Andδὲhe was tellingἜλεγενthemαὐτοῖςa parableπαραβολὴνaboutπρὸςthe needτὸ δεῖνfor themαὐτοὺςto prayπροσεύχεσθαιalwaysπάντοτεandκαὶnotμὴlose heart,ἐγκακεῖν
saying,λέγων“There wasἦνa certainτιςjudgeΚριτήςinἔνa certainτινιcityπόλειwho did notμὴfearφοβούμενοςGodτὸν θεὸνandκαὶdid notμὴrespectἐντρεπόμενοςman.ἄνθρωπον
Andδὲthere wasἦνa widowχήραinἐνthatἐκείνῃcity,τῇ πόλειandκαὶshe kept comingἤρχετοtoπρὸςhim,αὐτὸνsaying,λέγουσα‘GrantἘκδίκησόνmeμεjusticeἘκδίκησόνagainstἀπὸmyμουadversary.’τοῦ ἀντιδίκου
Andκαὶfor a whileἐπὶ χρόνονhe was notοὐκwilling;ἤθελενbutδὲafterwardμετὰ ταῦταhe saidεἶπενtoἐνhimself,ἑαυτῷ‘Even thoughΕἰ καὶI do notοὐfearφοβοῦμαιGodτὸν θεὸνnorοὐδὲrespectἐντρέπομαιman,ἄνθρωπον
yetγεbecauseδιά τὸthisταύτηνwidowτὴν χήρανcausesπαρέχεινmeμοιtrouble,κόπονI will grantἐκδικήσωherαὐτήνjustice,ἐκδικήσωso thatἵναshe does notμὴwearὑπωπιάζῃmeμεoutὑπωπιάζῃby comingἐρχομένηcontinually.’”εἰς τέλος
Andδὲthe Lordὁ κύριοςsaid,εἶπεν“Listen toἈκούσατεwhatτίthe unrighteousτῆς ἀδικίαςjudgeὁ κριτὴςsays.λέγει
Andδὲwill Godὁ θεὸςnotοὐsurelyμὴbring aboutποιήσῃjusticeτὴν ἐκδίκησινfor his chosen ones,τῶν ἐκλεκτῶν αὐτοῦwhoτῶνcry outβοώντωνto himαὐτῷdayἡμέραςandκαὶnight,νυκτόςandκαὶwill he delay longμακροθυμεῖoverἐπ’them?αὐτοῖς
I tellλέγωyouὑμῖνthatὅτιhe will bring aboutποιήσειjusticeτὴν ἐκδίκησινfor themαὐτῶνquickly.ἐν τάχειNevertheless,πλὴνwhenἐλθὼνthe Sonὁ υἱὸςof Manτοῦ ἀνθρώπουcomes,ἐλθὼνwill he reallyἆραfindεὑρήσειfaithτὴν πίστινonἐπὶthe earth?”τῆς γῆς
Andδὲhe toldΕἶπενthisταύτηνparableτὴν παραβολὴνalsoκαὶtoπρόςsomeτιναςwhoτοὺςtrustedπεποιθόταςinἐφ’themselvesἑαυτοῖςthatὅτιthey wereεἰσὶνrighteousδίκαιοιandκαὶdespisedἐξουθενοῦνταςthe rest:τοὺς λοιποὺς
“TwoδύοmenἌνθρωποιwent upἀνέβησανintoεἰςthe templeτὸ ἱερὸνto pray,προσεύξασθαιthe oneὁ εἷςa PhariseeΦαρισαῖοςandκαὶthe otherὁ ἕτεροςa tax collector.τελώνης
The Pharisee,ὁ Φαρισαῖοςstanding,σταθεὶςwas prayingπροσηύχετοthese thingsταῦταtoπρὸςhimself:ἑαυτὸν‘God,Ὁ θεόςI thankεὐχαριστῶyouσοιthatὅτιI am notοὐκ εἰμὶlikeὥσπερthe restοἱ λοιποὶof men:τῶν ἀνθρώπωνrobbers,ἅρπαγεςunrighteous,ἄδικοιadulterers,μοιχοίorἢevenκαὶlikeὡςthisοὗτοςtax collector.ὁ τελώνης
I fastνηστεύωtwiceδὶςa week;τοῦ σαββάτουI give a tenthἀποδεκατῶof allπάνταthatὅσαI get.’κτῶμαι
Butδὲthe tax collector,ὁ τελώνηςstandingἑστὼςfar off,μακρόθενwould notοὐκ ἤθελενevenοὐδὲlift upἐπᾶραιhis eyesτοὺς ὀφθαλμοὺςtoεἰςheaven,τὸν οὐρανόνbutἀλλ’was beatingἔτυπτεhisαὐτοῦbreast,τὸ στῆθοςsaying,λέγων‘God,Ὁ θεόςbe mercifulἱλάσθητίto me,μοιthe sinner!’τῷ ἁμαρτωλῷ
