NASB — Luke 18 — KJV

Parables on Prayer

1 Now° He was telling° them a parable° to show that at all° times° they aought° to pray° and not to blose° heart°, 2 saying°, “In a certain° city° there° was a judge° who did not fear° God° and did not arespect° man°. 3 There was a widow° in that city°, and she kept coming° to him, saying°, ‘IGive° me legal° protection° from my opponent°.’ 4 For a while° he was unwilling°°; but afterward°° he said° to himself°, ‘Even° though° I do not fear° God° nor° arespect° man°, 5 yet° abecause° this° widow° bothers°° me, I will Igive° her legal° protection°, otherwise°° by continually°° coming° she will IIbwear° me out.’” 6 And athe Lord° said°, “Hear° what° the unrighteous° judge° *said°; 7 now°, will not God° abring° about° justice° for His belect° who cry° to Him day° and night°, Iand will He cdelay° long° over° them? 8 I tell° you that He will bring° about° justice° for them quickly°. However°, when the Son° of Man° comes°, awill He find° Ifaith° on the earth°?”

[1] aLk 11:5-10 b2Co 4:1
[2] aLk 18:4; 20:13; He 12:9
[3] ILit Do me justice
[4] aLk 18:2; 20:13; He 12:9
[5] ILit do her justice IILit hit me under the eye aLk 11:8 b1Co 9:27
[6] aLk 7:13
[7] IOr and yet He is very patient toward them aRv 6:10 bMt 24:22; Ro 8:33; Col 3:12; 2Ti 2:10; Tit 1:1 c2P 3:9
[8] ILit the faith aLk 17:26ff

The Pharisee and the Publican

9 ¶ And He also° told° this° parable° to some° people° who atrusted° in themselves° that they were righteous°, and bviewed° others° with contempt°: 10 “Two° men° awent° up into the temple° to pray°, one° a Pharisee° and the other° a tax° collector°. 11 The Pharisee° astood° and was praying° this° to himself°: ‘God°, I thank° You that I am° not like° other° people°: swindlers°, unjust°, adulterers°, or° even° like° this° tax° collector°. 12 I afast° twice° a week°; I bpay° tithes° of all° that I get°.’ 13 But the tax° collector°, astanding° some° distance° away°, bwas even° unwilling°° to lift° up his eyes° to heaven°, but cwas beating° his breast°, saying°, ‘God°, be Imerciful° to me, the sinner°!’ 14 I tell° you, this° man° went° to his house° justified° rather° than° the other°; afor everyone° who exalts° himself° will be humbled°, but he who humbles° himself° will be exalted°.”

[9] aLk 16:15 bRo 14:3, 10
[10] a1K 10:5; 2K 20:5, 8; Ac 3:1
[11] aMt 6:5; Mk 11:25; Lk 22:41
[12] aMt 9:14 bLk 11:42
[13] IOr propitious aMt 6:5; Mk 11:25; Lk 22:41 bEzr 9:6 cLk 23:48
[14] aMt 23:12; Lk 14:11

15aAnd they were bringing° even° their babies° to Him so° that He would touch° them, but when the disciples° saw° it, they [began] rebuking° them. 16 But 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°. 17 Truly° I say° to you, awhoever°° does not receive° the kingdom° of God° like° a child° will not enter° it [at all].”

[15] aLk 18:15-17: Mt 19:13-15; Mk 10:13-16
[17] aMt 18:3; 19:14; Mk 10:15; 1Co 14:20; 1P 2:2

