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Luke 18

1 Jesus was telling them a parable about their need to pray continuously and not to be discouraged.

2 He said, "In a certain city there was a judge who neither feared God nor respected people.

3 In that city there was a widow who kept coming to him, asking, ‘Give me justice in this case against my adversary.'

4 For a while he refused but finally said to himself, I don't fear God or respect people,

5 but I will give this widow justice because she keeps bothering me. Otherwise, there will be no end to her coming here and embarrassing me."

6 The Lord said, "Listen to what the unjust judge says.

7 Won't God provide justice to his chosen people who cry out to him day and night? Will he be slow to help them?

8 I tell you, he will give them justice quickly. But when the Human One comes, will he find faithfulness on earth?"

9 Jesus told this parable to certain people who had convinced themselves that they were righteous and who looked on everyone else with disgust:

10 "Two people went up to the temple to pray. One was a Pharisee and the other a tax collector.

11 The Pharisee stood and prayed about himself with these words, ‘God, I thank you that I'm not like everyone else—crooks, evildoers, adulterers—or even like this tax collector.

12 I fast twice a week. I give a tenth of everything I receive.'

13 But the tax collector stood at a distance. He wouldn't even lift his eyes to look toward heaven. Rather, he struck his chest and said, ‘God, show mercy to me, a sinner.'

14 I tell you, this person went down to his home justified rather than the Pharisee. All who lift themselves up will be brought low, and those who make themselves low will be lifted up."

15 People were bringing babies to Jesus so that he would bless them. When the disciples saw this, they scolded them.

16 Then Jesus called them to him and said, "Allow the children to come to me. Don't forbid them, because God's kingdom belongs to people like these children.

17 I assure you that whoever doesn't welcome God's kingdom like a child will never enter it."

18 A certain ruler asked Jesus, "Good Teacher, what must I do to obtain eternal life?"

19 Jesus replied, "Why do you call me good? No one is good except the one God.

20 You know the commandments: Don't commit adultery. Don't murder. Don't steal. Don't give false testimony. Honor your father and mother."

21 Then the ruler said, "I've kept all of these things since I was a boy."

22 When Jesus heard this, he said, "There's one more thing. Sell everything you own and distribute the money to the poor. Then you will have treasure in heaven. And come, follow me."

23 When he heard these words, the man became sad because he was extremely rich.

24 When Jesus saw this, he said, "It's very hard for the wealthy to enter God's kingdom!

25 It's easier for a camel to squeeze through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter God's kingdom."

26 Those who heard this said, "Then who can be saved?"

27 Jesus replied, "What is impossible for humans is possible for God."

28 Peter said, "Look, we left everything we own and followed you."

29 Jesus said to them, "I assure you that anyone who has left house, husband, wife, brothers, sisters, parents, or children because of God's kingdom

30 will receive many times more in this age and eternal life in the coming age."

31 Jesus took the Twelve aside and said, "Look, we're going up to Jerusalem, and everything written about the Human One by the prophets will be accomplished.

32 He will be handed over to the Gentiles. He will be ridiculed, mistreated, and spit on.

33 After torturing him, they will kill him. On the third day, he will rise up."

34 But the Twelve understood none of these words. The meaning of this message was hidden from them and they didn't grasp what he was saying.

35 As Jesus came to Jericho, a certain blind man was sitting beside the road begging.

36 When the man heard the crowd passing by, he asked what was happening.

37 They told him, "Jesus the Nazarene is passing by."

38 The blind man shouted, "Jesus, Son of David, show me mercy."

39 Those leading the procession scolded him, telling him to be quiet, but he shouted even louder, "Son of David, show me mercy."

40 Jesus stopped and called for the man to be brought to him. When he was present Jesus asked,

41 "What do you want me to do for you?" He said, "Lord, I want to see."

42 Jesus said to him, "Receive your sight! Your faith has healed you."

43 At once he was able to see, and he began to follow Jesus, praising God. When all the people saw it, they praised God too.

