Verse
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
WEB
World English Bible
Then
Jesus
told
them
a parable about
their
need
to pray at
all
times
and not lose
heart:
He
also
spoke
a parable to them
that
they
must
always
pray ,
and not give
up,
“In
a
certain
town
there was a judge who neither
feared
God nor
respected
men
.
saying,
"
There was a judge in
a
certain
city
who didn't
fear
God ,
and
didn't
respect
man
.
And
there
was
a widow in that town
who
kept
appealing
to him, ‘Give
me justice
against
my adversary .’
A widow was
in that city,
and
she
often
came
to him, saying,
'Defend
me from
my adversary !'
For a while he
refused
, but later
he said to himself, ‘
Though I neither fear God nor respect men
,
He
wouldn't
for a while, but afterward
he said to himself, '
Though I neither fear God ,
nor respect man
,
yet because this widow keeps
pestering
me, I will give
her justice.
Then
she will stop
wearing
me out with
her perpetual
requests
. ’”
yet because this widow bothers
me, I will defend
her ,
or
else
she will wear
me out by
her continual
coming
. '"
And
the Lord said, “
Listen to the
words
of
the unjust
judge.
The Lord said, "
Listen to what
the unrighteous
judge says
.
Will
not
God bring
about
justice
for
His elect
who cry
out to Him day and night ?
Will
He continue
to
defer
their
help
?
Won't
God avenge
his chosen
ones,
who are
crying
out to him day and night ,
and
yet
he exercises
patience
with
them
?
I tell you ,
He will promptly
carry
out
justice
on
their
behalf
. Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will He find faith on earth? ”
I tell you that
he will avenge
them
quickly
. Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on the
earth? "
To some
who trusted
in
their own righteousness and viewed
others with
contempt,
He
also
told
this
parable:
He
spoke
also
this
parable
to certain
people
who were
convinced
of
their own righteousness ,
and who
despised
all
others .
“
Two men went up to
the temple to pray .
One was a Pharisee and the other a tax collector.
"
Two men went up into
the temple to pray ;
one was a Pharisee ,
and the other was
a tax collector.
The Pharisee stood by
himself
and prayed ,
‘
God, I thank You that I am not like the other
men —swindlers
, evildoers
, adulterers —
or even like this tax collector.
The Pharisee stood and prayed to
himself
like
this:
'
God, I thank you ,
that I am not like the rest
of
men, extortioners
, unrighteous,
adulterers ,
or even like this tax collector.
I fast twice a week and
pay
tithes of all that I acquire
. ’
I fast twice a week .
I
give
tithes of all that I get
. '
But the tax collector stood
at
a
distance
, unwilling
even to
lift up his eyes to heaven .
Instead
, he
beat his breast and
said
, ‘
God, have
mercy
on
me, a sinner! ’
But the tax collector, standing
far
away,
wouldn't
even lift up his eyes to heaven, but
beat his breast, saying,
'
God, be
merciful
to
me, a sinner! '
I tell you, this man ,
rather than the Pharisee,
went
home
justified.
For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the
one
who humbles himself will be exalted. ”
I tell you, this man went
down
to
his
house
justified
rather than the other;
for everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but he
who humbles himself will be exalted. "
Now
people
were even
bringing their babies to Jesus
for
Him to
place
His
hands
on
them. And
when the disciples saw this
, they rebuked those
who
brought
them.
They
were also
bringing their babies to him ,
that
he
might
touch
them. But
when the disciples saw it
, they rebuked them.
But
Jesus called
the
children
to
Him
and
said
, “Let
the little children come to Me, and do
not
hinder them !
For the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.
Jesus summoned
them
, saying,
"Allow
the little children to
come to me, and don't
hinder them ,
for the Kingdom of God belongs to such as these.
Truly
I tell you, anyone
who
does
not
receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never
enter it. ”
Most
assuredly,
I tell you, whoever
doesn't
receive the Kingdom of God like a little child ,
he
will in
no
way
enter into
it. "
Then
a certain ruler asked Him, “
Good Teacher, what must
I do to inherit eternal life? ”
A certain ruler asked him, saying,
"
Good Teacher, what shall
I do to inherit eternal life? "
“
Why do you call Me good? ”
Jesus
replied.
“
No one is good except God alone
.
Jesus
asked
him,
"
Why do you call me good? No one is good ,
except one--
God.
You know the commandments: ‘Do
not
commit adultery, do
not
murder, do
not
steal, do
not
bear
false witness
, honor your father and mother. ’”
You know the commandments: 'Don't
commit adultery, '
'Don't
murder, '
'Don't
steal, '
'Don't
give
false testimony
, '
'
Honor your father and your
mother. '"
“All
these
I have kept
from my youth ,”
he
said
.
