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Luca 18
Conferenza Episcopale Italiana
Luca 18
Conferenza Episcopale Italiana
Il giudice iniquo e la vedova importuna
18 Disse loro una parabola sulla necessità di pregare sempre, senza stancarsi: 2 «C'era in una città un giudice, che non temeva Dio e non aveva riguardo per nessuno. 3 In quella città c'era anche una vedova, che andava da lui e gli diceva: Fammi giustizia contro il mio avversario. 4 Per un certo tempo egli non volle; ma poi disse tra sé: Anche se non temo Dio e non ho rispetto di nessuno, 5 poiché questa vedova è così molesta le farò giustizia, perché non venga continuamente a importunarmi». 6 E il Signore soggiunse: «Avete udito ciò che dice il giudice disonesto. 7 E Dio non farà giustizia ai suoi eletti che gridano giorno e notte verso di lui, e li farà a lungo aspettare? 8 Vi dico che farà loro giustizia prontamente. Ma il Figlio dell'uomo, quando verrà, troverà la fede sulla terra?».
Il fariseo e il pubblicano
9 Disse ancora questa parabola per alcuni che presumevano di esser giusti e disprezzavano gli altri: 10 «Due uomini salirono al tempio a pregare: uno era fariseo e l'altro pubblicano. 11 Il fariseo, stando in piedi, pregava così tra sé: O Dio, ti ringrazio che non sono come gli altri uomini, ladri, ingiusti, adùlteri, e neppure come questo pubblicano. 12 Digiuno due volte la settimana e pago le decime di quanto possiedo. 13 Il pubblicano invece, fermatosi a distanza, non osava nemmeno alzare gli occhi al cielo, ma si batteva il petto dicendo: O Dio, abbi pietà di me peccatore. 14 Io vi dico: questi tornò a casa sua giustificato, a differenza dell'altro, perché chi si esalta sarà umiliato e chi si umilia sarà esaltato».
Gesù e i bambini
15 Gli presentavano anche i bambini perché li accarezzasse, ma i discepoli, vedendo ciò, li rimproveravano. 16 Allora Gesù li fece venire avanti e disse: «Lasciate che i bambini vengano a me, non glielo impedite perché a chi è come loro appartiene il regno di Dio. 17 In verità vi dico: Chi non accoglie il regno di Dio come un bambino, non vi entrerà».
Il notabile ricco
18 Un notabile lo interrogò: «Maestro buono, che devo fare per ottenere la vita eterna?». 19 Gesù gli rispose: «Perché mi dici buono? Nessuno è buono, se non uno solo, Dio. 20 Tu conosci i comandamenti: Non commettere adulterio, non uccidere, non rubare, non testimoniare il falso, onora tuo padre e tua madre». 21 Costui disse: «Tutto questo l'ho osservato fin dalla mia giovinezza». 22 Udito ciò, Gesù gli disse: «Una cosa ancora ti manca: vendi tutto quello che hai, distribuiscilo ai poveri e avrai un tesoro nei cieli; poi vieni e seguimi». 23 Ma quegli, udite queste parole, divenne assai triste, perché era molto ricco.
Il pericolo delle ricchezze
24 Quando Gesù lo vide, disse: «Quant'è difficile, per coloro che possiedono ricchezze entrare nel regno di Dio. 25 E' più facile per un cammello passare per la cruna di un ago che per un ricco entrare nel regno di Dio!». 26 Quelli che ascoltavano dissero: «Allora chi potrà essere salvato?». 27 Rispose: «Ciò che è impossibile agli uomini, è possibile a Dio».
Ricompensa promessa alla rinuncia
28 Pietro allora disse: «Noi abbiamo lasciato tutte le nostre cose e ti abbiamo seguito». 29 Ed egli rispose: «In verità vi dico, non c'è nessuno che abbia lasciato casa o moglie o fratelli o genitori o figli per il regno di Dio, 30 che non riceva molto di più nel tempo presente e la vita eterna nel tempo che verrà».