The Rich Young Ruler

18aA ruler° questioned° Him, saying°, “Good° Teacher°, what° shall I do° to inherit° eternal° life°?” 19 And Jesus° said° to him, “Why° do you call° Me good°? No° one° is good° except° God° alone°. 20 You know° the commandments°, ‘aDO NOT COMMIT° ADULTERY°, DO NOT MURDER°, DO NOT STEAL°, DO NOT BEAR° FALSE° WITNESS°, HONOR° YOUR FATHER° AND MOTHER°.’” 21 And he said°, “All° these° things° I have kept° from [my] youth°.” 22 When Jesus° heard° [this], He said° to him, “One° thing° you still° lack°; asell° all° that you possess° and distribute° it to the poor°, and you shall have° btreasure° in heaven°; and come°, follow° Me.” 23 But when he had heard° these° things°, he became° very° sad°, for he was extremely° rich°. 24 And Jesus° looked° at him and said°, aHow° hard° it is for those° who are wealthy° to enter° the kingdom° of God°! 25 For ait is easier° for a camel° to Igo° through° the eye° of a needle° than° for a rich° man° to enter° the kingdom° of God°.” 26 They who heard° it said°, “Then° who° can° be saved°?” 27 But He said°, aThe things° that are impossible° with people° are possible° with God°.”

[18] aLk 18:18-30: Mt 19:16-29; Mk 10:17-30; Lk 10:25-28
[20] aEx 20:12-16; Dt 5:16-20
[22] aMt 19:21; Lk 12:33 bMt 6:20
[24] aMt 19:23; Mk 10:23f
[25] ILit enter aMt 19:24; Mk 10:25
[27] aMt 19:26

28 ¶ Peter° said°, “Behold°, awe have left° Iour own° [homes] and followed° You.” 29 And He said° to them, “Truly° I say° to you, athere is no° one° who° has left° house° or° wife° or° brothers° or° parents° or° children°, for the sake° of the kingdom° of God°, 30 who° will not receive° many° times° as much° at this° time° and in athe age° to come°, eternal° life°.”

[28] ILit our own things aLk 5:11
[29] aMt 6:33; 19:29; Mk 10:29f
[30] aMt 12:32

31aThen° He took° the twelve° aside° and said° to them, “Behold°, bwe are going° up to Jerusalem°, and call° things° which are written° through° the prophets° about the Son° of Man° will be accomplished°. 32 aFor He will be Ihanded° over to the Gentiles°, and will be mocked° and mistreated° and spit° upon, 33 and after they have scourged° Him, they will kill° Him; and the third° day° He will rise° again°.” 34 But athe disciples understood° none° of these° things°, and [the meaning of] this° statement° was hidden° from them, and they did not comprehend° the things that were said°.

[31] aLk 18:31-33: Mt 20:17-19; Mk 10:32-34 bLk 9:51 cPs 22; Is 53
[32] IOr betrayed aMt 16:21
[34] aMk 9:32; Lk 9:45

Bartimaeus Receives Sight

35aAs IbJesus was approaching° Jericho°, a blind° man° was sitting° by the road° begging°. 36 Now° hearing° a crowd° going° by, he [began] to inquire° what° this° was. 37 They told° him that Jesus° of Nazareth° was passing° by. 38 And he called° out, saying°, “Jesus°, aSon° of David°, have° mercy° on me!” 39 Those° who led° the way° were sternly° telling° him to be quiet°; but he kept crying° out all° the more°, “aSon° of David°, have° mercy° on me!” 40 And Jesus° stopped° and commanded° that he be brought° to Him; and when he came° near°, He questioned° him, 41 “What° do you want° Me to do° for you?” And he said°, “Lord°, [I want] to regain° my sight°!” 42 And Jesus° said° to him, IReceive° your sight°; ayour faith° has IImade° you well°.” 43 Immediately° he regained° his sight° and [began] following° Him, aglorifying° God°; and when ball° the people° saw° it, they gave° praise° to God°.

[35] ILit He aLk 18:35-43: Mt 20:29-34; Mk 10:46-52 bMt 20:29; Mk 10:46; Lk 19:1
[38] aMt 9:27; Lk 18:39
[39] aLk 18:38
[42] ILit Regain your sight IILit saved you aMt 9:22
[43] aMt 9:8 bLk 9:43; 13:17; 19:37


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1 ¶ Andº he spakeºª¹ a² parableº unto themº¹ [to this end], that men oughtºª alwaysº to pray,ºª andº notº to faint;ºª 2 Saying,ºª There wasºª inº aº cityº aº judge,º which fearedºª notº God,º neitherºº regardedºª man:º

[1] Gn 32:9, 24; Jb 27:8; Ps 27:13; 55:16; 65:2; 86:3; 102:17; 142:5; Jr 29:12; Jna 2:7; Lk 11:5; 21:36; Ro 12:12; Ga 6:9; Ep 6:18; Php 4:6; Col 4:2, 12; 1Th 5:17; He 12:3.
[2] Ex 18:21; 2Ch 19:3; Jb 29:7; Ps 8:1; Pv 29:7; Is 33:8; Jr 22:16; Ezk 22:6; Mi 3:1; Lk 18:4; Ro 3:14.

Of the importunate widow.

3 Andº there wasºª a widowº inº thatº city;º andº she cameºª untoº him,º saying,ºª Avengeºª meº ofº mineº adversary.º 4 Andº he wouldºª notº for¹ a while:º² butº afterwardºº he saidºª withinº himself,º Thoughº I fearºª notº God,º norºº regardºª man;º 5 Yetº because¹ thisº widowº troublethººª me,º I will avengeºª her,º lestº by¹ her continualº² comingºª she wearyºª me.º 6 Andº the² Lordº said,ºª Hearºª whatº the² unjustº judgeº saith.ºª 7 Andº shall¹ª notº Godº avengeº² his own¹² elect,º¹ª which¹ cryºª dayº andº nightº untoº him,º thoughº he bear longºª withº them?º 8 I tellºª youº thatº he will¹ª avengeº² themº speedily.ºº Neverthelessº when¹ the² Sonº of manº cometh,ºª shall² he findºª faithº onº the² earth?º

[3] Dt 27:19; 2S 14:5; Jb 22:9; 29:13; Is 1:17, 21; Jr 5:28; Lk 18:7; Ro 13:3.
[4] Lk 12:17; 16:3; He 4:12.
[5] Jg 16:16; 2S 13:24; Mt 15:23; Mk 10:47; Lk 11:8; 18:39.
[7] 1S 24:12; 26:10; Ps 9:8; 10:15; 13:1; 54:1; 88:1; Jr 20:11; Hab 2:3; Mt 7:11; Lk 2:37; 11:13; 1Th 3:10; 2Th 1:6; 1Ti 5:5; 2Ti 1:3; He 10:35; Rv 6:10; 7:15; 18:20.
[8] Ps 46:5; 143:7; Mt 24:9, 24; 1Th 5:1; He 10:23; Jm 5:1; 2P 2:3; 3:8.

Of the Pharisee and the publican.

9 Andº he spakeººª thisº parableº untoº certainº which¹ trustedºª inº themselvesº thatº they wereºª righteous,º andº despisedºª others:º 10 Twoº menº went upºª intoº the² templeº to pray;ºª the² oneº a Pharisee,º andº the² otherº a publican.º 11 The² Phariseeº stoodºª and prayedºª thusº withº himself,º God,º I thankºª thee,º thatº I amºª notº asº otherº menº [are], extortioners,º unjust,º adulterers,º orº evenº asº thisº publican.º 12 I fastºª twiceº in the² week,º I give tithesºª of allº thatº I possess.ºª 13 Andº the² publican,º standingºª afar off,º wouldºª notº lift upºª so much asº [his] eyes¹² untoº heaven,º butº smoteºª uponº his¹² breast,º saying,ºª Godº be mercifulºª to meº a sinner.º 14 I tellºª you,º this manº went downºª toº his¹² houseº justifiedºª [rather] thanº the other:º forº every oneº that exaltethºª himselfº shall be abased;ºª andº he that humblethºª himselfº shall be exalted.ºª

