Luke 18:18-43

The Rich Young Ruler

18 ¹A 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, '²DO 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; ³sell all that you possess and distribute it to the poor, and you shall have ⁴treasure 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, "⁵How hard it is for those who are wealthy to enter the kingdom of God!

25 "For ⁶it is easier for a camel to go 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, "⁷The things that are impossible with people are possible with God."

28 Peter said, "Behold, ⁸we have left our own homes and followed You."

29 And He said to them, "Truly I say to you, ⁹there 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 ¹⁰the age to come, eternal life."

31 ¹¹Then He took the twelve aside and said to them, "Behold, ¹²we are going up to Jerusalem, and ¹³all things which are written through the prophets about the Son of Man will be accomplished.

32 "¹⁴For He will be handed 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 ¹⁵the 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.

Bartimaeus Receives Sight

35 ¹⁶As ¹⁷Jesus 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, ¹⁸Son 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, "¹⁹Son 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, "Receive your sight; ²⁰your faith has made you well."

43 Immediately he regained his sight and began following Him, ²¹glorifying God; and when ²²all the people saw it, they gave praise to God.

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Cross References 22

1. Luke 18:18-30: {Matthew 19:16-29; Mark 10:17-30;} Luke 10:25-28
2. Exodus 20:12-16; Deuteronomy 5:16-20
3. Matthew 19:21; Luke 12:33
4. Matthew 6:20
5. Matthew 19:23; Mark 10:23
6. Matthew 19:24; Mark 10:25
7. Matthew 19:26
8. Luke 5:11
9. Matthew 6:33; Matthew 19:29; Mark 10:29
10. Matthew 12:32
11. Luke 18:31-33: {Matthew 20:17-19; Mark 10:32-34}
12. Luke 9:51
13. Psalms 22; Isaiah 53
14. Matthew 16:21
15. Mark 9:32; Luke 9:45
16. Luke 18:35-43: {Matthew 20:29-34; Mark 10:46-52}
17. Matthew 20:29; Mark 10:46; Luke 19:1
18. Matthew 9:27; Luke 18:39
19. Luke 18:38
20. Matthew 9:22
21. Matthew 9:8
22. Luke 9:43; Luke 13:17; Luke 19:37

Footnotes 6

[a]. Lit "enter"
[b]. Lit "our own things"
[c]. Or "betrayed"
[d]. Lit "He"
[e]. Lit "Regain your sight"
[f]. Lit "saved you"