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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><title>Luke 18 Legacy Standard Bible</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/luke/18.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="../topmenuchap/luke/18-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="http://biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="../">LSB</a> > Luke 18</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="../menu.htm" width="100%" height="48" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../luke/17.htm" title="Luke 17">◄</a> Luke 18 <a href="../luke/19.htm" title="Luke 19">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top">Legacy Standard Bible</td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/nasb_/luke/18.htm" style="color:#0092f2" title="NASB">►► </a></td></tr></table></div><p class="hdg">Parables on Prayer</p><p><span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/18-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>Now He was telling them a parable to show that at all times they ought to pray and not to lose heart, <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/18-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>saying, <span class="red">“In a certain city there was a judge who did not fear God and did not respect man.</span> <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/18-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span><span class="red">Now there was a widow in that city, and she kept coming to him, saying, ‘Give me justice from my opponent.’</span> <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/18-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span><span class="red">And for a while he was unwilling; but afterward he said to himself, ‘Even though I do not fear God nor respect man,</span> <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/18-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span><span class="red">yet because this widow is bothering me, I will give her justice, lest by continually coming she <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[†]</a></span>wears me out.’”</span> <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/18-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>And the Lord said, <span class="red">“Hear what the unjust judge said.</span> <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/18-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span><span class="red">Now, will God not bring about justice for His elect who cry to Him day and night, <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[†]</a></span>and will He delay long over them?</span> <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/18-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span><span class="red">I tell you that He will bring about justice for them quickly. However, when the Son of Man comes, will He find that faith on the earth?”</span> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/18-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>And He also told this parable to some people who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and viewed others with contempt: <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/18-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span><span class="red">“Two men went up into the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector.</span> <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/18-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span><span class="red">The Pharisee stood and was praying these things to himself: ‘God, I thank You that I am not like other people: swindlers, unjust, adulterers, or even like this tax collector.</span> <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/18-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span><span class="red">I fast twice a week; I pay tithes of all that I get.’</span> <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/18-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span><span class="red">But the tax collector, standing some distance away, was even unwilling to lift up his eyes to heaven, but was <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[†]</a></span>beating his chest, saying, ‘God, be <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[†]</a></span>merciful to me, the sinner!’</span> <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/18-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span><span class="red">I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other, for everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but he who humbles himself will be exalted.”</span> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/18-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>And they were bringing even their babies to Him so that He would touch them, but when the disciples saw it, they were rebuking them. <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/18-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>But Jesus called for them, saying, <span class="red">“Permit the children to come to Me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.</span> <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/18-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span><span class="red">Truly I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child will never enter it.”</span> <p class="hdg">The Rich Young Ruler</p><p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/18-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>And a ruler questioned Him, saying, “Good Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?” <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/18-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>And Jesus said to him, <span class="red">“Why do you call Me good? No one is good except God alone.</span> <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/18-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span><span class="red">You know the commandments, ‘DO NOT COMMIT ADULTERY, DO NOT MURDER, DO NOT STEAL, DO NOT BEAR FALSE WITNESS, HONOR YOUR FATHER AND MOTHER.’”</span> <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/18-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>And he said, “All these things I have kept from <i>my</i> youth.” <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/18-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>And when Jesus heard <i>this</i>, He said to him, <span class="red">“One thing you still lack: sell all that you possess and distribute it to the poor, and you shall have treasure in heaven. And come, follow Me.”</span> <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/18-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>But when he heard these things, he became very sad, for he was extremely rich. <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/18-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>And Jesus looked at him and said, <span class="red">“How hard it is for those who are wealthy to enter the kingdom of God!</span> <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/18-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span><span class="red">For it is easier for a camel to <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[†]</a></span>go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.”</span> <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/18-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span>And those who heard it said, “Then who can be saved?” <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/18-27.htm"><b>27</b></a></span>But He said, <span class="red">“The things that are impossible with people are possible with God.”</span> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/18-28.htm"><b>28</b></a></span>And Peter said, “Behold, we have left <i>all that is</i> our own and followed You.” <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/18-29.htm"><b>29</b></a></span>And He said to them, <span class="red">“Truly I say to you, there is no one who has left house or wife or brothers or parents or children, for the sake of the kingdom of God,</span> <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/18-30.htm"><b>30</b></a></span><span class="red">who will not receive many times more at this time and in the age to come, eternal life.”</span> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/18-31.htm"><b>31</b></a></span>But when He took the twelve aside, He said to them, <span class="red">“Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and all things which are written through the prophets about the Son of Man will be <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[†]</a></span>completed.</span> <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/18-32.htm"><b>32</b></a></span><span class="red">For He will be <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[†]</a></span>delivered over to the Gentiles, and will be mocked and mistreated and spit upon,</span> <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/18-33.htm"><b>33</b></a></span><span class="red">and after they have flogged Him, they will kill Him, and the third day He will rise again.”</span> <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/18-34.htm"><b>34</b></a></span>But the disciples understood none of these things, and this statement was hidden from them, and they did not comprehend the things that were said. <p class="hdg">Bartimaeus Regains His Sight</p><p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/18-35.htm"><b>35</b></a></span>Now it happened that as <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[†]</a></span>Jesus was approaching Jericho, a blind man was sitting by the road begging. <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/18-36.htm"><b>36</b></a></span>Now hearing a crowd going by, he <i>began to</i> inquire what this was. <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/18-37.htm"><b>37</b></a></span>They reported to him, “Jesus of Nazareth is passing by.” <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/18-38.htm"><b>38</b></a></span>And he called out, saying, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!” <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/18-39.htm"><b>39</b></a></span>And those who went ahead were rebuking him so that he would be quiet, but he kept crying out all the more, “Son of David, have mercy on me!” <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/18-40.htm"><b>40</b></a></span>And Jesus stopped and commanded that he be brought to Him, and when he came near, He questioned him, <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/18-41.htm"><b>41</b></a></span><span class="red">“What do you want Me to do for you?”</span> And he said, “Lord, <i>I want</i> to regain my sight!” <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/18-42.htm"><b>42</b></a></span>And Jesus said to him, <span class="red">“<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[†]</a></span>Receive your sight; your faith has <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[†]</a></span>saved you.”</span> <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/18-43.htm"><b>43</b></a></span>Immediately he regained his sight and <i>began</i> following Him, glorifying God. And when all the people saw it, they gave praise to God.<A name="fn"></a></p><br /><br /><span class="fnverse">5</span> Lit <i>hit me under the eye</i><br><span class="fnverse">7</span> Or <i>and yet He is very patient toward them</i><br><span class="fnverse">13</span> A traditional sign of mourning or contrition<br><span class="fnverse">13</span> Or <i>propitious</i><br><span class="fnverse">25</span> Lit <i>enter</i><br><span class="fnverse">31</span> Or <i>finished</i>, cf. 12:50<br><span class="fnverse">32</span> Or <i>betrayed</i><br><span class="fnverse">35</span> Lit <i>He</i><br><span class="fnverse">42</span> Lit <i>Regain</i><br><span class="fnverse">42</span> Or <i>made you well</i><br></div><br /><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">Legacy Standard Bible Copyright ©2021 by The Lockman Foundation<br>All rights reserved. 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