Luke 18–19

Parable of the Woman and the Judge

18Then He spoke a parable to them, that men ^aalways ought to pray and not lose heart, ²saying: “There was in a certain city a judge who did not fear God nor ¹regard man. ³Now there was a widow in that city; and she came to him, saying, ²‘Get justice for me from my adversary.’ ⁴And he would not for a while; but afterward he said within himself, ‘Though I do not fear God nor regard man, ^5byet because this widow troubles me I will ³avenge her, lest by her continual coming she weary me.’ ”

⁶Then the Lord said, “Hear what the unjust judge said. ⁷And ^cshall God not avenge His own elect who cry out day and night to Him, though He bears long with them? ⁸I tell you ^dthat He will avenge them speedily. Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will He really find faith on the earth?”

Parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector

⁹Also He spoke this parable to some ^ewho trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others: ¹⁰“Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. ¹¹The Pharisee ^fstood and prayed thus with himself, ^g‘God, I thank You that I am not like other men—extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this tax collector. ¹²I fast twice a week; I give tithes of all that I possess.’ ¹³And the tax collector, standing afar off, would not so much as raise his eyes to heaven, but beat his breast, saying, ‘God, be merciful to me a sinner!’ ¹⁴I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other; ^hfor everyone who exalts himself will be ⁴humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.”

Christ Blesses the Children

Matt. 19:13–15; Mark 10:13–16

¹⁵ⁱThen they also brought infants to Him that He might touch them; but when the disciples saw it, they rebuked them. ¹⁶But Jesus called them to Him and said, “Let the little children come to Me, and do not forbid them; for ^jof such is the kingdom of God. ^17kAssuredly, I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God as a little child will by no means enter it.”

Rich Young Ruler

Matt. 19:16–26; Mark 10:17–27

^18lNow a certain ruler asked Him, saying, “Good Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?”

¹⁹So Jesus said to him, “Why do you call Me good? No one is good but ^mOne, that is, God. ²⁰You know the commandments: ⁿ‘Do not commit adultery,’ ‘Do not murder,’ ‘Do not steal,’ ‘Do not bear false witness,’ ^o‘Honor your father and your mother.’ ”

²¹And he said, “All ^pthese things I have kept from my youth.”

²²So when Jesus heard these things, He said to him, “You still lack one thing. ^qSell all that you have and distribute to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow Me.”

²³But when he heard this, he became very sorrowful, for he was very rich.

²⁴And when Jesus saw that he became very sorrowful, He said, ^r“How hard it is for those who have riches 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 man to enter the kingdom of God.”

²⁶And those who heard it said, “Who then can be saved?”

²⁷But He said, ^s“The things which are impossible with men are possible with God.”

Christ Will Reward Sacrifice

Matt. 19:27–29; Mark 10:28–30

^28tThen Peter said, “See, we have left ⁵all and followed You.”

²⁹So He said to them, “Assuredly, I say to you, ^uthere is no one who has left house or parents or brothers or wife or children, for the sake of the kingdom of God, ^30vwho shall not receive many times more in this present time, and in the age to come eternal life.”

Christ Foretells His Death and Resurrection

Matt. 20:17–19; Mark 10:32–34

^31wThen He took the twelve aside and said to them, “Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and all things ^xthat are written by the prophets concerning the Son of Man will be ⁶accomplished. ³²For ^yHe will be delivered to the Gentiles and will be mocked and insulted and spit upon. ³³They will scourge Him and kill Him. And the third day He will rise again.”

^34zBut they understood none of these things; this saying was hidden from them, and they did not know the things which were spoken.

Christ Heals Bartimaeus

Matt. 20:29–34; Mark 10:46–52

^35aThen it happened, as He was coming near Jericho, that a certain blind man sat by the road begging. ³⁶And hearing a multitude passing by, he asked what it meant. ³⁷So they told him that Jesus of Nazareth was passing by. ³⁸And he cried out, saying, “Jesus, ^bSon of David, have mercy on me!”

³⁹Then those who went before warned him that he should be quiet; but he cried out all the more, “Son of David, have mercy on me!”

⁴⁰So Jesus stood still and commanded him to be brought to Him. And when he had come near, He asked him, ⁴¹saying, “What do you want Me to do for you?”

He said, “Lord, that I may receive my sight.”

⁴²Then Jesus said to him, “Receive your sight; ^cyour faith has made you well.” ⁴³And immediately he received his sight, and followed Him, ^dglorifying God. And all the people, when they saw it, gave praise to God.

