路加福音 18

恒心祷告

1 耶稣讲了一个比喻来教导门徒要常常祷告，不要灰心。2 祂说：“某城有一位既不敬畏上帝也不尊重人的审判官。3 那城里有一位寡妇常常来哀求这位审判官，说，‘求你为我申冤，惩办我的对头。’4 审判官总是充耳不闻，但后来心里想，“虽然我不怕上帝，也不在乎人，5 可是这寡妇一直来烦我，还是替她申冤好了，免得她再来烦我！’

6 主接着说：“你们听，这不义的审判官尚且这么说，7 难道上帝听到祂拣选的人昼夜呼求，不替他们申冤吗？难道祂会一直耽延不理吗？8 我告诉你们，祂必很快为他们申冤。不过当人子来的时候，在世上找得到有信心的人吗？”

两种祷告

9 耶稣对那些自以为义、藐视别人的人讲了一个比喻：10 “有两个人到圣殿里祷告，一个是法利赛人，一个是税吏。11 法利赛人站在那里自言自语地祷告说，“上帝啊！我感谢你，因为我不像别人那样勒索、不义、通奸，也不像这税吏。12 我每周禁食两次，奉献全部收入的十分之一。’

13 “但那税吏却远远地站着，连头也不敢抬起来，悲痛地捶着胸说，‘上帝啊，求你怜悯我这个罪人！’

14 “我告诉你们，二人回家后，被上帝算为义的是税吏而不是法利赛人，因为自高的人必遭贬抑，谦卑的人必得尊荣。”

祝福孩子

15 有许多人把婴孩带来要让耶稣摸一摸他们，为他们祝福，门徒看见，就责备这些人。16 耶稣却招呼他们过来，并对门徒说：“让小孩子到我这里来，不要阻止他们，因为上帝的国属于这样的人。17 我实在告诉你们，人若不像小孩子一样接受上帝的国，绝不能进去。”

富豪求问永生

18 一位官长问耶稣：“良善的老师，我该做什么才能承受永生？”19 耶稣说：“你为什么称呼我‘良善的老师’呢？只有上帝是良善的。20 你知道‘不可通奸，不可杀人，不可偷盗，不可作伪证，要孝敬父母’这些诫命”。21 那人说：“我从小就遵行这些诫命。”22 耶稣听了就对他说：“你还有一件事没有做，就是变卖你所有的产业，送给穷人，你必有财宝存在天上，然后你还要来跟从我。”23 那人听了，极其忧愁，因为他非常富有。24 耶稣见状，就说；“有钱人进上帝的国真难啊！25 骆驼穿过针眼比有钱人进上帝的国还容易呢！”26 听见的人就问：“这样，谁能得救呢？”27 耶稣回答说：“对人而言，这不可能，但对上帝而言，凡事都可能。”28 彼得说：“你看！我们已经撇下一切来跟从你了。”29 耶稣说：“我实在告诉你们，任何人为了上帝的国而撇下房屋、妻子、弟兄、父母或儿女，30 今世必得百倍的奖赏，来世必得永生。”

再次预言受害和复活

31 耶稣把十二使徒带到一边，对他们说：“你们要留意，我们现在前往耶路撒冷，先知书上有关人子的记载都要应验，32 人子将被交在外族人的手里，被他们嘲弄、虐待、唾骂、33 鞭打和杀害，但第三天祂必复活。”34 使徒却一点也不明白，因为这番话的含意是隐藏的，他们听不明白。

治愈耶利哥的瞎子

35 耶稣快到耶利哥的时候，有一个瞎子坐在路旁讨饭。36 他听见许多人经过，就询问是怎么回事。37 有人告诉他是拿撒勒人耶稣经过此地，38 他就高声呼喊：“大卫的后裔耶稣啊，可怜我吧！”39 走在前面的人责备他，让他安静，但他反而叫得更大声：“大卫的后裔啊，可怜我吧！”40 耶稣停下脚步，命人把他带过来，然后问他：41 “你要我为你做什么？”他说：“主啊！我想能够看见。”42 耶稣对他说：“你可以看见了，你的信心救了你。”43 他立刻重见光明，并跟随耶稣，一路赞美上帝。目睹这事的人也都赞美上帝。

Luke 18

Prayer and the Parable of the Persistent Widow

1 Thent Jesust told them a parable to show them they should alwayst pray and not lose heart.s2 He said,t “In a certain cityt there was a judges who neither feared God nor respected people.t3 There was also a widows in that cityt who kept comingt to him and saying, ‘Give me justice against my adversary.’4 Fort a while he refused, but later ont he said to himself, ‘Though I neither fear God nor have regard for people,t5 yet because this widow keeps on bothering me, I will give her justice, or in the end she will wear me outt by her unending pleas.’”t6 And the Lord said, “Listen to what the unrighteous judge says!s7 Won’tt God give justice to his chosen ones, who cry outs to him day and night?t Will he delays long to help them?