[9] Pv 30:12; Is 65:5; 66:5; Lk 7:39; 10:29; 15:2, 29, 30; 16:15; 18:11; 19:7; Jn 7:47; 8:48; 9:28, 34; Ac 22:21; Ro 7:9; 9:31; 10:3; 14:10; Php 3:4.
[10] 1K 8:30; Mt 21:31; Lk 1:9; 7:29; 19:46; Ac 3:1; 23:6; 26:5; Php 3:5.
[11] Ps 134:1; 135:2; Is 1:15; 58:2; 65:5; Jr 2:28, 35; Ezk 33:31; Mi 3:11; Mt 3:7; 6:5; 19:18; Mk 11:25; Lk 20:47; 1Co 4:7; 15:9; Ga 3:10; Php 3:6; 1Ti 1:12; Jm 2:9; Rv 3:17.
[12] Lv 27:30; Nu 18:24; 23:4; 1S 15:13; 2K 10:16; Is 1:15; 58:2; Zc 7:5; Mal 3:8; Mt 6:1, 5, 16; 9:14; 15:7; 23:23; Lk 11:42; 17:10; Ro 3:27; 10:1; 1Co 1:29; Ga 1:14; Ep 2:9; 1Ti 4:8.
[13] 2Ch 33:12, 19, 23; Ezr 9:6; Jb 42:6; Ps 25:7, 11; 40:12; 41:4; 51:1; 86:15; 106:6; 119:41; 130:3, 7; Is 1:18; 6:5; 64:5; Jr 31:18; Ezk 16:63; Dn 9:5, 7, 9, 18; Mt 9:13; Lk 5:8; 7:6; 15:18; 17:12; 23:40, 48; Ac 2:37; Ro 5:8, 20; 2Co 7:11; 1Ti 1:15; He 4:16; 8:12; 1Jn 1:8.
[14] Ex 18:11; 1S 1:18; Jb 9:20; 22:29; 25:4; 40:9; Ps 138:6; 143:2; Pv 3:34; 15:33; 16:18; 18:12; 29:23; Ec 9:7; Is 2:11; 45:25; 53:11; 57:15; Dn 4:37; Hab 2:4; Mt 5:3; 23:12; Lk 1:52; 5:24; 7:47; 10:29; 14:11; 16:15; Ro 3:20; 4:5; 5:1; 8:33; Ga 2:16; Jm 2:21; 4:6, 10; 1P 5:5.

Children brought to Christ.

15 Andº they broughtºª unto himº alsoº infants,º thatº he would touchºª them:º butº when [his] disciplesº sawºª [it], they rebukedºª them.º 16 Butº Jesusº calledºª themº [unto him], and said,ºª Sufferºª little childrenº to comeºª untoº me,º andº forbidºª themº not:º forº of suchº isºª the² kingdomº of God.º 17 Verilyº I sayºª unto you,º Whosoeverº² shall¹ª not¹² receiveºª the² kingdomº of Godº asº a little childº shall¹ª in no wiseº enterºª therein.ºº

[15] 1S 1:24; Mt 19:13; Mk 10:13; Lk 9:49, 54.
[16] Gn 21:4; 47:10; Dt 29:11; 31:12; 2Ch 20:13; Jr 32:39; Mt 18:3; Ac 2:39; 1Co 7:14; 14:20; 1P 2:2.
[17] Ps 131:1; Mk 10:15; 1P 1:14.

A ruler that would follow Christ, but is hindered by his riches.

