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King James Version
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And
he
spake
a parable unto
them
to
this
end,
that
men
ought
always
to pray ,
and not to
faint;
Then
Jesus
told
them
a parable about
their
need
to pray at
all
times
and not lose
heart:
Saying,
There
was
in a city
a judge ,
which
feared not
God ,
neither
regarded
man:
“
In a certain
town
there
was
a judge who
neither
feared God nor
respected
men.
And there was a widow in that city;
and
she
came
unto
him, saying,
Avenge
me of
mine
adversary.
And there was a widow in that town
who
kept
appealing
to
him, ‘Give
me justice
against
my
adversary. ’
And
he
would
not
for a while :
but afterward
he said within
himself, Though I fear not
God ,
nor regard
man;
For a while he
refused,
but later
he said to
himself, ‘
Though I neither
fear God nor respect
men,
Yet because this widow troubleth
me, I will avenge
her,
lest
by
her continual
coming
she weary
me.
yet because this widow keeps
pestering
me, I will give
her justice.
Then
she will
stop
wearing
me out
with
her
perpetual
requests
. ’”
And the Lord said, Hear
what
the unjust judge saith
.
And the Lord said, “Listen
to
the words
of
the
unjust judge.
And
shall
not God avenge
his own
elect ,
which
cry day and night unto
him,
though
he bear
long
with
them
?
Will
not God bring
about
justice
for
His elect who
cry out
to
Him
day and night ?
Will
He continue
to
defer
their
help
?
I tell you that
he will avenge
them
speedily
. Nevertheless when the Son of man cometh
, shall
he find faith on the
earth?
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? ”
And
he
spake
this
parable
unto
certain
which
trusted in themselves
that
they
were
righteous,
and despised
others:
To
some
who
trusted in their
own
righteousness
and viewed
others with
contempt,
He
also
told
this
parable
:
Two men went up into
the temple to pray ;
the
one a Pharisee ,
and the other a publican
.
“
Two men went up to
the temple to pray .
One was
a Pharisee and the other a tax
collector
.
The Pharisee stood and prayed thus
with
himself
, God, I thank thee,
that I am not as
other men are,
extortioners
, unjust
, adulterers ,
or even as
this publican
.
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
.
I fast twice in
the
week ,
I
give
tithes of all that I possess
.
I fast twice a
week and
pay
tithes of all that I acquire
. ’
And
the publican,
standing
afar
off
, would
not
lift up so
much
as
his eyes unto
heaven, but
smote
upon
his breast ,
saying
, God be
merciful
to
me a sinner .
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 !’
I tell you, this man went
down
to
his
house
justified
rather than the other:
for every
one
that
exalteth
himself shall
be abased;
and
he
that
humbleth
himself shall
be exalted.
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. ”
And
they
brought
unto
him also
infants,
that
he
would
touch
them :
but
when his
disciples saw it
, they rebuked them.
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.
But Jesus called them
unto
him ,
and said, Suffer
little children to
come unto
me, and forbid
them
not :
for of
such
is
the kingdom of God.
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
.
Verily
I say
unto
you, Whosoever
shall
not receive the kingdom of God as
a little child shall
in
no
wise
enter therein
.
Truly
I tell
you, anyone
who
does
not receive the kingdom of God like
a little child will
never
enter it
. ”
And
a certain ruler asked him, saying,
Good Master
, what shall
I do to inherit eternal life?
Then
a certain ruler asked Him, “
Good Teacher
, what must
I do to inherit eternal life? ”
And
Jesus
said
unto
him,
Why callest
thou
me good? none
is
good,
save
one ,
that
is ,
God.
“
Why do
you
call
Me good? ”
Jesus
replied.
“No
one is good
except
God alone
.
Thou
knowest
the commandments ,
Do not commit adultery, Do not kill
, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Honour
thy
father and thy
mother.
You
know
the commandments :
‘
Do not commit adultery, do not murder
, do not steal, do not bear false witness, honor
your
father and mother. ’”
And
he
said,
All these have
I kept from my youth up
.
“
All these I have
kept from my youth ,”
he
said
.