8 I tell you, he will give them justice speedily.t Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faiths on earth?”

The Parable of the Pharisee and Tax Collector

9 Jesust also told this parable to some who were confident that they were righteous and looked downt on everyone else.10 “Two men went ups to the temple to pray, one a Pharisees and the other a tax collector.s11 The Pharisee stood and prayed about himself like this:t ‘God, I thanks you that I am not like other people:t extortionists,t unrighteous people,s adulterers – or even like this tax collector.s12 I fast twices a week; I give a tentht of everything I get.’13 The tax collector, however, stoodt far off and would not even look upt to heaven, but beat his breast and said, ‘God, be mercifult to me, sinner that I am!’t

14 I tell you that this man went down to his home justifieds rather than the Pharisee.t For everyone who exaltss himself will be humbled, but he who humbles himself will be exalted.”

Jesus and Little Children

15 Now peoplet were even bringing their babiest to him for him to touch.t But when the disciples saw it, they began to scold those who brought them.t16 But Jesus called for the children,t saying, “Let the little children come to me and do not try to stop them, for the kingdom of Gods belongs to such as these.s

17 I tell you the truth,t whoever does not receives the kingdom of God like a childs will nevert enter it.”

The Wealthy Ruler

18 Nowt a certain rulers asked him, “Good teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?”s19 Jesust said to him, “Why do you call me good?s No one is good except God alone.20 You know the commandments: ‘Do not commit adultery, do not murder, do not steal, do not give false testimony, honor your father and mother.’”s21 The mant replied, “I have wholeheartedly obeyedt all these lawsts since my youth.”s22 When Jesus heard this, he said to him, “One thing you still lack. Sell all that you haves and give the moneyt to the poor,s and you will have treasures in heaven. Thent come, follow me.”23 But when the mant heard this he became very sad,t for he was extremely wealthy.24 When Jesus noticed this,st he said, “How hards it is for the rich to enter the kingdom of God!s25 In fact, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needles than for a rich person to enter the kingdom of God.”26 Those who heard this said, “Thent who can be saved?”s27 He replied, “What is impossibles for mere humanst is possible for God.”28 And Peter said, “Look, we have left everything we ownt to follow you!”t29 Thent Jesust said to them, “I tell you the truth,t there is no one who has left home or wife or brotherst or parents or children for the sake of God’s kingdom

30 who will not receive many times mores in this aget – and in the age to come, eternal life.”s

Another Prediction of Jesus’ Passion

31 Thent Jesust took the twelve aside and said to them, “Look, we are going up to Jerusalem,s and everything that is written about the Son of Man by the prophets will be accomplished.t32 For he will be handed overs to the Gentiles; he will be mocked,s mistreated,t and spat on.s33 They will flog him severelyt and kill him. Yett on the third day he will rise again.”

34 Butt the twelvet understood none of these things. Thist saying was hidden from them, and they did not grasps what Jesus meant.t

Healing a Blind Man

35 Ast Jesust approachedt Jericho,s a blind man was sitting by the road begging.36 When he heard a crowd going by, he asked what was going on.37 Theyt told him, “Jesus the Nazarene is passing by.”38 Sot he called out,t “Jesus, Son of David,s have mercys on me!”39 And those who were in fronts scoldedt him to get him to be quiet, but he shouteds even more, “Son of David, have mercy on me!”40 Sot Jesus stopped and ordered the beggart to be brought to him. When the mant came near, Jesust asked him,41 “What do you want me to do for you?” He replied,t “Lord, let me see again.”t42 Jesust said to him, “Receivet your sight; your faith has healed you.”t

43 And immediately he regainedt his sight and followed Jesus,t praisings God. Whent all the people saw it, they toot gave praise to God.