18 Andº a certainº rulerº askedºª him,º saying,ºª Goodº Master,º whatº shall I doºª to inheritºªª eternalº life?º 19 Andº Jesusº saidºª unto him,º Whyº callest² thou¹ª meº good?¹² noneº [is] good,º saveº one,º [that is], God.º 20 Thou knowestºª the² commandments,º Do¹ª notº commit adultery,ºª Do¹ª notº kill,ºª Do¹ª notº steal,ºª Do¹ª notº bear false witness,ºª Honourºª thyº fatherº andº thyº mother.º 21 Andº he² said,ºª Allº theseº have I keptºª fromº myº youthº up. 22 Nowº when Jesusº heardºª these things,º he saidºª unto him,º Yetº lackestºª thouº one¹ thing:² sellºª allº thatº thou hast,ºª andº distributeºª unto the poor,º andº thou shalt haveºª treasureº inº heaven:º andº come,ºª followºª me.º 23 Andº when he² heardºª this,º he wasºª very sorrowful:º forº he wasºª veryº rich.º 24 Andº when Jesusº sawºª that heº wasºª very sorrowful,º he said,ºª Howº hardlyº shall they¹ª that haveºª richesº enterºª intoº the² kingdomº of God!º 25 Forº it isºª easierº for a camelº to goºª throughº a needle'sº eye,º thanº for a rich manº to enterºª intoº the² kingdomº of God.º 26 Andº they that heardºª [it] said,ºª Whoº thenº can² be¹ª saved?ºª 27 Andº he² said,ºª The things which are impossibleº withº menº areºª possibleº withº God.º

[18] Ezk 33:31; Mal 1:6; Mt 19:16; Mk 10:17; Lk 6:46; 10:25; Jn 13:13; Ac 2:37; 16:30.
[19] Jb 14:4; 15:14; 25:4; Lk 1:35; 11:13; 1Ti 3:16; He 7:26; Jm 1:17.
[20] Ex 20:12; Dt 5:16; Is 8:20; Mt 19:17; Mk 10:18; Lk 10:26; Ro 3:20; 7:7; 13:9; Ga 3:10; Ep 6:2; Col 3:20; Jm 2:8.
[21] Mt 19:20; Mk 10:20; Lk 15:7, 29; 18:11; Ro 10:2; Php 3:6.
[22] Ps 27:4; Mt 6:19; 19:21, 27; Lk 9:23, 57; 10:42; 12:33; 16:9; Ac 2:44; 4:34; Php 3:13; 1Ti 6:18; 2P 3:8.
[23] Jg 18:23; Jb 31:24; Ezk 33:31; Mt 19:22; Mk 10:22; Lk 8:14; 12:15; 19:8; 21:34; Ep 5:5; Php 3:8; Col 3:5; 1Jn 2:15.
[24] Dt 6:10; 8:11; Ps 10:3; 73:5; Pv 11:28; 18:11; 30:9; Jr 2:31; 5:5; Mt 19:23; Mk 6:26; 10:23; 1Co 1:26; 2Co 7:9; 1Ti 6:9; Jm 2:5; 5:1.
[25] Mt 23:24.
[26] Lk 13:23.
[27] Gn 18:14; Jb 42:2; Jr 32:17; Dn 4:35; Zc 8:6; Mt 19:26; Lk 1:37; Ep 1:19; 2:4.

The reward of them that leave all for his sake.

28 Thenº Peterº said,ºª Lo,ºª weº have leftºª all,º andº followedºª thee.º 29 Andº he² saidºª unto them,º Verilyº I sayºª unto you,º¹ There isºª no manº thatº hath leftºª house,º orº parents,º orº brethren,º orº wife,º orº children,º for¹ª the kingdom¹ of God's¹ sake,º²²² 30 Whoº shall¹ª notº receiveºª manifold moreº inº thisº present time,º andº inº the² worldº to comeºª lifeº everlasting.º

[28] Mt 4:19; 9:9; 19:27; Mk 10:28; Lk 5:11; Php 3:7.
[29] Dt 33:9; Mt 10:37; 19:28; Mk 10:29; Lk 14:26.
[30] Jb 42:10; Ps 37:16; 63:4; 84:10; 119:72, 103, 111, 127, 162; Lk 12:31; Ro 6:21; 1Ti 4:8; 6:6; He 13:5; Rv 2:10, 17; 3:21.

