Luke 18

1 And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men
ℵBA ⟨they⟩
 ought always to pray, and not to faint;
1 Ἔλεγεν δὲ καὶ
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 παραβολὴν αὐτοῖς πρὸς τὸ δεῖν πάντοτε προσεύχεσθαι, [+]
WH αὐτοὺς
 καὶ μὴ ἐκκακεῖν
WH ἐνκακεῖν
,
2 Saying, There was in a city a judge, which feared not God, neither regarded man:
2 λέγων, Κριτής τις ἦν ἔν τινι πόλει, τὸν θεὸν μὴ φοβούμενος, καὶ ἄνθρωπον μὴ ἐντρεπόμενος·
3 And there was a widow in that city; and she came unto him, saying, Avenge me of mine adversary.
3 χήρα δὲ ἦν ἐν τῇ πόλει ἐκείνῃ, καὶ ἤρχετο πρὸς αὐτόν, λέγουσα, Ἐκδίκησόν με ἀπὸ τοῦ ἀντιδίκου μου.
4 And he would not for a while: but afterward he said within himself, Though I fear not God, nor regard man;
4 Καὶ οὐκ ἠθέλησεν
WH ἤθελεν
 ἐπὶ χρόνον· μετὰ δὲ
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 ταῦτα [+]
WH δὲ
 εἶπεν ἐν ἑαυτῷ, Εἰ καὶ τὸν θεὸν οὐ φοβοῦμαι, καὶ
WH οὐδὲ
 ἄνθρωπον οὐκ
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 ἐντρέπομαι·
5 Yet because this widow troubleth me, I will avenge her, lest by her continual coming she weary me.
5 διά γε τὸ παρέχειν μοι κόπον τὴν χήραν ταύτην, ἐκδικήσω αὐτήν, ἵνα μὴ εἰς τέλος ἐρχομένη ὑποπιάζῃ
WH ὑπωπιάζῃ
 με.
6 And the Lord said, Hear what the unjust judge saith.
6 Εἶπεν δὲ ὁ κύριος, Ἀκούσατε τί ὁ κριτὴς τῆς ἀδικίας λέγει.
7 And shall not God avenge his own elect, which cry day and night unto him, though he bear long with them?
7 Ὁ δὲ θεὸς οὐ μὴ ποιήσῃ τὴν ἐκδίκησιν τῶν ἐκλεκτῶν αὐτοῦ τῶν βοώντων πρὸς αὐτὸν
WH αὐτῷ
 ἡμέρας καὶ νυκτός, καὶ μακροθυμῶν
WH μακροθυμεῖ
 ἐπ’ αὐτοῖς;
8 I tell you that he will avenge them speedily. Nevertheless when the Son of man cometh, shall he find faith on the earth?
8 Λέγω ὑμῖν ὅτι ποιήσει τὴν ἐκδίκησιν αὐτῶν ἐν τάχει. Πλὴν ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου ἐλθὼν ἆρα εὑρήσει τὴν πίστιν ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς;
9 And he spake this parable unto certain which trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others:
9 Εἶπεν δὲ [+]
WH καὶ
 πρός τινας τοὺς πεποιθότας ἐφ’ ἑαυτοῖς ὅτι εἰσὶν δίκαιοι, καὶ ἐξουθενοῦντας τοὺς λοιπούς, τὴν παραβολὴν ταύτην·
10 Two men went up into the temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, and the other a publican.
10 Ἄνθρωποι δύο ἀνέβησαν εἰς τὸ ἱερὸν προσεύξασθαι· ὁ
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 εἷς Φαρισαῖος, καὶ ὁ ἕτερος τελώνης.
11 The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself
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, God, I thank thee, that I am not as other men are, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican.
11 Ὁ Φαρισαῖος σταθεὶς [+]
WH ταῦτα
 πρὸς ἑαυτὸν ταῦτα
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 προσηύχετο, Ὁ θεός, εὐχαριστῶ σοι ὅτι οὐκ εἰμὶ ὥσπερ οἱ λοιποὶ τῶν ἀνθρώπων, ἅρπαγες, ἄδικοι, μοιχοί, ἢ καὶ ὡς οὗτος ὁ τελώνης.