Terzo annunzio della passione
31 Poi prese con sé i Dodici e disse loro: «Ecco, noi andiamo a Gerusalemme, e tutto ciò che fu scritto dai profeti riguardo al Figlio dell'uomo si compirà. 32 Sarà consegnato ai pagani, schernito, oltraggiato, coperto di sputi 33 e, dopo averlo flagellato, lo uccideranno e il terzo giorno risorgerà». 34 Ma non compresero nulla di tutto questo; quel parlare restava oscuro per loro e non capivano ciò che egli aveva detto.
Il cieco di Gerico
35 Mentre si avvicinava a Gerico, un cieco era seduto a mendicare lungo la strada. 36 Sentendo passare la gente, domandò che cosa accadesse. 37 Gli risposero: «Passa Gesù il Nazareno!». 38 Allora incominciò a gridare: «Gesù, figlio di Davide, abbi pietà di me!». 39 Quelli che camminavano avanti lo sgridavano, perché tacesse; ma lui continuava ancora più forte: «Figlio di Davide, abbi pietà di me!». 40 Gesù allora si fermò e ordinò che glielo conducessero. Quando gli fu vicino, gli domandò: 41 «Che vuoi che io faccia per te?». Egli rispose: «Signore, che io riabbia la vista». 42 E Gesù gli disse: «Abbi di nuovo la vista! La tua fede ti ha salvato». 43 Subito ci vide di nuovo e cominciò a seguirlo lodando Dio. E tutto il popolo, alla vista di ciò, diede lode a Dio.
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18 ελεγεν δε και παραβολην αυτοις προς το δειν παντοτε προσευχεσθαι και μη εκκακειν
2 λεγων κριτης τις ην εν τινι πολει τον θεον μη φοβουμενος και ανθρωπον μη εντρεπομενος
3 χηρα δε ην εν τη πολει εκεινη και ηρχετο προς αυτον λεγουσα εκδικησον με απο του αντιδικου μου
4 και ουκ ηθελησεν επι χρονον μετα δε ταυτα ειπεν εν εαυτω ει και τον θεον ου φοβουμαι και ανθρωπον ουκ εντρεπομαι
5 δια γε το παρεχειν μοι κοπον την χηραν ταυτην εκδικησω αυτην ινα μη εις τελος ερχομενη υπωπιαζη με
6 ειπεν δε ο κυριος ακουσατε τι ο κριτης της αδικιας λεγει
7 ο δε θεος ου μη ποιησει την εκδικησιν των εκλεκτων αυτου των βοωντων προς αυτον ημερας και νυκτος και μακροθυμων επ αυτοις
8 λεγω υμιν οτι ποιησει την εκδικησιν αυτων εν ταχει πλην ο υιος του ανθρωπου ελθων αρα ευρησει την πιστιν επι της γης
9 ειπεν δε και προς τινας τους πεποιθοτας εφ εαυτοις οτι εισιν δικαιοι και εξουθενουντας τους λοιπους την παραβολην ταυτην
10 ανθρωποι δυο ανεβησαν εις το ιερον προσευξασθαι ο εις φαρισαιος και ο ετερος τελωνης
11 ο φαρισαιος σταθεις προς εαυτον ταυτα προσηυχετο ο θεος ευχαριστω σοι οτι ουκ ειμι ωσπερ οι λοιποι των ανθρωπων αρπαγες αδικοι μοιχοι η και ως ουτος ο τελωνης
12 νηστευω δις του σαββατου αποδεκατω παντα οσα κτωμαι
13 και ο τελωνης μακροθεν εστως ουκ ηθελεν ουδε τους οφθαλμους εις τον ουρανον επαραι αλλ ετυπτεν εις το στηθος αυτου λεγων ο θεος ιλασθητι μοι τω αμαρτωλω
14 λεγω υμιν κατεβη ουτος δεδικαιωμενος εις τον οικον αυτου η εκεινος οτι πας ο υψων εαυτον ταπεινωθησεται ο δε ταπεινων εαυτον υψωθησεται
15 προσεφερον δε αυτω και τα βρεφη ινα αυτων απτηται ιδοντες δε οι μαθηται επετιμησαν αυτοις
16 ο δε ιησους προσκαλεσαμενος αυτα ειπεν αφετε τα παιδια ερχεσθαι προς με και μη κωλυετε αυτα των γαρ τοιουτων εστιν η βασιλεια του θεου
17 αμην λεγω υμιν ος εαν μη δεξηται την βασιλειαν του θεου ως παιδιον ου μη εισελθη εις αυτην
18 και επηρωτησεν τις αυτον αρχων λεγων διδασκαλε αγαθε τι ποιησας ζωην αιωνιον κληρονομησω
19 ειπεν δε αυτω ο ιησους τι με λεγεις αγαθον ουδεις αγαθος ει μη εις ο θεος
20 τας εντολας οιδας μη μοιχευσης μη φονευσης μη κλεψης μη ψευδομαρτυρησης τιμα τον πατερα σου και την μητερα σου
21 ο δε ειπεν ταυτα παντα εφυλαξαμην εκ νεοτητος μου
22 ακουσας δε ταυτα ο ιησους ειπεν αυτω ετι εν σοι λειπει παντα οσα εχεις πωλησον και διαδος πτωχοις και εξεις θησαυρον εν ουρανω και δευρο ακολουθει μοι
23 ο δε ακουσας ταυτα περιλυπος εγενετο ην γαρ πλουσιος σφοδρα
24 ιδων δε αυτον ο ιησους περιλυπον γενομενον ειπεν πως δυσκολως οι τα χρηματα εχοντες εισελευσονται εις την βασιλειαν του θεου
25 ευκοπωτερον γαρ εστιν καμηλον δια τρυμαλιας ραφιδος εισελθειν η πλουσιον εις την βασιλειαν του θεου εισελθειν
26 ειπον δε οι ακουσαντες και τις δυναται σωθηναι
27 ο δε ειπεν τα αδυνατα παρα ανθρωποις δυνατα εστιν παρα τω θεω
28 ειπεν δε ο πετρος ιδου ημεις αφηκαμεν παντα και ηκολουθησαμεν σοι
29 ο δε ειπεν αυτοις αμην λεγω υμιν οτι ουδεις εστιν ος αφηκεν οικιαν η γονεις η αδελφους η γυναικα η τεκνα ενεκεν της βασιλειας του θεου
30 ος ου μη απολαβη πολλαπλασιονα εν τω καιρω τουτω και εν τω αιωνι τω ερχομενω ζωην αιωνιον
31 παραλαβων δε τους δωδεκα ειπεν προς αυτους ιδου αναβαινομεν εις ιεροσολυμα και τελεσθησεται παντα τα γεγραμμενα δια των προφητων τω υιω του ανθρωπου
32 παραδοθησεται γαρ τοις εθνεσιν και εμπαιχθησεται και υβρισθησεται και εμπτυσθησεται
33 και μαστιγωσαντες αποκτενουσιν αυτον και τη ημερα τη τριτη αναστησεται
34 και αυτοι ουδεν τουτων συνηκαν και ην το ρημα τουτο κεκρυμμενον απ αυτων και ουκ εγινωσκον τα λεγομενα
35 εγενετο δε εν τω εγγιζειν αυτον εις ιεριχω τυφλος τις εκαθητο παρα την οδον προσαιτων
36 ακουσας δε οχλου διαπορευομενου επυνθανετο τι ειη τουτο
37 απηγγειλαν δε αυτω οτι ιησους ο ναζωραιος παρερχεται
38 και εβοησεν λεγων ιησου υιε δαβιδ ελεησον με
39 και οι προαγοντες επετιμων αυτω ινα σιωπηση αυτος δε πολλω μαλλον εκραζεν υιε δαβιδ ελεησον με
40 σταθεις δε ο ιησους εκελευσεν αυτον αχθηναι προς αυτον εγγισαντος δε αυτου επηρωτησεν αυτον
41 λεγων τι σοι θελεις ποιησω ο δε ειπεν κυριε ινα αναβλεψω
42 και ο ιησους ειπεν αυτω αναβλεψον η πιστις σου σεσωκεν σε
43 και παραχρημα ανεβλεψεν και ηκολουθει αυτω δοξαζων τον θεον και πας ο λαος ιδων εδωκεν αινον τω θεω
Luke 18
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Luke 18
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The Parable of the Persistent Widow
18 Then Jesus told his disciples a parable to show them that they should always pray and not give up.(A) 2 He said: “In a certain town there was a judge who neither feared God nor cared what people thought. 3 And there was a widow in that town who kept coming to him with the plea, ‘Grant me justice(B) against my adversary.’
