32.
Teaching concerning persistent prayer
18:1-8
Luke 18
:1
18:1
And He told them a
aparable to the end that they ought always to
bpray and
cnot lose heart,
Luke 18
:2
18:2
Saying, There was a certain judge in a certain city who did
anot fear God and did not regard man.
Luke 18
:3
18:3
And there was a
1widow in that city, and she kept coming to him, saying,
2Avenge me of my
3opponent.
Luke 18
:4
18:4
And for a time he would not; but afterward he said within himself, Even though I do not fear God nor regard man,
Luke 18
:5
18:5
Yet because this widow causes me trouble, I will avenge her, lest by continually coming she wear me out.
Luke 18
:6
18:6
And the Lord said, Hear what the
aunrighteous judge says.
Luke 18
:7
18:7
And will not God by all means carry out the
aavenging of His
bchosen ones, who cry to Him
cday and night, though He is
dlong-suffering over them?
Luke 18
:8
18:8
I tell you that He will carry out their avenging quickly. Nevertheless, when the Son of Man
1acomes, will He find
2faith on the earth?
33.
Teaching concerning the entrance into the kingdom of God
18:9-30
a.
Humbling oneself
vv. 9-14
Luke 18
:9
18:9
And 1He told this parable also to certain ones who
atrusted in themselves that they were
brighteous and despised the rest:
Luke 18
:10
18:10
Two men
awent up to the temple to pray, the one a
bPharisee and the other a tax collector.
Luke 18
:11
18:11
The Pharisee
astood and prayed these things to himself: God, I thank You that I am
1not like the rest of men — extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even like this tax collector.
Luke 18
:12
18:12
I 1afast twice a
2week; I
bgive a tenth of all that I get.
Luke 18
:13
18:13
But the tax collector, standing at a distance, would
anot even lift up his eyes to heaven, but
bbeat his breast, saying, God, be
1propitiated to me, the
csinner!
Luke 18
:14
18:14
I tell you, This man went down to his house
ajustified rather than that one; for everyone who exalts himself shall be
bhumbled, but he who humbles himself shall be exalted.
b.
Being like a little child
vv. 15-17
Luke 18
:15
18:15
And they were bringing to Him also their
ababies that He might touch them. But when the disciples saw
this they
brebuked them.
Luke 18
:16
18:16
But Jesus called them to
Him, saying, Allow the little children to come to Me, and do not
1aforbid them, for of such is the
2bkingdom of God.
Luke 18
:17
18:17
Truly I say to you, Whoever does not receive the
akingdom of God like a
1blittle child shall by no means enter into it.
c.
Renouncing all and following the Man-Savior
vv. 18-30
Luke 18
:18
18:18
And a
1certain ruler questioned Him,
asaying, Good Teacher,
2what shall I do to
binherit ceternal life?
Luke 18
:19
18:19
But Jesus said to him, Why do you call Me good? No one is good except One — God.
Luke 18
:20
18:20
You know the commandments: "Do
anot commit adultery, do not murder, do not steal, do not bear false witness,
bhonor your father and mother.''"
Luke 18
:21
18:21
And he said,
aAll these things I have kept from
my youth.
Luke 18
:22
18:22
And hearing
this, Jesus said to him, Still you lack one thing: all that you have,
asell and distribute to the
bpoor, and you will have treasure in the
cheavens; and come,
dfollow Me.
Luke 18
:23
18:23
But when he
aheard these things, he became very sorrowful, for he was exceedingly rich.
Luke 18
:24
18:24
And Jesus, seeing that he became very sorrowful, said, How difficult it is for those who have
ariches to go into the kingdom of God.
Luke 18
:25
18:25
For it is easier for a camel to enter through the eye of a
1needle than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.
Luke 18
:26
18:26
And those who heard said,
1Then who can be saved?
Luke 18
:27
18:27
But He said, The things that are impossible with men are
apossible with God.
Luke 18
:28
18:28
And Peter said, Behold, we have
aleft our own things and have
bfollowed You.
Luke 18
:29
18:29
And He said to them, Truly I say to you that there is no one who has left house or wife or
abrothers or parents or children
1for the sake of the
bkingdom of God,
Luke 18
:30
18:30
Who shall not by all means receive back many times as much in
1this time, and in the
acoming age,
beternal life.
34.
Unveiling His death and resurrection the third time
18:31-34
Luke 18
:31
18:31
And taking the
atwelve aside, He said to them, Behold we are
bgoing up to
cJerusalem, and all things which have been written through the prophets regarding the Son of Man will be
daccomplished,
Luke 18
:32
18:32
For He will be
1adelivered up to the Gentiles and will be
bmocked and outrageously treated and
cspat upon;
Luke 18
:33
18:33
And when they have
ascourged Him, they will kill Him; and on the
bthird day He will rise.
Luke 18
:34
18:34
And they understood none of these things, and this saying was
ahidden from them, and they did not know what was being said.
35.
Healing a blind man near Jericho
18:35-43
Luke 18
:35
18:35
And as He
1adrew near to
bJericho, a certain
cblind man was sitting by the road, begging.
Luke 18
:36
18:36
And hearing a crowd going by, he inquired what this might be.
Luke 18
:37
18:37
And they told him that Jesus the
aNazarene was passing by.
Luke 18
:38
18:38
And he shouted, saying, Jesus,
1aSon of David, have mercy on me!
Luke 18
:39
18:39
And those going before
arebuked him so that he would be silent, but he cried out much more, Son of David, have mercy on me!
Luke 18
:40
18:40
And Jesus, standing still, commanded that he be led to Him. And when he drew near, He questioned him,
Luke 18
:41
18:41
1What do you want Me to
ado for you? And he said, Lord, that I may receive my sight!
Luke 18
:42
18:42
And Jesus said to him, Receive your sight; your
afaith has
1healed you.
Luke 18
:43
18:43
And instantly he received his sight and followed Him,
aglorifying God. And all the people, seeing
it, gave
bpraise to God.