12 I fast twice in the week, I give tithes of all that I possess.
12 Νηστεύω δὶς τοῦ σαββάτου, ἀποδεκατῶ
WH ἀποδεκατεύω
 πάντα ὅσα κτῶμαι.
13 And
ℵB ⟨But⟩
 the publican, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, God
ℵ* omit
 be merciful to me a sinner.
13 Καὶ
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 ὁ [+]
WH δὲ
 τελώνης μακρόθεν ἑστὼς οὐκ ἤθελεν οὐδὲ τοὺς ὀφθαλμοὺς [+]
WH ἐπᾶραι
 εἰς τὸν οὐρανὸν ἐπᾶραι,
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 ἀλλ’ ἔτυπτεν εἰς
WH ἔτυπτε
 τὸ στῆθος αὐτοῦ,
WH ἑαυτοῦ
 λέγων, Ὁ θεός, ἱλάσθητί μοι τῷ ἁμαρτωλῷ.
14 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.
14 Λέγω ὑμῖν, κατέβη οὗτος δεδικαιωμένος εἰς τὸν οἶκον αὐτοῦ ἢ γὰρ ἐκεῖνος
WH παρ’ ἐκεῖνον
· ὅτι πᾶς ὁ ὑψῶν ἑαυτὸν ταπεινωθήσεται, ὁ δὲ ταπεινῶν ἑαυτὸν ὑψωθήσεται.
15 And they brought unto him also infants, that he would touch them: but when his disciples saw it, they rebuked them.
15 Προσέφερον δὲ αὐτῷ καὶ τὰ βρέφη, ἵνα αὐτῶν ἅπτηται· ἰδόντες δὲ οἱ μαθηταὶ ἐπετίμησαν
WH ἐπετίμων
 αὐτοῖς.
16 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.
16 Ὁ δὲ Ἰησοῦς προσκαλεσάμενος αὐτὰ εἶπεν,
WH προσεκαλέσατο [αὐτὰ] λέγων
 Ἄφετε τὰ παιδία ἔρχεσθαι πρός με, καὶ μὴ κωλύετε αὐτά· τῶν γὰρ τοιούτων ἐστὶν ἡ βασιλεία τοῦ θεοῦ.
17 Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child shall in no wise enter therein.
17 Ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν, ὃς ἐὰν
WH ἂν
 μὴ δέξηται τὴν βασιλείαν τοῦ θεοῦ ὡς παιδίον, οὐ μὴ εἰσέλθῃ εἰς αὐτήν.
18 And a certain ruler asked him, saying, Good Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?
18 Καὶ ἐπηρώτησέν τις αὐτὸν ἄρχων, λέγων, Διδάσκαλε ἀγαθέ, τί ποιήσας ζωὴν αἰώνιον κληρονομήσω;
19 And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? none is good, save one, that is, God.
19 Εἶπεν δὲ αὐτῷ ὁ Ἰησοῦς, Τί με λέγεις ἀγαθόν; Οὐδεὶς ἀγαθός, εἰ μὴ εἷς, ὁ
WH [ὁ]
 θεός.
20 Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Honour thy father and thy
BA omit
 mother.
20 Τὰς ἐντολὰς οἶδας, Μὴ μοιχεύσῃς, μὴ φονεύσῃς, μὴ κλέψῃς, μὴ ψευδομαρτυρήσῃς, τίμα τὸν πατέρα σου καὶ τὴν μητέρα σου.
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21 And he said, All these have I kept from my youth up.
21 Ὁ δὲ εἶπεν, Ταῦτα πάντα ἐφυλαξάμην
WH ἐφύλαξα
 ἐκ νεότητός μου.
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22 Now when Jesus heard these things
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, he said unto him, Yet lackest thou
ℵ* ⟨Thou lackest⟩
 one thing: sell all that thou hast, and distribute unto the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me.