4 “For some time he refused. But finally he said to himself, ‘Even though I don’t fear God or care what people think, 5 yet because this widow keeps bothering me, I will see that she gets justice, so that she won’t eventually come and attack me!’”(C)
6 And the Lord(D) said, “Listen to what the unjust judge says. 7 And will not God bring about justice for his chosen ones, who cry out(E) to him day and night? Will he keep putting them off? 8 I tell you, he will see that they get justice, and quickly. However, when the Son of Man(F) comes,(G) will he find faith on the earth?”
The Parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector
9 To some who were confident of their own righteousness(H) and looked down on everyone else,(I) Jesus told this parable: 10 “Two men went up to the temple to pray,(J) one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. 11 The Pharisee stood by himself(K) and prayed: ‘God, I thank you that I am not like other people—robbers, evildoers, adulterers—or even like this tax collector. 12 I fast(L) twice a week and give a tenth(M) of all I get.’
13 “But the tax collector stood at a distance. He would not even look up to heaven, but beat his breast(N) and said, ‘God, have mercy on me, a sinner.’(O)
14 “I tell you that this man, rather than the other, went home justified before God. For all those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.”(P)
The Little Children and Jesus(Q)
15 People were also bringing babies to Jesus for him to place his hands on them. When the disciples saw this, they rebuked them. 16 But Jesus called the children to him and said, “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these. 17 Truly I tell you, anyone who will not receive the kingdom of God like a little child(R) will never enter it.”
The Rich and the Kingdom of God(S)
18 A certain ruler asked him, “Good teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?”(T)
19 “Why do you call me good?” Jesus answered. “No one is good—except God alone. 20 You know the commandments: ‘You shall not commit adultery, you shall not murder, you shall not steal, you shall not give false testimony, honor your father and mother.’[a]”(U)
21 “All these I have kept since I was a boy,” he said.
22 When Jesus heard this, he said to him, “You still lack one thing. Sell everything you have and give to the poor,(V) and you will have treasure in heaven.(W) Then come, follow me.”
23 When he heard this, he became very sad, because he was very wealthy. 24 Jesus looked at him and said, “How hard it is for the rich to enter the kingdom of God!(X) 25 Indeed, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of God.”
26 Those who heard this asked, “Who then can be saved?”
27 Jesus replied, “What is impossible with man is possible with God.”(Y)
28 Peter said to him, “We have left all we had to follow you!”(Z)
29 “Truly I tell you,” Jesus said to them, “no one who has left home or wife or brothers or sisters or parents or children for the sake of the kingdom of God 30 will fail to receive many times as much in this age, and in the age to come(AA) eternal life.”(AB)
Jesus Predicts His Death a Third Time(AC)
31 Jesus took the Twelve aside and told them, “We are going up to Jerusalem,(AD) and everything that is written by the prophets(AE) about the Son of Man(AF) will be fulfilled. 32 He will be delivered over to the Gentiles.(AG) They will mock him, insult him and spit on him; 33 they will flog him(AH) and kill him.(AI) On the third day(AJ) he will rise again.”(AK)
34 The disciples did not understand any of this. Its meaning was hidden from them, and they did not know what he was talking about.(AL)
A Blind Beggar Receives His Sight(AM)
35 As Jesus approached Jericho,(AN) a blind man was sitting by the roadside begging. 36 When he heard the crowd going by, he asked what was happening. 37 They told him, “Jesus of Nazareth is passing by.”(AO)
38 He called out, “Jesus, Son of David,(AP) have mercy(AQ) on me!”
39 Those who led the way rebuked him and told him to be quiet, but he shouted all the more, “Son of David, have mercy on me!”(AR)
40 Jesus stopped and ordered the man to be brought to him. When he came near, Jesus asked him, 41 “What do you want me to do for you?”
“Lord, I want to see,” he replied.
42 Jesus said to him, “Receive your sight; your faith has healed you.”(AS) 43 Immediately he received his sight and followed Jesus, praising God. When all the people saw it, they also praised God.(AT)
Footnotes
- Luke 18:20 Exodus 20:12-16; Deut. 5:16-20
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