'And2he told1them4a parable3to the effect that56they10ought7always8to pray9and11not12lose heart.13 He said,1“In5a certain6city7there was4a3judge2who11neither10feared11God9nor1214respected15man.13 And2there was3a widow1in4that7city6who kept coming9to10him11and8saying,12‘Give13me14justice13against15my18adversary.’17 For4a while5he refused,23but7afterward68he said9to10himself,11‘Though1213I17neither16fear17God15nor18respect20man,19 yet2because1this9widow8keeps bothering46me,5I will give10her11justice,10so that12she will17not13beat17me18down17by [her] continual1415coming.’”16 And2the3Lord4said,1“Hear5what6the7unrighteous10judge8says.11 And2willnot45God3give6justice8tohis11elect,10who cry13to him14day15and16night?,17Willhe [delay] long19over20them?21 I tell1you,2he will give4justice6tothem7speedily.89Nevertheless,10when15the11Son12of Man14comes,15will he find1617faith19on20earth?”22 He1also3told1this19parable18to4some5who trusted7in8themselves9that10they were11righteous,12and13treated14others1516with contempt:14 “Two2men1went up3into4the5temple6to pray,7one9a Pharisee10and11the12other13a tax collector.14 The1Pharisee,2standing3by4himself,5prayed7thus:6‘God,9I thank10you11that12I am14not13like15other17men,19extortioners,20unjust,21adulterers,22or23even24like25this26tax collector.28 I fast1twice2a3week;4I give tithes5of all6that7I get.’8 But2the1tax collector,3standing5far off,4would7not6even8lift up11hiseyes10to12heaven,14but15beat16his19breast,18saying,20‘God,22be merciful23to me,24a25sinner!’26 I tell1you,2this man4went down3to6his9house8justified,5rather than10the other.11For12everyone1314who exalts15himself16will be humbled,17but19the one18who humbles20himself21will be exalted.”22 Now2they were bringing1even4infants6to him3that7he might touch9them.8And11when10the12disciples13saw10it,they rebuked14them.15 But2Jesus3called4them5to him,4saying,6“Let7the8children9come10to11me,12and13donot14hinder15them,16for18to such belongs1920the21kingdom22of God.24 Truly,1I say2to you,3whoever45doesnot6receive7the8kingdom9of God11like12a child13shall16not1415enter16it.”18 And1a3ruler5asked2him,4“Good8Teacher,7what9must I13do10toinherit13eternal12life?”11 And2Jesus5said1to him,3“Why6doyou call8me7good?9No one10isgood11except1213God16alone.14 You know3the1commandments:2‘Donot4commit adultery,5Donot6murder,7Donot8steal,9Donot10bear false witness,11Honor12your15father14and16mother.’”18 And2he1said,3“All5these4I have kept6from7myyouth.”8 When1Jesus4heard1this,he said5to him,6“One thing8you9still7lack.10Sell14all11that12you have13and15distribute16to the poor,17and18you will have19treasure20in21heaven;23and24come,25follow26me.”27 But2when3he1heard3these things,4he became6very sad,5for8he was7extremely10rich.9 Jesus,5seeing1that7he3had become7sad,6said,8“How9difficult10it isfor those11who have14wealth13to enter20the16kingdom17of God!19 For2it is3easier1for a camel4to go8through5the eye of6a needle7than9for a rich person10to enter16the12kingdom13of God.”15 Those3who heard4itsaid,1“Then5who6can7be saved?”8 But2he1said,3“What4isimpossible5with6man7is12possible8with9God.”11 And2Peter4said,1“See,5we6have left7our [homes]89andfollowed10you.”11 And2he1said3to them,4“Truly,5I say6to you,7there is10no one9who11has left12house13or14wife15or16brothers17or18parents19or20children,21for the sake22of the23kingdom24of God,26 who1will4not23receive4many times more5in6this9time,8and10in11the12age13to come15eternal17life.”16 And2taking1the3twelve,4he said5to6them,7“See,8we are going up9to10Jerusalem,11and12everything1415that is written16[about] the20Son21of Man23by17the18prophets19will be accomplished.13 For2he will be delivered over1to the3Gentiles4and5will be mocked6and7shamefully treated8and9spit upon.10 And1after flogging2him,they will kill3him,4and5on the6third9day7he will rise.”10 But1they2understood5none3of these things.4This10saying9was7hidden11from12them,13and14they did16not15grasp16what was said.1718 As34he6drew near5to7Jericho,8a10blind man9was sitting11by12the13roadside14begging.15 And2hearing1a crowd3going by,4he inquired5what6this8meant.7 They told1him,3“Jesus5ofNazareth7is passing by.”8 And1he cried out,2“Jesus,4Son5of David,6have mercy on7me!”8 And1those2who were in front3rebuked4him,5telling7him5to be silent.67But9he8cried out12all10the more,11“Son13ofDavid,14have mercy on15me!”16 And2Jesus4stopped1andcommanded5him6to be brought7to8him.9And11when he came near,10he12asked13him,14 “What1doyou want3me to do4for you?”2He5said,7“Lord,8let9me recover my sight.”10 And1Jesus3said4to him,5“Recover your sight;6your9faith8has made10you11well.”10 And1immediately2he recovered his sight3and4followed5him,6glorifying7God.9And10all11the12people,13when they saw14it,gave15praise16to God.18