18:1 And
he
told
them
a
parable
to
the
effect
that
they
ought
always
to
pray
and
not
lose
heart.
18:2 He
said,
"In
a
certain
city
there
was
a
judge
who
neither
feared
God
nor
respected
man.
18:3 And
there
was
a
widow
in
that
city
who
kept
coming
to
him
and
saying,
'Give
me
justice
against
my
adversary.'
18:4 For
a
while
he
refused,
but
afterward
he
said
to
himself,
'Though
I
neither
fear
God
nor
respect
man,
18:5 yet
because
this
widow
keeps
bothering
me,
I
will
give
her
justice,
so
that
she
will
not
beat
me
down
by
her
continual
coming.'"
18:6 And
the
Lord
said,
"Hear
what
the
unrighteous
judge
says.
18:7 And
will
not
God
give
justice
to
his
elect,
who
cry
to
him
day
and
night
Will
he
delay
long
over
them
18:8 I
tell
you,
he
will
give
justice
to
them
speedily.
Nevertheless,
when
the
Son
of
Man
comes,
will
he
find
faith
on
earth"
18:9 He
also
told
this
parable
to
some
who
trusted
in
themselves
that
they
were
righteous,
and
treated
others
with
contempt:
18:10 "Two
men
went
up
into
the
temple
to
pray,
one
a
Pharisee
and
the
other
a
tax
collector.
18:11 The
Pharisee,
standing
by
himself,
prayed
thus:
'God,
I
thank
you
that
I
am
not
like
other
men,
extortioners,
unjust,
adulterers,
or
even
like
this
tax
collector.
18:12 I
fast
twice
a
week;
I
give
tithes
of
all
that
I
get.'
18:13 But
the
tax
collector,
standing
far
off,
would
not
even
lift
up
his
eyes
to
heaven,
but
beat
his
breast,
saying,
'God,
be
merciful
to
me,
a
sinner!'
18:14 I
tell
you,
this
man
went
down
to
his
house
justified,
rather
than
the
other.
For
everyone
who
exalts
himself
will
be
humbled,
but
the
one
who
humbles
himself
will
be
exalted."
18:15 Now
they
were
bringing
even
infants
to
him
that
he
might
touch
them.
And
when
the
disciples
saw
it,
they
rebuked
them.
18:16 But
Jesus
called
them
to
him,
saying,
"Let
the
children
come
to
me,
and
do
not
hinder
them,
for
to
such
belongs
the
kingdom
of
God.
18:17 Truly,
I
say
to
you,
whoever
does
not
receive
the
kingdom
of
God
like
a
child
shall
not
enter
it."
18:18 And
a
ruler
asked
him,
"Good
Teacher,
what
must
I
do
to
inherit
eternal
life"
18:19 And
Jesus
said
to
him,
"Why
do
you
call
me
good
No
one
is
good
except
God
alone.
18:20 You
know
the
commandments:
'Do
not
commit
adultery,
Do
not
murder,
Do
not
steal,
Do
not
bear
false
witness,
Honor
your
father
and
mother.'"
18:21 And
he
said,
"All
these
I
have
kept
from
my
youth."
18:22 When
Jesus
heard
this,
he
said
to
him,
"One
thing
you
still
lack.
Sell
all
that
you
have
and
distribute
to
the
poor,
and
you
will
have
treasure
in
heaven;
and
come,
follow
me."
18:23 But
when
he
heard
these
things,
he
became
very
sad,
for
he
was
extremely
rich.
18:24 Jesus,
seeing
that
he
had
become
sad,
said,
"How
difficult
it
is
for
those
who
have
wealth
to
enter
the
kingdom
of
God!
18:25 For
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."
18:26 Those
who
heard
it
said,
"Then
who
can
be
saved"
18:27 But
he
said,
"What
is
impossible
with
men
is
possible
with
God."
18:28 And
Peter
said,
"See,
we
have
left
our
homes
and
followed
you."
18:29 And
he
said
to
them,
"Truly,
I
say
to
you,
there
is
no
one
who
has
left
house
or
wife
or
brothers
or
parents
or
children,
for
the
sake
of
the
kingdom
of
God,
18:30 who
will
not
receive
many
times
more
in
this
time,
and
in
the
age
to
come
eternal
life."
18:31 And
taking
the
twelve,
he
said
to
them,
"See,
we
are
going
up
to
Jerusalem,
and
everything
that
is
written
about
the
Son
of
Man
by
the
prophets
will
be
accomplished.
18:32 For
he
will
be
delivered
over
to
the
Gentiles
and
will
be
mocked
and
shamefully
treated
and
spit
upon.
18:33 And
after
flogging
him,
they
will
kill
him,
and
on
the
third
day
he
will
rise."
18:34 But
they
understood
none
of
these
things.
This
saying
was
hidden
from
them,
and
they
did
not
grasp
what
was
said.
18:35 As
he
drew
near
to
Jericho,
a
blind
man
was
sitting
by
the
roadside
begging.
18:36 And
hearing
a
crowd
going
by,
he
inquired
what
this
meant.
18:37 They
told
him,
"Jesus
of
Nazareth
is
passing
by."
18:38 And
he
cried
out,
"Jesus,
Son
of
David,
have
mercy
on
me!"
18:39 And
those
who
were
in
front
rebuked
him,
telling
him
to
be
silent.
But
he
cried
out
all
the
more,
"Son
of
David,
have
mercy
on
me!"
18:40 And
Jesus
stopped
and
commanded
him
to
be
brought
to
him.
And
when
he
came
near,
he
asked
him,
18:41 "What
do
you
want
me
to
do
for
you"
He
said,
"Lord,
let
me
recover
my
sight."
18:42 And
Jesus
said
to
him,
"Recover
your
sight;
your
faith
has
made
you
well."
18:43 And
immediately
he
recovered
his
sight
and
followed
him,
glorifying
God.
And
all
the
people,
when
they
saw
it,
gave
praise
to
God.