Luke 19

1 Jesus entered Jericho and was passing through town.

2 A man there named Zacchaeus, a ruler among tax collectors, was rich.

3 He was trying to see who Jesus was, but, being a short man, he couldn't because of the crowd.

4 So he ran ahead and climbed up a sycamore tree so he could see Jesus, who was about to pass that way.

5 When Jesus came to that spot, he looked up and said, "Zacchaeus, come down at once. I must stay in your home today."

6 So Zacchaeus came down at once, happy to welcome Jesus.

7 Everyone who saw this grumbled, saying, "He has gone to be the guest of a sinner."

8 Zacchaeus stopped and said to the Lord, "Look, Lord, I give half of my possessions to the poor. And if I have cheated anyone, I repay them four times as much."

9 Jesus said to him, "Today, salvation has come to this household because he too is a son of Abraham.

10 The Human One came to seek and save the lost."

11 As they listened to this, Jesus told them another parable because he was near Jerusalem and they thought God's kingdom would appear right away.

12 He said, “A certain man who was born into royalty went to a distant land to receive his kingdom and then return.

13 He called together ten servants and gave each of them money worth four months' wages. He said, ‘Do business with this until I return.'

14 His citizens hated him, so they sent a representative after him who said, ‘We don't want this man to be our king.'

15 After receiving his kingdom, he returned and called the servants to whom he had given the money to find out how much they had earned.

16 The first servant came forward and said, ‘Your money has earned a return of one thousand percent.'

17 The king replied, ‘Excellent! You are a good servant. Because you have been faithful in a small matter, you will have authority over ten cities.'

18 “The second servant came and said, ‘Master, your money has made a return of five hundred percent.'

19 To this one, the king said, ‘You will have authority over five cities.'

20 “Another servant came and said, ‘Master, here is your money. I wrapped it up in a scarf for safekeeping.

21 I was afraid of you because you are a stern man. You withdraw what you haven't deposited and you harvest what you haven't planted.'

22 The king replied, ‘I will judge you by the words of your own mouth, you worthless servant! You knew, did you, that I'm a stern man, withdrawing what I didn't deposit, and harvesting what I didn't plant?

23 Why then didn't you put my money in the bank? Then when I arrived, at least I could have gotten it back with interest.'

24 "He said to his attendants, ‘Take his money and give it to the one who has ten times as much.'

25 ‘But Master,' they said, ‘he already has ten times as much!'

26 He replied, ‘I say to you that everyone who has will be given more, but from those who have nothing, even what they have will be taken away.

27 As for my enemies who don't want me as their king, bring them here and slaughter them before me.'"

28 After Jesus said this, he continued on ahead, going up to Jerusalem.

29 As Jesus came to Bethphage and Bethany on the Mount of Olives, he gave two disciples a task.

30 He said, "Go into the village over there. When you enter it, you will find tied up there a colt that no one has ever ridden. Untie it and bring it here.

31 If someone asks, ‘Why are you untying it?' just say, ‘Its master needs it.'"

32 Those who had been sent found it exactly as he had said.

33 As they were untying the colt, its owners said to them, "Why are you untying the colt?"

34 They replied, "Its master needs it."

35 They brought it to Jesus, threw their clothes on the colt, and lifted Jesus onto it.

36 As Jesus rode along, they spread their clothes on the road.

37 As Jesus approached the road leading down from the Mount of Olives, the whole throng of his disciples began rejoicing. They praised God with a loud voice because of all the mighty things they had seen.

38 They said, "Blessings on the king who comes in the name of the Lord. Peace in heaven and glory in the highest heavens."

39 Some of the Pharisees from the crowd said to Jesus, "Teacher, scold your disciples! Tell them to stop!"

40 He answered, "I tell you, if they were silent, the stones would shout."

41 As Jesus came to the city and observed it, he wept over it.

42 He said, "If only you knew on this of all days the things that lead to peace. But now they are hidden from your eyes.

43 The time will come when your enemies will build fortifications around you, encircle you, and attack you from all sides.

44 They will crush you completely, you and the people within you. They won't leave one stone on top of another within you, because you didn't recognize the time of your gracious visit from God."

45 When Jesus entered the temple, he threw out those who were selling things there.

46 He said to them, "It's written, My house will be a house of prayer, but you have made it a hideout for crooks."

47 Jesus was teaching daily in the temple. The chief priests, the legal experts, and the foremost leaders among the people were seeking to kill him.

48 However, they couldn't find a way to do it because all the people were enthralled with what they heard.

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