1He told them a parable to show that people ought to pray always, and not lose heart.
2He said, "In a certain city there was a judge. He did not fear God, and he cared nothing for people."
3"There was a widow in that city. She kept coming to him and saying, 'Give me justice against the man who is against me.'"
4"For a while he refused. But afterward he said to himself, 'I do not fear God, and I care nothing for people."
5"'Yet because this widow keeps troubling me, I will see that she gets justice. If I do not, she will wear me out with her endless coming.'"
6Then the Lord said, "Listen to what the unjust judge says."
7"And will God not give justice to his own chosen ones, who cry out to him day and night? Will he be slow to help them?"
8"I tell you, he will give them justice quickly. But when the Son of man comes, will he find faith on the earth?"
9He told this parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and looked down on others.
10"Two men went up into the temple to pray. One was a Pharisee, and the other was a tax collector."
11"The Pharisee stood and prayed like this to himself: 'God, I thank you that I am not like other men. They rob and cheat, they are unjust, they commit adultery. I am not even like this tax collector."
12"'I fast twice a week. I give a tenth of everything I own.'"
13"The tax collector stood far off. He would not even lift up his eyes to heaven, but beat his chest and said, 'God, be merciful to me, a sinner.'"
14"I tell you, this man went down to his house counted righteous, and not the other. For everyone who lifts himself up will be brought low, and the one who makes himself low will be lifted up."
15People also brought their babies to him, so that he would touch them. But when his disciples saw it, they told them off.
16But Jesus called them to him and said, "Allow the little children to come to me, and do not stop them. The kingdom of God belongs to such as these."
17"I tell you the truth, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it."
18A certain ruler asked him, "Good Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?"
19Jesus said to him, "Why do you call me good? No one is good except one, that is, God."
20"You know the commandments: Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not give false witness, Honour your father and your mother."
21He said, "I have kept all these since I was young."
22When Jesus heard this, he said to him, "You still lack one thing. Sell everything you have and give it to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me."
23When he heard this, he was very sad, for he was very rich.
24When Jesus saw that he was very sad, he said, "How hard it is for those who have riches to enter the kingdom of God!"
25"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."
26Those who heard it said, "Who then can be saved?"
27He said, "The things that are impossible for people are possible for God."
28Then Peter said, "Look, we have left everything and followed you."
29He said to them, "I tell you the truth, there is no one who has left house, or parents, or brothers, or wife, or children for the sake of the kingdom of God,"
30"who will not receive many times as much in this present time, and in the world to come everlasting life."
31Then he took the twelve aside and said to them, "Look, we are going up to Jerusalem. Everything that the prophets wrote about the Son of man will be completed."
32"For he will be handed over to the Gentiles. He will be mocked, and treated shamefully, and spat on."
33"They will whip him and put him to death. And on the third day he will rise again."
34They understood none of these things. This saying was hidden from them, and they did not know what he meant.
35As he came near to Jericho, a certain blind man was sitting by the roadside, begging.
36When he heard the crowd going by, he asked what it meant.
39Those who went in front told him off and said he should be quiet. But he cried out all the more, "Son of David, have mercy on me."
40Jesus stopped and ordered that the man be brought to him. When he had come near, Jesus asked him,
41"What do you want me to do for you?" He said, "Lord, let me see again."
42Jesus said to him, "See again. Your faith has saved you."
43At once he could see, and he followed him, giving glory to God. And when all the people saw it, they praised God.