He
said,
"
I have observed
all
these
things
from my youth up
. "
On
hearing
this,
Jesus told
him, “
You still lack one thing :
Sell everything
you own
and give
to the poor ,
and
you will have treasure in heaven. Then
come, follow Me. ”
When
Jesus heard
these
things,
he
said
to
him, "
You still lack one thing .
Sell all
that
you have,
and distribute
it
to the poor .
You will have treasure in heaven. Come, follow me. "
But when the
ruler
heard this
, he became very sad, because
he was extremely
wealthy
.
But when he
heard these
things
, he became very sad, for
he was very
rich
.
Seeing the
man’s
sadness
, Jesus
said, “
How hard it is for the
rich
to enter the kingdom of God!
Jesus,
seeing that
he
became
very
sad
, said, "
How hard it is for those
who
have
riches
to enter into
the Kingdom of God!
Indeed,
it is easier for a camel to pass
through the
eye
of
a needle
than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God. ”
For
it is easier for a camel to enter
in
through a needle's
eye,
than for a rich man to enter into
the Kingdom of God. "
Those who heard this
asked
, “Who
then can be saved? ”
Those who heard it
said
, "
Then who
can be saved? "
But Jesus
said, “What
is
impossible with man
is
possible with God. ”
But he
said, "The
things
which
are
impossible with men
are
possible with God. "
“Look,”
said
Peter, “
we have left all
we
had
to
follow
You. ”
Peter said
, "Look,
we have left everything,
and
followed
you. "
“Truly
I tell you, ”
Jesus
replied,
“
no one who has left home
or wife or brothers or parents or children for the sake
of
the
kingdom of God
He
said
to
them,
"Most
assuredly
I tell you, there
is
no one who has left house,
or wife ,
or brothers ,
or parents ,
or children ,
for the Kingdom of God's
sake,
will fail
to
receive many times more in this age—
and in the age
to come, eternal life. ”
who
will not
receive many times more in this time,
and in the world
to come, eternal life. "
Then
Jesus
took the Twelve aside and said to them, “Look
, we are going up to Jerusalem, and everything
the prophets
have
written about
the Son of Man will be fulfilled
.
He
took the twelve aside ,
and said to them, "Behold
, we are going up to Jerusalem, and all
the things
that
are
written through
the prophets
concerning
the
Son of Man will be completed
.
He will be delivered over
to the Gentiles and
will be mocked and
insulted
and spit upon
.
For
he will be delivered up
to the Gentiles ,
will be mocked ,
treated
shamefully,
and spit on
.
They will flog
Him
and kill Him ,
and
on the third day He will rise again. ”
They will scourge
and kill him .
On the third day ,
he will rise again. "
But
the
disciples
did
not
understand
any
of these things. The
meaning
was hidden from them, and they did
not
comprehend
what
He
was
saying
.
They
understood
none
of these things. This
saying
was hidden from them, and they didn't
understand
the
things
that
were
said
.
As Jesus
drew
near to
Jericho, a blind man was
sitting
beside
the road, begging.
It
happened,
as he
came
near Jericho, a certain
blind man sat
by
the road, begging.
When
he
heard
the
crowd
going by, he asked what was
happening
.
Hearing
a
multitude
going by, he asked what this
meant
.
“
Jesus of Nazareth is
passing by ,”
they
told
him
.
They
told
him
that
Jesus of Nazareth was
passing by.
So
he called
out, “
Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me! ”
He cried
out, "
Jesus, you
son of David, have mercy on me! "
Those who led the way admonished
him to
be
silent
, but he cried out all the louder
, “
Son of David, have mercy on me! ”
Those who led the way rebuked
him, that
he
should
be
quiet;
but he cried out all the more
, "You
son of David, have mercy on me! "
Jesus stopped
and
directed
that
the
man
be brought to Him. When he had been
brought
near, Jesus
asked him,
Standing
still,
Jesus commanded
him
to
be brought to him. When he had come
near, he
asked him,
“
What do you want Me to do for
you
? ”
“Lord,”
he said, “let
me
see again. ”
"
What do you want me to do? "
He said, "Lord,
that
I
may
see again. "
“
Receive your sight !”
Jesus
replied
. “
Your faith has healed you. ”
Jesus
said
to
him,
"
Receive your sight. Your faith has healed you. "
Immediately he received his sight and followed Jesus
, glorifying God. And
all the people who
saw this
gave
praise
to
God.
Immediately he received his sight ,
and followed him
, glorifying God. All the people ,
when
they
saw it,
praised
God.
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