Luke 18
Berean Standard BibleTranslation
Berean Standard Bible
Douay-Rheims Bible, American Edition (1899)
1Then Jesus told them a parable about their need to pray at all times and not lose heart:
1And he spoke also a parable to them, that we ought always to pray, and not to faint,
2“In a certain town there was a judge who neither feared God nor respected men.
2Saying: There was a judge in a certain city, who feared not God, nor regarded man.
3And there was a widow in that town who kept appealing to him, ‘Give me justice against my adversary.’
3And there was a certain widow in that city, and she came to him, saying: Avenge me of my adversary.
4For a while he refused, but later he said to himself, ‘Though I neither fear God nor respect men,
4And he would not for a long time. But afterwards he said within himself: Although I fear not God, nor regard man,
5yet because this widow keeps pestering me, I will give her justice. Then she will stop wearing me out with her perpetual requests.’”
5Yet because this widow is troublesome to me, I will avenge her, lest continually coming she weary me.
6And the Lord said, “Listen to the words of the unjust judge.
6And the Lord said: Hear what the unjust judge saith.
7Will not God bring about justice for His elect who cry out to Him day and night? Will He continue to defer their help?
7And will not God revenge his elect who cry to him day and night: and will he have patience in their regard?
8I tell you, He will promptly carry out justice on their behalf. Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will He find faith on earth?”
8I say to you, that he will quickly revenge them. But yet the Son of man, when he cometh, shall he find, think you, faith on earth?
9To some who trusted in their own righteousness and viewed others with contempt, He also told this parable:
9And to some who trusted in themselves as just, and despised others, he spoke also this parable:
10“Two men went up to the temple to pray. One was a Pharisee and the other a tax collector.
10Two men went up into the temple to pray: the one a Pharisee, and the other a publican.
11The 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.
11The Pharisee standing, prayed thus with himself: O God, I give thee thanks that I am not as the rest of men, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, as also is this publican.
12I fast twice a week and pay tithes of all that I acquire.’
12I fast twice in a week: I give tithes of all that I possess.
13But 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!’
13And the publican, standing afar off, would not so much as lift up his eyes towards heaven; but struck his breast, saying: O god, be merciful to me a sinner.
14I 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.”
14I say to you, this man went down into his house justified rather that the other: because every one that exalteth himself, shall be humbled: and he that humbleth himself, shall be exalted.
15Now 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.
15And they brought unto him also infants, that he might touch them. Which when the disciples saw, they rebuked them.
16But 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.
16But Jesus, calling them together, said: Suffer children to come to me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God.
17Truly I tell you, anyone who does not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it.”
17Amen, I say to you: Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a child, shall not enter into it.
18Then a certain ruler asked Him, “Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?”
18And a certain ruler asked him, saying: Good master, what shall I do to possess everlasting life?
19“Why do you call Me good?” Jesus replied. “No one is good except God alone.
19And Jesus said to him: Why dost thou call me good? None is good but God alone.
20You know the commandments: ‘Do not commit adultery, do not murder, do not steal, do not bear false witness, honor your father and mother.’”
20Thou knowest the commandments: Thou shalt not kill: Thou shalt not commit adultery: Thou shalt not steal: Thou shalt not bear false witness: Honour thy father and mother.
21“All these I have kept from my youth,” he said.
21Who said: All these things have I kept from my youth.
22On 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.”
22Which when Jesus had heard, he said to him: Yet one thing is wanting to thee: sell all whatever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me.
23But when the ruler heard this, he became very sad, because he was extremely wealthy.
23He having heard these things, became sorrowful; for he was very rich.
24Seeing the man’s sadness, Jesus said, “How hard it is for the rich to enter the kingdom of God!
24And Jesus seeing him become sorrowful, said: How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God.
25Indeed, 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.”
25For it is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.
26Those who heard this asked, “Who then can be saved?”
26And they that heard it, said: Who then can be saved?
27But Jesus said, “What is impossible with man is possible with God.”
27He said to them: The things that are impossible with men, are possible with God.
28“Look,” said Peter, “we have left all we had to follow You.”
28Then Peter said: Behold, we have left all things, and have followed thee.
29“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
29Who said to them: Amen, I say to you, there is no man that hath left house, or parents, or brethren, or wife, or children, for the kingdom of God’s sake,
30will fail to receive many times more in this age—and in the age to come, eternal life.”
30Who shall not receive much more in this present time, and in the world to come life everlasting.
31Then 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.
31Then Jesus took unto him the twelve, and said to them: Behold, we go up to Jerusalem, and all things shall be accomplished which were written by the prophets concerning the Son of man.
32He will be delivered over to the Gentiles and will be mocked and insulted and spit upon.
32For he shall be delivered to the Gentiles, and shall be mocked, and scourged, and spit upon:
33They will flog Him and kill Him, and on the third day He will rise again.”
33And after they have scourged him, they will put him to death; and the third day he shall rise again.
34But the disciples did not understand any of these things. The meaning was hidden from them, and they did not comprehend what He was saying.
34And they understood none of these things, and this word was hid from them, and they understood not the things that were said.
35As Jesus drew near to Jericho, a blind man was sitting beside the road, begging.
35Now it came to pass, when he drew nigh to Jericho, that a certain blind man sat by the way side, begging.
36When he heard the crowd going by, he asked what was happening.
36And when he heard the multitude passing by, he asked what this meant.
37“Jesus of Nazareth is passing by,” they told him.
37And they told him, that Jesus of Nazareth was passing by.
38So he called out, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!”
38And he cried out, saying: Jesus, son of David, have mercy on me.
39Those who led the way admonished him to be silent, but he cried out all the louder, “Son of David, have mercy on me!”
39And they that went before, rebuked him, that he should hold his peace: but he cried out much more: Son of David, have mercy on me.
40Jesus stopped and directed that the man be brought to Him. When he had been brought near, Jesus asked him,
40And Jesus standing, commanded him to be brought unto him. And when he was come near, he asked him,
41“What do you want Me to do for you?” “Lord,” he said, “let me see again.”
41Saying: What wilt thou that I do to thee? But he said: Lord, that I may see.
42“Receive your sight!” Jesus replied. “Your faith has healed you.”
42And Jesus said to him: Receive thy sight: thy faith hath made thee whole.
43Immediately he received his sight and followed Jesus, glorifying God. And all the people who saw this gave praise to God.
43And immediately he saw, and followed him, glorifying God. And all the people, when they saw it, gave praise to God.
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