Luke 18:14-42

¹⁴I say to you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other; for everyone who exalts himself shall be humbled, and he who humbles himself shall be exalted.”

¹⁵And they were bringing infants to Him, that He might touch them; but when the disciples saw it, they rebuked them.

¹⁶But Jesus, summoning them, said, “Allow the little children to come to Me, and do not forbid them; for of such is the kingdom of God.

¹⁷Assuredly I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God as a little child will by no means enter into it.”

¹⁸Now a certain ruler asked Him, saying, “Good Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?”

¹⁹So Jesus said to him, “Why do you call Me good? No one is good except One, that is, God.

²⁰You know the commandments: ‘Do not commit adultery,’ ‘Do not murder,’ ‘Do not steal,’ ‘Do not bear false witness,’ ‘Honor your father and your mother.’ ”

²¹And he said, “All these I have kept from my youth.”

²²So when Jesus heard these things, He said to him, “Still one thing you lack: sell all that you have and give to the poor, and you shall have treasure in heaven; and come, follow Me.”

²³But when he heard this, he became very sad, for he was extremely rich.

²⁴And when Jesus saw that he became very sad, He said, “How hard it is for those who have riches to enter the kingdom of God!

²⁵For it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.”

²⁶And those who heard it said, “Who then is able to be saved?”

²⁷But He said, “These things which are impossible with men are possible with God.”

²⁸Then Peter said, “See, we have left all and followed You.”

²⁹So He said to them, “Assuredly I say to you, there is no one who has left house or parents or brothers or wife or children, for the sake of the kingdom of God,

³⁰who shall not receive many times more in this present time, and in the age to come eternal life.”

³¹Then taking the twelve aside, He said to them, “Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and all things that are written by the prophets concerning the Son of Man will be accomplished.

³²For He will be betrayed to the Gentiles, and will be mocked and insulted and spit upon,

³³and having scourged Him, they will kill Him. And on the third day He will rise again.”

³⁴But they understood none of these things; this saying was hidden from them, and they did not know what was being said.

³⁵Now it came to pass, as He was coming near Jericho, that a certain blind man sat alongside the road begging.

³⁶And hearing a crowd traveling through the city, he asked what this was.

³⁷And they reported to him that Jesus the Nazarene was passing by.

³⁸And he shouted, saying, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!”

³⁹Then those who went before warned him that he should be quiet; but he cried out all the more, “Son of David, have pity on me!”

⁴⁰And having stopped, Jesus commanded him to be brought to Him. And when he drew near, He asked him,

⁴¹saying, “What do you desire that I should do for you?” And he said, “Lord, that I may receive my sight.”

⁴²Then Jesus said to him, “Receive your sight; your faith has made you well.”