Luke 18 :: Legacy Standard Bible (LSB)

Parables on Prayer

Now^G1161 He was telling^G3004 them a parable^G3850 to show that at all^G3842 times^G3842 they ought^G1163 to pray^G4336 and not to lose^G6023 heart^G6023,

Luk 18:2

Luk 18:2saying, “In a certain city there was a certain judge who did not fear God and did not respect man.

Luk 18:3

Luk 18:3“Now there was a widow in that city, and she kept coming to him, saying, ‘Give me justice from my opponent.’

Luk 18:4

Luk 18:4“And for a while he was unwilling; but afterward he said to himself, ‘Even though I do not fear God nor respect man,

Luk 18:5

Luk 18:5yet because this widow is bothering me, I will give her justice, lest by continually coming she [fn]wears me out.’”

Luk 18:6

Luk 18:6And the Lord said, “Hear what the unjust judge *said.

Luk 18:7

Luk 18:7“Now, will God not bring about justice for His elect who cry to Him day and night, [fn]and will He delay long over them?

Luk 18:8

Luk 18:8“I tell you that He will bring about justice for them quickly. However, when the Son of Man comes, will He find that faith on the earth?”

Luk 18:9

And He also^G2532 told^G3004 this^G3778 parable^G3850 to some^G5100 people^G5100 who trusted^G3982 in themselves^G1438 that they were righteous^G1342, and viewed^G1848 others^G3062 with^G1848 contempt^G1848:

Luk 18:10

Luk 18:10“Two men went up into the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector.

Luk 18:11

Luk 18:11“The Pharisee stood and was praying these things to himself: ‘God, I thank You that I am not like other people: swindlers, unjust, adulterers, or even like this tax collector.

Luk 18:12

Luk 18:12‘I fast twice a week; I pay tithes of all that I get.’

Luk 18:13

Luk 18:13“But the tax collector, standing some distance away, was even unwilling to lift up his eyes to heaven, but was [fn]beating his chest, saying, ‘God, be [fn]merciful to me, the sinner!’

Luk 18:14

Luk 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 he who humbles himself will be exalted.”

(Mat 19:13–15; Mar 10:13–16 )

Luk 18:15

And they were bringing^G4374 even^G2532 their babies^G1025 to Him so^G2443 that He would touch^G681 them, but when the disciples^G3101 saw^G3708 it, they were rebuking^G2008 them.

Luk 18:16

Luk 18:16But Jesus called for them, saying, “Permit the children to come to Me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.

Luk 18:17

Luk 18:17“Truly I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child will never enter it.”

The Rich Young Ruler

(Mat 19:16–22; Mar 10:17–22 )

Luk 18:18

And a ruler^G758 questioned^G1905 Him, saying^G3004, “Good^G18 Teacher^G1320, what^G5101 shall I do^G4160 to inherit^G2816 eternal^G166 life^G2222?”

Luk 18:19

Luk 18:19And Jesus said to him, “Why do you call Me good? No one is good except God alone.

Luk 18:20

Luk 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.’”

Luk 18:21

Luk 18:21And he said, “All these things I have kept from my youth.”

Luk 18:22

Luk 18:22And when Jesus heard this, He said to him, “One thing you still lack: sell all that you possess and distribute it to the poor, and you shall have treasure in heaven. And come, follow Me.”

Luk 18:23

Luk 18:23But when he heard these things, he became very sad, for he was extremely rich.

(Mat 19:23–30; Mar 10:23–31 )

Luk 18:24

Luk 18:24And Jesus looked at him and said, “How hard it is for those who are wealthy to enter the kingdom of God!

Luk 18:25

Luk 18:25“For it is easier for a camel to [fn]go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.”

Luk 18:26

Luk 18:26And those who heard it said, “Then who can be saved?”

Luk 18:27

Luk 18:27But He said, “The things that are impossible with people are possible with God.”

Luk 18:28

And Peter^G4074 said^G3004, “Behold^G2400, we have left^G863 all that is our own^G2398 and followed^G190 You.”

Luk 18:29

Luk 18:29And 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,

Luk 18:30

Luk 18:30who will not receive many times more at this time and in the age to come, eternal life.”

(Mat 20:17–19; Mar 10:32–34 )

Luk 18:31

But^G2532 when He took^G3880 the twelve^G1427 aside^G3880, He said^G3004 to them, “Behold^G2400, we are going^G305 up^G305 to Jerusalem^G2419, and all^G3956 things^G3956 which are written^G1125 through^G1223 the prophets^G4396 about the Son^G5207 of Man^G444 will be [fn]completed^G5055.

Luk 18:32

Luk 18:32“For He will be [fn]delivered over to the Gentiles, and will be mocked and mistreated and spit upon,

Luk 18:33

Luk 18:33and after they have flogged Him, they will kill Him, and the third day He will rise again.”

Luk 18:34

Luk 18:34But the disciples understood none of these things, and this statement was hidden from them, and they did not comprehend the things that were said.

Bartimaeus Regains His Sight

(Mat 20:29–34; Mar 10:46–52 )

Luk 18:35

Now it happened^G1096 that as [fn]Jesus was approaching^G1448 Jericho^G2410, a blind^G5185 man^G5185 was sitting^G2521 by the road^G3598 begging^G1871.