Luke:18
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And he spake a parable unto them to this end ,
that men ought always to pray ,
and not to faint ;
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Saying ,
There was in a city a judge ,
which feared not God ,
neither regarded man :
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And there was a widow in that city ;
and she came unto him ,
saying ,
Avenge me of mine adversary .
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And he would not for a while :
but afterward he said within himself ,
Though I fear not God ,
nor regard man ;
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Yet because this widow troubleth me ,
I will avenge her ,
lest by her continual coming she weary me .
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And the Lord said ,
Hear what the unjust judge saith .
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And shall not God avenge his own elect ,
which cry day and night unto him ,
though he bear long with them ?
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I tell you that he will avenge them speedily .
Nevertheless when the Son of man cometh ,
shall he find faith on the earth ?
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And he spake this parable unto certain which trusted in themselves that they were righteous ,
and despised others :
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Two men went up into the temple to pray ;
the one a Pharisee ,
and the other a publican .
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The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself ,
God ,
I thank thee ,
that I am not as other men are ,
extortioners ,
unjust ,
adulterers ,
or even as this publican .
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I fast twice in the week ,
I give tithes of all that I possess .
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And the publican ,
standing afar off ,
would not lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven ,
but smote upon his breast ,
saying ,
God be merciful to me a sinner .
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I tell you ,
this man went down to his house justified rather than the other :
for every one that exalteth himself shall be abased ;
and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted .
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And they brought unto him also infants ,
that he would touch them :
but when his disciples saw it ,
they rebuked them .
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But Jesus called them unto him ,
and said ,
Suffer little children to come unto me ,
and forbid them not :
for of such is the kingdom of God .
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Verily I say unto you ,
Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child shall in no wise enter therein .
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And a certain ruler asked him ,
saying ,
Good Master ,
what shall I do to inherit eternal life ?
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And Jesus said unto him ,
Why callest thou me good ?
none is good ,
save one ,
that is ,
God .
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Thou knowest the commandments ,
Do not commit adultery ,
Do not kill ,
Do not steal ,
Do not bear false witness ,
Honour thy father and thy mother .
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And he said ,
All these have I kept from my youth up .
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Now when Jesus heard these things ,
he said unto him ,
Yet lackest thou one thing :
sell all that thou hast ,
and distribute unto the poor ,
and thou shalt have treasure in heaven :
and come ,
follow me .
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And when he heard this ,
he was very sorrowful :
for he was very rich .
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And when Jesus saw that he was very sorrowful ,
he said ,
How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God !
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For it is easier for a camel to go through a needle '
s eye ,
than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God .
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And they that heard it said ,
Who then can be saved ?
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And he said ,
The things which are impossible with men are possible with God .
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Then Peter said ,
Lo ,
we have left all ,
and followed thee .
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And he said unto them ,
Verily I say unto you ,
There is no man that hath left house ,
or parents ,
or brethren ,
or wife ,
or children ,
for the kingdom of God '
s sake ,
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Who shall not receive manifold more in this present time ,
and in the world to come life everlasting .
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Then he took unto him the twelve ,
and said unto them ,
Behold ,
we go up to Jerusalem ,
and all things that are written by the prophets concerning the Son of man shall be accomplished .
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For he shall be delivered unto the Gentiles ,
and shall be mocked ,
and spitefully entreated ,
and spitted on :
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And they shall scourge him ,
and put him to death :
and the third day he shall rise again .
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And they understood none of these things :
and this saying was hid from them ,
neither knew they the things which were spoken .
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And it came to pass ,
that as he was come nigh unto Jericho ,
a certain blind man sat by the way side begging :
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And hearing the multitude pass by ,
he asked what it meant .
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And they told him ,
that Jesus of Nazareth passeth by .
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And he cried ,
saying ,
Jesus ,
thou Son of David ,
have mercy on me .
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And they which went before rebuked him ,
that he should hold his peace :
but he cried so much the more ,
Thou Son of David ,
have mercy on me .
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And Jesus stood ,
and commanded him to be brought unto him :
and when he was come near ,
he asked him ,
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Saying ,
What wilt thou that I shall do unto thee ?
And he said ,
Lord ,
that I may receive my sight .
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And Jesus said unto him ,
Receive thy sight :
thy faith hath saved thee .
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And immediately he received his sight ,
and followed him ,
glorifying God :
and all the people ,
when they saw it ,
gave praise unto God .