Luke 18:5-15

⁵nevertheless for this widow is heavy or is dis-easeful to me, I shall (a)venge her; lest at the last she coming condemn me or she strangle me.

⁶And the Lord said, Hear ye, what the doomsman of wickedness saith (or Listen to what the wicked judge saith);

⁷and whether God shall not do the vengeance of his chosen, crying to him day and night, and shall have patience in them? (and so shall God not take vengeance for his chosen, those crying to him day and night, and shall also have patience with them?)

⁸Soothly I say to you, for soon he shall do the vengeance of them. Nevertheless guessest thou, that man’s Son coming shall find faith in earth? (Truly I say to you, or I tell you the truth, that soon he shall take vengeance for them. Nevertheless guessest thou, that when man’s Son cometh, he shall find faith on the earth?)

⁹And he said also to some men, that trusted in themselves, as they were rightful, or that trusted in themselves, as rightful, (or who believed themselves to be good and righteous), and despised others, this parable, saying,

¹⁰Two men went up into the temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, and the other a publican (or and the other one a tax-collector).

¹¹And the Pharisee stood, and prayed by himself these things, and said, God, I do thankings to thee, (or God, I give thanks to thee), for I am not as other men, raveners, unjust, adulterers, as also this publican (is);

¹²I fast twice in the week, I give tithes of all (the) things that I have in possession.

¹³And the publican stood afar (or And the tax-collector stood far off), and would not raise up his eyes to heaven, but smote his breast, and said, God be merciful to me, (a) sinner.

¹⁴Truly I say to you, this went down into his house, and was justified from the other. For each that enhanceth himself, shall be made low, and he that meeketh himself, shall be enhanced. (I tell you the truth, this man went down to his house, and was justified rather than the other man. For everyone who exalteth himself, or who raiseth himself up, shall be made low, and he who humbleth himself, shall be exalted, or shall be raised up.)

¹⁵And they brought to him young children, that he should touch them; and when the disciples saw this thing, they blamed them. (And they brought young children to him, so that he would touch them; and when the disciples saw this, they rebuked them.)