22 Ἀκούσας δὲ ταῦτα
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 ὁ Ἰησοῦς εἶπεν αὐτῷ, Ἔτι ἕν σοι λείπει· πάντα ὅσα ἔχεις πώλησον, καὶ διάδος πτωχοῖς, καὶ ἕξεις θησαυρὸν ἐν οὐρανῷ·
WH [τοῖς] οὐρανοῖς,
 καὶ δεῦρο, ἀκολούθει μοι.
23 And when he heard this
ℵ ⟨all these things⟩
, he was very sorrowful: for he was very rich.
23 Ὁ δὲ ἀκούσας ταῦτα περίλυπος ἐγένετο·
WH ἐγενήθη,
 ἦν γὰρ πλούσιος σφόδρα.
24 And when Jesus saw that he was very sorrowful
ℵB ⟨him⟩
, he said, How hardly shall
B ⟨do⟩
 they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God!
24 Ἰδὼν δὲ αὐτὸν ὁ
WH [ὁ]
 Ἰησοῦς περίλυπον γενόμενον
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 εἶπεν, Πῶς δυσκόλως οἱ τὰ χρήματα ἔχοντες εἰσελεύσονται
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 εἰς τὴν βασιλείαν τοῦ θεοῦ. [+]
WH εἰσπορεύονται·
25 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.
25 Εὐκοπώτερον γάρ ἐστιν κάμηλον διὰ τρυμαλιᾶς ῥαφίδος
WH τρήματος βελόνης
 εἰσελθεῖν, ἢ πλούσιον εἰς τὴν βασιλείαν τοῦ θεοῦ εἰσελθεῖν.
26 And they that heard it said, Who then can be saved?
26 Εἶπον
WH εἶπαν
 δὲ οἱ ἀκούσαντες, Καὶ τίς δύναται σωθῆναι;
27 And he said, The things which are impossible with men are possible with God.
27 Ὁ δὲ εἶπεν, Τὰ ἀδύνατα παρὰ ἀνθρώποις δυνατά ἐστιν
WH omit
 παρὰ τῷ θεῷ. [+]
WH ἐστίν.
28 Then Peter said, Lo, we have left all, and followed thee.
28 Εἶπεν δὲ [+]
WH ὁ
 Πέτρος, Ἰδού, ἡμεῖς ἀφήκαμεν πάντα καὶ
WH ἀφέντες τὰ ἴδια
 ἠκολουθήσαμέν σοι.
29 And he said unto them, Verily I say unto you, There is no man that hath left house, or parents, or brethren, or wife
ℵB ⟨house, or wife, or brethren, or parents⟩
, or children, for the kingdom of God's sake,
29 Ὁ δὲ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς, Ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν ὅτι οὐδείς ἐστιν ὃς ἀφῆκεν οἰκίαν, ἢ γονεῖς,
WH γυναῖκα
 ἢ ἀδελφούς, ἢ γυναῖκα,
WH γονεῖς
 ἢ τέκνα, ἕνεκεν
WH εἵνεκεν
 τῆς βασιλείας τοῦ θεοῦ,
30 Who shall not receive manifold more in this present time, and in the world to come life everlasting.
30 ὃς οὐ
WH οὐχὶ
 μὴ ἀπολάβῃ
WH λάβῃ
 πολλαπλασίονα ἐν τῷ καιρῷ τούτῳ, καὶ ἐν τῷ αἰῶνι τῷ ἐρχομένῳ ζωὴν αἰώνιον.
31 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.
31 Παραλαβὼν δὲ τοὺς δώδεκα, εἶπεν πρὸς αὐτούς, Ἰδού, ἀναβαίνομεν εἰς Ἱεροσόλυμα
WH Ἰερουσαλήμ
, καὶ τελεσθήσεται πάντα τὰ γεγραμμένα διὰ τῶν προφητῶν τῷ υἱῷ τοῦ ἀνθρώπου.