Christ Abides with Zacchaeus

19Then Jesus entered and passed through ^aJericho. ²Now behold, there was a man named Zacchaeus who was a chief tax collector, and he was rich. ³And he sought to ^bsee who Jesus was, but could not because of the crowd, for he was of short stature. ⁴So he ran ahead and climbed up into a sycamore tree to see Him, for He was going to pass that way. ⁵And when Jesus came to the place, He looked up ¹and saw him, and said to him, “Zacchaeus, ²make haste and come down, for today I must stay at your house.” ⁶So he ³made haste and came down, and received Him joyfully. ⁷But when they saw it, they all ⁴complained, saying, ^c“He has gone to be a guest with a man who is a sinner.”

⁸Then Zacchaeus stood and said to the Lord, “Look, Lord, I give half of my goods to the ^dpoor; and if I have taken anything from anyone by ^efalse accusation, ^fI restore fourfold.”

⁹And Jesus said to him, “Today salvation has come to this house, because ^ghe also is ^ha son of Abraham; ¹⁰ⁱfor the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost.”

Christ Gives the Parable of the Ten Minas

¹¹Now as they heard these things, He spoke another parable, because He was near Jerusalem and because ^jthey thought the kingdom of God would appear immediately. ^12kTherefore He said: “A certain nobleman went into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom and to return. ¹³So he called ten of his servants, delivered to them ten ⁵minas, and said to them, ‘Do business till I come.’ ^14lBut his citizens hated him, and sent a delegation after him, saying, ‘We will not have this man to reign over us.’

¹⁵“And so it was that when he returned, having received the kingdom, he then commanded these servants, to whom he had given the money, to be called to him, that he might know how much every man had gained by trading. ¹⁶Then came the first, saying, ‘Master, your mina has earned ten minas.’ ¹⁷And he said to him, ^m‘Well done, good servant; because you were ⁿfaithful in a very little, have authority over ten cities.’ ¹⁸And the second came, saying, ‘Master, your mina has earned five minas.’ ¹⁹Likewise he said to him, ‘You also be over five cities.’

²⁰“Then another came, saying, ‘Master, here is your mina, which I have kept put away in a handkerchief. ^21oFor I feared you, because you are ⁶an austere man. You collect what you did not deposit, and reap what you did not sow.’ ²²And he said to him, ^p‘Out of your own mouth I will judge you, you wicked servant. ^qYou knew that I was an austere man, collecting what I did not deposit and reaping what I did not sow. ²³Why then did you not put my money in the bank, that at my coming I might have collected it with interest?’

²⁴“And he said to those who stood by, ‘Take the mina from him, and give it to him who has ten minas.’ ²⁵(But they said to him, ‘Master, he has ten minas.’) ²⁶‘For I say to you, ^rthat to everyone who has will be given; and from him who does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him. ²⁷But bring here those enemies of mine, who did not want me to reign over them, and slay them before me.’ ”

The Triumphal Entry

Matt. 21:1–9; Mark 11:1–10; John 12:12–19

²⁸When He had said this, ^sHe went on ahead, going up to Jerusalem. ^29tAnd it came to pass, when He drew near to ⁷Bethphage and ^uBethany, at the mountain called ^vOlivet, that He sent two of His disciples, ³⁰saying, “Go into the village opposite you, where as you enter you will find a colt tied, on which no one has ever sat. Loose it and bring it here. ³¹And if anyone asks you, ‘Why are you loosing it?’ thus you shall say to him, ‘Because the Lord has need of it.’ ”

³²So those who were sent went their way and found it just ^was He had said to them. ³³But as they were loosing the colt, the owners of it said to them, “Why are you loosing the colt?”

³⁴And they said, “The Lord has need of him.” ³⁵Then they brought him to Jesus. ^xAnd they threw their own clothes on the colt, and they set Jesus on him. ³⁶And as He went, many spread their clothes on the road.

³⁷Then, as He was now drawing near the descent of the Mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to ^yrejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works they had seen, ³⁸saying:

^z“ ‘Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord!’

^aPeace in heaven and glory in the highest!”

³⁹And some of the Pharisees called to Him from the crowd, “Teacher, rebuke Your disciples.”

⁴⁰But He answered and said to them, “I tell you that if these should keep silent, ^bthe stones would immediately cry out.”

⁴¹Now as He drew near, He saw the city and ^cwept over it, ⁴²saying, “If you had known, even you, especially in this ^dyour day, the things that ^emake for your ^fpeace! But now they are hidden from your eyes. ⁴³For days will come upon you when your enemies will ^gbuild an embankment around you, surround you and close you in on every side, ^44hand level you, and your children within you, to the ground; and ⁱthey will not leave in you one stone…