Luke 18

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.