He foresheweth his death,

31 ¶ Thenº he tookºª [unto him] the² twelve,º and saidºª untoº them,º Behold,ºª we go upºª toº Jerusalem,º andº all thingsº that are writtenºª byº the² prophetsº concerning the² Sonº of manº shall be accomplished.ºª 32 Forº he shall be deliveredºª unto the² Gentiles,º andº shall be mocked,ºª andº spitefully entreated,ºª andº spitted on:ºª 33 Andº they shall scourgeºª [him], and put¹ª him¹ to death:ºª² andº the² thirdº dayº he shall rise again.ºª 34 Andº theyº understoodºª noneº of these things:º andº thisº sayingº wasºª hidºª fromº them,º¹ neitherº² knew² they¹ª the things which were spoken.ºª

[31] Ps 22:1; 69:1; Is 53:1; Dn 9:26; Zc 13:7; Mt 16:21; 17:22; 20:17; Mk 8:9, 30, 31; 10:32; Lk 9:22; 24:6, 44.
[32] Is 50:6; 52:14; 53:3; Mi 5:1; Mt 26:67; 27:2, 28; Mk 14:65; 15:1, 17; Lk 22:63; 23:1, 11, 35; Jn 18:22, 28, 30, 35; 19:1; Ac 3:13.
[33] Mt 27:63; Lk 24:7, 21; 1Co 15:3.
[34] Mk 9:32; Lk 2:50; 9:45; 24:25, 45; Jn 10:6; 12:16; 16:1.

and restoreth a blind man to his sight.

35 ¶ Andº it came to pass,ºª that as¹ heº was come nighºª untoº Jericho,º a certainº blind manº satºª byº the² way sideº begging:ºª 36 Andº hearingºª the multitudeº pass by,ºª he askedºª whatº itº meant.ºª 37 Andº they toldºª him,º thatº Jesusº of Nazarethº passeth by.ºª 38 Andº he cried,ºª saying,ºª Jesus,º [thou] Sonº of David,º have mercyºª on me.º 39 Andº they which went beforeºª rebukedºª him,º thatº he should hold his peace:ºª butº heº criedºª so muchº the more,º [Thou] Sonº of David,º have mercyºª on me.º 40 Andº Jesusº stood,ºª and commandedºª himº to be broughtºª untoº him:º andº when heº was come near,ºª he askedºª him,º 41 Saying,ºª Whatº wilt² thou¹ª that I shall doºª unto thee?º Andº he² said,ºª Lord,º thatº I may receive my sight.ºª 42 Andº Jesusº saidºª unto him,º Receive thy sight:ºª thyº faithº hath savedºª thee.º 43 Andº immediatelyº he received his sight,ºª andº followedºª him,º glorifyingºª God:º andº allº the² people,º when they sawºª [it], gaveºª praiseº unto God.º

[35] 1S 2:8; Mt 20:29; Mk 10:46; Lk 16:20; Jn 9:8; Ac 3:2.
[36] Mt 21:10; Lk 15:26.
[37] Mt 2:23; Mk 2:1; Lk 2:51; Jn 1:45; 12:35; 19:19; Ac 2:22; 4:10; 2Co 6:2.
[38] Ps 62:12; Is 9:6; 11:1; Jr 23:5; Mt 9:27; 12:23; 15:22; 21:9, 15; 22:42; Ro 1:3; Rv 22:16.
[39] Gn 32:26; Ps 141:1; Jr 29:12; Mt 7:7; 26:40; Lk 8:49; 11:8, 52; 18:1, 15; 19:39; 2Co 12:8.
[40] Mt 20:31; Mk 10:48.
[41] 1K 3:5; Mt 20:21; Ro 8:25; Php 4:6.
[42] Ps 33:9; 107:20; Mt 8:3; 15:28; Lk 7:50; 8:48; 17:19.
[43] Ps 30:2; 103:1; 107:8, 15, 21, 31; 146:8; Is 29:18; 35:5; 42:16; 43:7, 8, 21; Mt 9:28; 11:5; 21:14; Lk 4:39; 5:26; 17:15; Jn 9:5, 39; Ac 4:21; 11:18; 26:18; Ga 1:24; 2Th 1:10; 1P 2:9.


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