Luke 18:11-24

¹¹The pharise stode and prayed thus with him selfe. God I thanke the that I am not as other men are extorsioners vniuste advoutrers or as this publican.

¹²I fast twyse in the weke. I geve tythe of all that I possesse.

¹³And the publican stode afarre of and wolde not lyfte vp his eyes to heven but smote his brest sayinge: God be mercyfull to me a synner.

¹⁴I tell you: this man departed home to his housse iustified moore then the other. For every man that exalteth him selfe shalbe brought low: And he that hubleth him selfe shalbe exalted

¹⁵They brought vnto him also babes that he shuld touche them. When his disciples sawe that they rebuked them.

¹⁶But Iesus called the vnto him and sayde: Suffre chyldren to come vnto me and forbidde the not. For of soche is the kyngdome of God.

¹⁷Verely I saye vnto you: whosoever receaveth not the kyngdome of God as a chylde: he shall not enter therin.

¹⁸And a certayne ruler axed him sayinge: Good Master: what ought I to do to obtayne eternall lyfe?

¹⁹Iesus sayd vnto him: Why callest thou me good? No man is good save God only.

²⁰Thou knowest the commaundmentes: Thou shalt not commit advoutry: thou shalt not kyll: thou shalt not steale: thou shalt not beare false witnes: Honoure thy father and thy mother.

²¹And he sayde: all these have I kept from my youthe.

²²When Iesus hearde that he sayde vnto him: Yet lackest thou one thinge. Sell all that thou hast and distribute it vnto the poore and thou shalt have treasure in heven and come and folowe me.

²³When he heard that he was hevy: for he was very ryche.

²⁴When Iesus sawe him morne he sayde: with what difficulte shall they that have ryches enter into the kyngdome of God: