Luke 18
Prayer and the parable of the Persistent Widow
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Now he was saying to them [a] parable to it being necessary they always be
praying and not be giving up,
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saying: A certain judge not fearing God
and not respecting men was in a certain city.
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Now [a] widow was in that
city, and she was coming to him saying: Vindicate me from my opponents.
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And he did not want to for [a] time, but after these [things] he said in
himself: If even God I do not fear nor have regard for men,
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because
this widow causes me trouble will I vindicate her, in order that she not
finally wear me out.
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So the Lord said: Hear what the judge of
injustice says.
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But would God not do the vindication of
his chosen who are crying out to him day and night, and be forbearing upon
them?
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I say to you that he will do their vindication quickly.
However, will the coming son of man find faith upon the land?
The Parable of the Pharisee and Tax Collector
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But he also said this parable to some having believed upon themselves
that they are just and despising the rest:
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Two men went up to the
temple to pray, the one [a] Pharisee and the other [a] tax gatherer.
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The
Pharisee having stood prayed these [things] towards himself: O God, I thank you that
I am not as the rest of men, rapacious, unjust, adulterous, or even as this
tax gatherer. I fast twice during the Sabbath, and I tithe all that I
acquire.
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But the tax gatherer having stood afar off did not want to raise his eyes to heaven, but he was beating his chest saying:
O Lord, be merciful to me the sinner.
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I say to you this one went
down to his house justified rather than the other; for everyone exalting
himself will be humbled, but the [one] humbling himself will be exalted.
Jesus and Little Children
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Now they were bringing to him even infants1 in order that he touch them, but when the disciples saw they were rebuking them.
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But Jesus
called to them saying: Allow the children to come to me and be not hindering
them, for of such is the kingdom of God.
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Truly I say to you, whoever
does not receive the kingdom of God as [a] child does not enter
it.
The Wealthy Ruler
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And one of the rulers asked him saying: Good teacher, what having
done will I inherit eternal zoe-life2
?
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But Jesus said to him: Why do you
call me good? No one is good except one—God.
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You know the
commandments: Do not commit adultery, do not murder, do not steal, do not
falsely witness, be honoring your father and mother.
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But he said, All these [things] I have kept since youth.
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But Jesus
answering said to him: Yet one [thing] you lack. Sell all as much as you have and
distribute [it] to the poor, and you will have treasure in the heavens, and Come!
Be following me.
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But when he heard these [things] he was become deeply
pained, for he was greatly rich.
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But seeing him Jesus said: How
difficultly those having possessions enter into the kingdom of God.
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For it is easier for [a] camel to enter through [a] needle hole3 than [for] the rich to enter into the kingdom of God.
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But those who heard said: And who is able to be delivered?
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But he said:
the [things] impossible4 with men are possible5 with God.
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But Peter said: Behold having left our own
[things]6
we have followed you.
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So he said to them: Truly I say to you that there is no one who left houses or wives or brothers7
or parents or children because of the kingdom of God
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who would not receive much more in this
opportune-time8
and in the eternity in the coming eternal zoe-life2.
Another Prediction of Jesus's Passion
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But taking along the twelve he said to them: Behold we go up to
Jerusalem, and everything written through the prophets with respect to the
son of man will be completed.
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For he will be delivered up to the
nations and will be mocked and will be scoffed at and will be spit upon,
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and having flogged [him] they will kill him, and on the third day he will
be raised.
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And they understood nothing of this, and this word was
hidden from them, and they did not know what was said.
Healing a Blind Man
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Now it came to pass when he was drawing near to Jericho a certain
blind man sat beside the road begging.
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But having heard while the
crowd was walking through he inquired what this might be.
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So they
reported to him that Jesus the Nazarene comes by.
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And he cried out saying: Jesus son of David, have mercy on me.
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And those
preceding9 him were rebuking him that he be silent,
but he cried out rather more.
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But having stood [still] Jesus called him to
be brought to him. So when he came near he asked him,
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What do you
want I do for you? So he said: O Lord, that I gain sight.
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And Jesus
said to him: Gain sight, your faith has saved you.
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And immediately
he gained sight, and he was following him glorifying God. And when all the
people saw they gave praise to God.
1babies or toddlers
2from ZOE "ZOH-ay" (ζωη)—Life 'collectively', interdependent, interconnected. Although it means 'life' in the conventional sense (for example:
Matt.9:18,
Matt.27:63,
Luke.2:36,
Acts.25:24,
Rom.7:2,
2Cor.1:8,
1Thes.4:17,
1Tim.5:10,
Rev.19:20), Jesus uses ZOE exclusively of 'life eternal' (with the possible exceptions of
Luke.15:13,
Luke.16:25). The other N.T. writers use ZOE in both senses—temporal and eternal, generally clear from the context. The Father is the 'zoe-living God' (see
Matt.16:16). The Septuagint (LXX) in Gen.2:7 has "...[God] breathed into his nostrils the breath of zoe-life, and the man became a zoe-living psyche-life" (and see
1Cor.15:45); and Gen.3:20 (LXX) "And Adam called his wife's name ZOE, because she was the mother of all zoe-living." Contrast PSYCHE (ψυχη): an individual manifestation of life/consciousness. See
John.12:25 where both ZOE and PSYCHE occur. Greek also has the word BIOS (βιoς ) for 'life' in the sense of biological processes.
3or
"perforation"
4or "powerless"
5or
"powerful"
6can refer to one's own home (and everything and everyone in it) or to one's property or possessions.
7"brothers" can mean "siblings" (both male and female), but note that "sisters" are explicitly mentioned in the parallel passages in
Matt.19:29 and
Mark.10:29
8KAIROS (καιρoς ) `opportune time', `proper time', `season'
9or "leading"
version 3.85.
On 08 Sep 2009, 19:29.