I tellλέγωyou,ὑμῖνthis manοὗτοςwent downκατέβηtoεἰςhisαὐτοῦhouseτὸν οἶκονdeclared righteous,δεδικαιωμένοςrather thanπαρ’that one;ἐκεῖνονforὅτιeveryoneπᾶς ὁwho exaltsὑψῶνhimselfἑαυτὸνwill be humbled,ταπεινωθήσεταιbutδὲthe one whoὁhumblesταπεινῶνhimselfἑαυτὸνwill be exalted.”ὑψωθήσεται
Andδὲthey were bringingΠροσέφερονto himαὐτῷevenκαὶthe babies,τὰ βρέφηso thatἵναhe might touchἅπτηταιthem;αὐτῶνbutδὲwhenἰδόντεςthe disciplesοἱ μαθηταὶsaw it,ἰδόντεςthey began rebukingἐπετίμωνthem.αὐτοῖς
ButδὲJesusὁ Ἰησοῦςcalledπροσεκαλέσατοthemαὐτὰto himself,προσεκαλέσατοsaying,λέγων“LetἌφετεthe childrenτὰ παιδίαcomeἔρχεσθαιtoπρόςme,μεandκαὶdo notμὴhinderκωλύετεthem;αὐτάforγὰρto suchτῶν τοιούτωνbelongsἐστὶνthe kingdomἡ βασιλείαof God.τοῦ θεοῦ
TrulyἀμὴνI tellλέγωyou,ὑμῖνwhoeverὃς ἂνdoes notμὴreceiveδέξηταιthe kingdomτὴν βασιλείανof Godτοῦ θεοῦlikeὡςa childπαιδίονwill neverοὐ μὴenterεἰσέλθῃintoεἰςit.”αὐτήν
AndΚαὶa certainτιςrulerἄρχωνaskedἐπηρώτησένhim,αὐτὸνsaying,λέγων“GoodἀγαθέTeacher,Διδάσκαλεwhatτίmust I doποιήσαςto inheritκληρονομήσωeternalαἰώνιονlife?”ζωὴν
AndδὲJesusὁ Ἰησοῦςsaidεἶπενto him,αὐτῷ“WhyΤίdo you callλέγειςmeμεgood?ἀγαθόνNo oneοὐδεὶςis goodἀγαθὸςexceptεἰ μὴGodὁ θεόςalone.εἷς
You knowοἶδαςthe commandments:τὰς ἐντολὰς‘Do notΜὴcommit adultery,μοιχεύσῃςdo notΜὴmurder,φονεύσῃςdo notΜὴsteal,κλέψῃςdo notΜὴbear false witness,ψευδομαρτυρήσῃςhonorΤίμαyourσουfatherτὸν πατέραandκαὶmother.’”τὴν μητέρα
Andδὲheὁsaid,εἶπεν“Allπάνταthese thingsΤαῦταI have keptἐφύλαξαfromἐκmyμουyouth.”νεότητος
Andδὲhearing this,ἀκούσαςJesusὁ Ἰησοῦςsaidεἶπενto him,αὐτῷ“One thingἕνis stillἜτιlackingλείπειfor you:σοιsellπώλησονallπάνταthatὅσαyou haveἔχειςandκαὶdistribute itδιάδοςto the poor,πτωχοῖςandκαὶyou will haveἕξειςtreasureθησαυρὸνinἐνheaven;οὐρανοῖςandκαὶcome,δεῦροfollowἀκολούθειme.”μοι
Butδὲwhen heὁheardἀκούσαςthese things,ταῦταhe becameἐγενήθηvery sad,περίλυποςforγὰρhe wasἦνextremelyσφόδραrich.πλούσιος
AndδὲJesus,ὁ ἸησοῦςseeingἸδὼνhim,αὐτὸνsaid,εἶπεν“HowΠῶςhardδυσκόλωςit is forthose whoοἱhaveἔχοντεςwealthτὰ χρήματαto enterεἰσπορεύονταιintoεἰςthe kingdomτὴν βασιλείανof God!τοῦ θεοῦ
Forγάρit isἐστινeasierεὐκοπώτερονfor a camelκάμηλονto goεἰσελθεῖνthroughδιὰthe eyeτρήματοςof a needleβελόνηςthanἢfor a rich manπλούσιονto enterεἰσελθεῖνintoεἰςthe kingdomτὴν βασιλείανof God.”τοῦ θεοῦ
Andδὲthose who heardοἱ ἀκούσαντεςsaid,Εἶπαν“ThenΚαὶwhoτίςcanδύναταιbe saved?”σωθῆναι
Butδὲheὁsaid,εἶπεν“The thingsΤὰimpossibleἀδύναταwithπαρὰmenἀνθρώποιςareἐστινpossibleδυνατὰwithπαρὰGod.”τῷ θεῷ
AndδὲPeterὁ Πέτροςsaid,Εἶπεν“Look,Ἰδοὺweἡμεῖςleftἀφέντεςwhat was oursτὰ ἴδιαand followedἠκολουθήσαμένyou.”σοι
Andδὲheὁsaidεἶπενto them,αὐτοῖς“TrulyἈμὴνI tellλέγωyouὑμῖνthatὅτιthere isἐστινno oneοὐδείςwhoὃςhas leftἀφῆκενhouseοἰκίανorἢwifeγυναῖκαorἢbrothersἀδελφοὺςorἢparentsγονεῖςorἢchildrenτέκναfor the sakeἕνεκενof the kingdomτῆς βασιλείαςof Godτοῦ θεοῦ
whoὃςwill notοὐχὶ μὴreceive backἀπολάβῃmany times as muchπολλαπλασίοναinἐνthisτούτῳtime,τῷ καιρῷandκαὶinἐνthe ageτῷ αἰῶνιto come,τῷ ἐρχομένῳeternalαἰώνιονlife.”ζωὴν
Andδὲtaking asideΠαραλαβὼνthe twelve,τοὺς δώδεκαhe saidεἶπενtoπρὸςthem,αὐτούς“Look,Ἰδοὺwe are going upἀναβαίνομενtoεἰςJerusalem,Ἰερουσαλήμandκαὶeverythingπάντα τὰwrittenγεγραμμέναthroughδιὰthe prophetsτῶν προφητῶνabout the Sonτῷ υἱῷof Manτοῦ ἀνθρώπουwill be accomplished.τελεσθήσεται
Forγὰρhe will be handed overπαραδοθήσεταιto the nations,τοῖς ἔθνεσινandκαὶhe will be mockedἐμπαιχθήσεταιandκαὶinsultedὑβρισθήσεταιandκαὶspit upon;ἐμπτυσθήσεται
andκαὶafter flogging him,μαστιγώσαντεςthey will killἀποκτενοῦσινhim;αὐτόνandκαὶon the thirdτῇ τῇ τρίτῃdayἡμέρᾳhe will rise.”ἀναστήσεται
Andκαὶtheyαὐτοὶunderstoodσυνῆκανnoneοὐδὲνof these things,τούτωνandκαὶthisτοῦτοsayingτὸ ῥῆμαwasἦνhiddenκεκρυμμένονfromἀπ’them,αὐτῶνandκαὶthey did notοὐκknowἐγίνωσκονwhat was being said.τὰ λεγόμενα
Andδὲit happened,Ἐγένετοasἐν τῷheαὐτὸνwas drawing nearἐγγίζεινtoεἰςJericho,Ἰεριχὼthata certainτιςblind manτυφλόςwas sittingἐκάθητοbesideπαρὰthe roadτὴν ὁδὸνbegging.ἐπαιτῶν
Andδὲhearingἀκούσαςa crowdὄχλουgoing by,διαπορευομένουhe askedἐπυνθάνετοwhatτίthisτοῦτοmight be.εἴη
Andδὲthey toldἀπήγγειλανhim,αὐτῷ“JesusἸησοῦςthe Nazareneὁ Ναζωραῖοςis passing by.”παρέρχεται
Andκαὶhe cried out,ἐβόησενsaying,λέγων“Jesus,ἸησοῦSonυἱὲof David,Δαυίδhave mercy onἐλέησόνme!”με
Andκαὶthose whoοἱwere going aheadπροάγοντεςwere rebukingἐπετίμωνhimαὐτῷso thatἵναhe would be quiet;σιγήσῃbutδὲheαὐτὸςcried outἔκραζενall the more,πολλῷ μᾶλλον“SonΥἱὲof David,Δαυίδhave mercy onἐλέησόνme!”με
AndδὲJesus,ὁ Ἰησοῦςstopping,σταθεὶςorderedἐκέλευσενhimαὐτὸνto be broughtἀχθῆναιtoπρὸςhim.αὐτόνAndδὲwhen heαὐτοῦhad come near,ἐγγίσαντοςhe askedἐπηρώτησενhim,αὐτόν
“WhatΤίdo you wantθέλειςme to doποιήσωfor you?”σοιAndδὲheὁsaid,εἶπεν“Lord,ΚύριεthatἵναI may regain my sight.”ἀναβλέψω
AndκαὶJesusὁ Ἰησοῦςsaidεἶπενto him,αὐτῷ“Regain your sight;Ἀνάβλεψονyour faithἡ πίστις σουhas made you well.”σέσωκέν σε
Andκαὶimmediatelyπαραχρῆμαhe regained his sightἀνέβλεψενandκαὶwas followingἠκολούθειhim,αὐτῷglorifyingδοξάζωνGod;τὸν θεόνandκαὶallπᾶςthe people,ὁ λαὸςseeing it,ἰδὼνgaveἔδωκενpraiseαἶνονto God.τῷ θεῷ