Luke 18:14-42

¹⁴I say to you, this man went back down to his house justified rather than the other, because everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but everyone who humbles himself will be exalted.”

¹⁵The people were also bringing to him their infants so that he might touch them, but when the disciples saw it, they rebuked them.

¹⁶But Jesus called them to him, saying, “Permit the little children to come to me, and do not forbid them. For the kingdom of God belongs to such ones.

¹⁷Truly I say to you, whoever will not receive the kingdom of God like a child will definitely not enter it.”

¹⁸A certain ruler asked him, saying, “Good teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?”

¹⁹Jesus said to him, “Why do you call me good? No one is good, except God alone.

²⁰You know the commandments—do not commit adultery, do not kill, do not steal, do not testify falsely, honor your father and mother.”

²¹The ruler said, “All these things I have obeyed from the time I was a youth.”

²²When Jesus heard that, he said to him, “One thing you still lack. You must sell all that you have and distribute it to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven—and come, follow me.”

²³But when the ruler heard these things, he became extremely sad, for he was very rich.

²⁴Then Jesus, seeing him, became very sad and said, “How difficult it is for those who are rich to enter the kingdom of God!

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

²⁶Those hearing it said, “Then who can be saved?”

²⁷Jesus answered, “The things which are impossible with people are possible with God.”

²⁸Peter said, “Well, we have left everything that is our own and have followed you.”

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

³⁰who will not receive much more in this world, and in the world to come, eternal life.”

³¹After he gathered the twelve to himself, he said to them, “See, we are going up to Jerusalem, and all the things that have been written by the prophets about the Son of Man will be accomplished.

³²For he will be given over to the Gentiles, and will be mocked, and shamefully treated, and spit upon.

³³After whipping him, they will kill him, and on the third day he will rise again.”

³⁴They understood none of these things, and this word was hidden from them, and they did not understand the things that were said.

³⁵It came about that, as Jesus approached Jericho, a certain blind man was sitting by the road begging,

³⁶and hearing a crowd going by, he asked what was happening.

³⁷They told him that Jesus of Nazareth was passing by.

³⁸So the blind man cried out, saying, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me.”

³⁹The ones who were walking ahead rebuked the blind man, telling him to be quiet. But he cried out all the more, “Son of David, have mercy on me.”

⁴⁰Jesus stood still and commanded that the man be brought to him. Then when the blind man was near, Jesus asked him,

⁴¹“What do you want me to do for you?” He said, “Lord, I want to receive my sight.”

⁴²Jesus said to him, “Receive your sight. Your faith has healed you.”