after^* flogging him^* they will kill him, and on the third day he will rise.” ³⁴And they understood none of these things, and this saying was concealed from them, and they did not comprehend the things that were said.

A Blind Man Healed at Jericho

³⁵Now it happened that as he drew near to Jericho, a certain blind man was sitting on the side of the road begging. ³⁶And when he^* heard a crowd going by, he inquired what this meant. ³⁷And they told him, “Jesus the Nazarene is passing by.” ³⁸And he called out, saying, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!” ³⁹And those who were in front rebuked him, that he should be silent, but he cried out even more loudly,^k “Son of David, have mercy on me!” ⁴⁰So Jesus stopped and^* ordered him to be brought to him. And when^* he approached, he asked him, ⁴¹“What do you want me to do for you?” And he said, “Lord, that I may regain my sight. ⁴²And Jesus said to him, “Regain your sight! Your faith has saved you.” ⁴³And immediately he regained his sight and began to follow^* him, glorifying God. And all the people, when they^* saw it,^* gave praise to God.