Now
when
Jesus
heard
these
things
, he
said
unto
him, Yet
lackest
thou
one thing: sell all
that
thou
hast,
and distribute
unto
the poor, and thou
shalt
have treasure in heaven :
and
come, follow me.
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. ”
And
when he
heard this, he was
very sorrowful:
for
he was very
rich
.
But
when the
ruler
heard this, he became
very sad,
because
he was extremely
wealthy
.
And
when
Jesus
saw
that
he
was
very
sorrowful
, he
said, How hardly
shall
they
that
have
riches
enter into
the kingdom of God!
Seeing
the
man’s
sadness
, Jesus
said, “
How hard
it
is
for
the
rich
to
enter the kingdom of God!
For
it is easier for a camel to go
through a
needle's
eye ,
than for a rich man 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. ”
And
they
that
heard it
said
, Who then can be saved?
Those
who
heard this
asked
, “
Who then can be saved? ”
And
he
said, The
things
which
are
impossible with men
are
possible with God.
But
Jesus
said, “What
is
impossible with man
is
possible with God. ”
Then
Peter
said
, Lo
, we have left all ,
and
followed
thee
.
“Look
, ”
said
Peter
, “
we have left all we
had
to
follow
You
. ”
And
he
said
unto
them,
Verily
I say
unto
you, There
is
no man
that
hath
left house,
or parents,
or brethren,
or wife,
or children ,
for the kingdom of God's
sake,
“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
Who
shall
not
receive manifold
more in this present
time,
and in the world
to come life everlasting
.
will
fail
to
receive many
times
more in this age—
and in the age
to come ,
eternal
life. ”
Then he
took unto
him
the twelve ,
and said unto
them, Behold
, we go
up to Jerusalem, and all
things
that
are
written
by
the prophets concerning
the Son of man shall
be accomplished
.
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
.
For
he shall
be delivered unto
the Gentiles ,
and shall
be mocked ,
and spitefully
entreated,
and spitted
on:
He will
be delivered over
to
the Gentiles and will
be mocked and insulted
and spit
upon.
And
they shall
scourge
him ,
and put
him to
death:
and the third day he shall
rise again.
They will
flog
Him and kill
Him ,
and on
the third day He will
rise again. ”
And
they
understood
none
of these things :
and
this
saying
was hid
from them, neither
knew
they the
things
which
were
spoken
.
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
.
And
it
came
to
pass,
that
as he
was
come
nigh
unto
Jericho, a certain
blind man sat
by
the way
side
begging :
As Jesus
drew
near
to
Jericho, a blind man was
sitting
beside
the road,
begging .
And
hearing
the multitude
pass
by, he asked what it
meant
.
When
he
heard
the crowd
going
by, he asked what was
happening
.
And
they
told
him,
that
Jesus of Nazareth passeth
by.
“
Jesus of Nazareth is
passing
by ,”
they
told
him
.
And
he cried,
saying
, Jesus, thou
son of David, have mercy on me .
So
he called
out
, “
Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me !”
And
they
which
went
before
rebuked
him, that
he
should
hold
his
peace:
but he cried so
much
the more
, Thou
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 !”
And
Jesus stood,
and commanded
him
to
be brought unto
him :
and
when he was
come
near, he
asked him,
Jesus stopped
and directed
that
the
man
be brought to
Him .
When he had
been
brought
near, Jesus
asked him,
Saying,
What wilt
thou
that
I
shall
do unto
thee
? And
he said, Lord,
that
I
may
receive
my
sight
.
“
What do you
want
Me
to
do
for
you
? ”
“Lord,”
he said, “let
me
see
again
. ”
And
Jesus
said
unto
him,
Receive thy
sight :
thy
faith hath
saved
thee
.
“
Receive your
sight !”
Jesus
replied.
“Your
faith has
healed
you
. ”
And
immediately he received his sight ,
and followed him
, glorifying God :
and all the people ,
when
they
saw it,
gave praise unto
God.
Immediately he received his sight and followed Jesus
, glorifying God .
And all the people who
saw this
gave praise to
God.
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