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Luke 18

Jesus tells a persistent-widow parable to encourage prayer without fainting and a Pharisee/publican parable exposing self-righteousness. He receives little children, confronts a rich ruler seeking eternal life, explains the danger of wealth and the impossibility of salvation by human ability, predicts His passion again, and restores sight to a blind beggar near Jericho.

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Jesus tells a persistent-widow parable to encourage prayer without fainting and a Pharisee/publican parable exposing self-righteousness. He receives little children, confronts a rich ruler seeking eternal life, explains the danger of wealth and the impossibility of salvation by human ability, predicts His passion again, and restores sight to a blind beggar near Jericho.

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Verses 1–8The parable of the persistent widow teaches continual prayer and confidence in God’s justiceVerses 9–17The Pharisee and publican illustrate humility, and Jesus receives little childrenVerses 18–30A rich ruler asks about eternal life, and Jesus teaches the danger of riches and reward of following himVerses 31–34Jesus foretells his suffering, death, and resurrectionVerses 35–43Jesus heals a blind man near Jericho
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1And he spake a parable unto them to this end,…2Saying, There was in a city a judge, which feared…3And there was a widow in that city; and she…4And he would not for a while: but afterward he…5Yet because this widow troubleth me, I will avenge her,…6And the Lord said, Hear what the unjust judge saith.7And shall not God avenge his own elect, which cry…8I tell you that he will avenge them speedily. Nevertheless…9And he spake this parable unto certain which trusted in…10Two men went up into the temple to pray; the…11The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, God, I…12I fast twice in the week, I give tithes of…13And the publican, standing afar off, would not lift up…14I tell you, this man went down to his house…15And they brought unto him also infants, that he would…16But Jesus called them unto him, and said, Suffer little…17Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the…18And a certain ruler asked him, saying, Good Master, what…19And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good?…20Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not…21And he said, All these have I kept from my…22Now when Jesus heard these things, he said unto him,…23And when he heard this, he was very sorrowful: for…24And when Jesus saw that he was very sorrowful, he…25For it is easier for a camel to go through…26And they that heard it said, Who then can be…27And he said, The things which are impossible with men…28Then Peter said, Lo, we have left all, and followed…29And he said unto them, Verily I say unto you,…30Who shall not receive manifold more in this present time,…31Then he took unto him the twelve, and said unto…32For he shall be delivered unto the Gentiles, and shall…33And they shall scourge him, and put him to death:…34And they understood none of these things: and this saying…35And it came to pass, that as he was come…36And hearing the multitude pass by, he asked what it…37And they told him, that Jesus of Nazareth passeth by.38And he cried, saying, Jesus, thou Son of David, have…39And they which went before rebuked him, that he should…40And Jesus stood, and commanded him to be brought unto…41Saying, What wilt thou that I shall do unto thee?…42And Jesus said unto him, Receive thy sight: thy faith…43And immediately he received his sight, and followed him, glorifying…