32 For he shall be delivered unto the Gentiles, and shall be mocked, and spitefully entreated, and spitted on:
32 Παραδοθήσεται γὰρ τοῖς ἔθνεσιν, καὶ ἐμπαιχθήσεται, καὶ ὑβρισθήσεται, καὶ ἐμπτυσθήσεται,
33 And they shall scourge him, and put him to death: and the third day he shall rise again.
33 καὶ μαστιγώσαντες ἀποκτενοῦσιν αὐτόν· καὶ τῇ ἡμέρᾳ τῇ τρίτῃ ἀναστήσεται.
34 And they understood none of these things: and this saying was hid from them, neither knew they the things which were spoken.
34 Καὶ αὐτοὶ οὐδὲν τούτων συνῆκαν, καὶ ἦν τὸ ῥῆμα τοῦτο κεκρυμμένον ἀπ’ αὐτῶν, καὶ οὐκ ἐγίνωσκον τὰ λεγόμενα.
35 And it came to pass, that as he was come nigh unto Jericho, a certain blind man sat by the way side begging:
35 Ἐγένετο δὲ ἐν τῷ ἐγγίζειν αὐτὸν εἰς Ἰεριχώ,
WH Ἰερειχὼ
 τυφλός τις ἐκάθητο παρὰ τὴν ὁδὸν προσαιτῶν·
WH ἐπαιτῶν.
36 And hearing the multitude pass by, he asked what it meant.
36 ἀκούσας δὲ ὄχλου διαπορευομένου, ἐπυνθάνετο τί εἴη τοῦτο.
37 And they told him
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, that Jesus of Nazareth passeth by.
37 Ἀπήγγειλαν δὲ αὐτῷ ὅτι Ἰησοῦς ὁ Ναζωραῖος παρέρχεται.
38 And he cried, saying, Jesus,
A omit
 thou son of David, have mercy on me.
38 Καὶ ἐβόησεν, λέγων, Ἰησοῦ, υἱὲ Δαυίδ
WH Δαυείδ
, ἐλέησόν με.
39 And they which went before
A ⟨by⟩
 rebuked him, that he should hold his peace: but he cried so much the more, Thou
ℵ ⟨Jesus thou⟩
 son of David, have mercy on me.
39 Καὶ οἱ προάγοντες ἐπετίμων αὐτῷ ἵνα σιωπήσῃ
WH σιγήσῃ
· αὐτὸς δὲ πολλῷ μᾶλλον ἔκραζεν, Υἱὲ Δαυίδ
WH Δαυείδ
, ἐλέησόν με.
40 And Jesus
A ⟨he⟩
 stood, and commanded him to be brought unto him: and when he was come near, he asked him,
40 Σταθεὶς δὲ ὁ
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 Ἰησοῦς ἐκέλευσεν αὐτὸν ἀχθῆναι πρὸς αὐτόν· ἐγγίσαντος δὲ αὐτοῦ ἐπηρώτησεν αὐτόν,
41 Saying,
ℵB omit
 What wilt thou that I shall do unto thee? And he said, Lord, that I may receive my sight.
41 λέγων,
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 Τί σοι θέλεις ποιήσω; Ὁ δὲ εἶπεν, Κύριε, ἵνα ἀναβλέψω.
42 And Jesus said unto him, Receive thy sight: thy faith hath saved thee.
42 Καὶ ὁ Ἰησοῦς εἶπεν αὐτῷ, Ἀνάβλεψον· ἡ πίστις σου σέσωκέν σε.
43 And immediately he received his sight, and followed him, glorifying God: and all the people, when they saw it, gave praise unto God.
43 Καὶ παραχρῆμα ἀνέβλεψεν, καὶ ἠκολούθει αὐτῷ, δοξάζων τὸν θεόν· καὶ πᾶς ὁ λαὸς ἰδὼν ἔδωκεν αἶνον τῷ θεῷ.
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About the Greek Text

The Greek text displayed here follows The New Testament in the Original Greek: Byzantine Textform, edited by Maurice A. Robinson and William G. Pierpont (2nd ed., 2018). This has been collated, however, with the Greek text of Westcott and Hort (first published in 1881), and the variants are recorded in the notes.