New Testament in a Year

18 And he said to them also a parable, that it behooveth to pray evermore, and not [to] fail; [Forsooth he said also a parable to them, for it behooveth to pray ever, and not to fail;]

² and said, There was a judge in a city, that dreaded not God, neither shamed of men.^[a]

³ And a widow was in that city, and she came to him, and said [saying], Venge me of mine adversary;

⁴ and he would not long time [and he would not by much time]. But after these things he said within himself, Though I dread not God, and shame not of man,

⁵ nevertheless for this widow is heavy to me, I shall venge her; lest at the last she coming condemn me [lest at the last she coming strangle me].

⁶ And the Lord said, Hear ye, what the doomsman of wickedness saith;

⁷ and whether God shall not do [the] vengeance of his chosen, crying to him day and night, and shall have patience in them?

⁸ Soothly 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?

⁹ And he said also to some men, that trusted in themselves, as they were rightful, and despised others, this parable, saying,

¹⁰ Two men went up into the temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, and the other a publican.

¹¹ And the Pharisee stood, and prayed by himself these things, and said [Forsooth the Pharisee standing, prayed with himself these things, saying], God, I do thankings to thee, for I am not as other men, raveners, unjust, adulterers, as also this publican;

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

¹³ And the publican stood afar, and would not raise his eyes to heaven, but smote his breast, and said [And the publican standing afar would not neither lift up the eyes to heaven, but smote his breast, saying], God be merciful to me, sinner.

¹⁴ Truly 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.

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

¹⁶ But Jesus called together them, and said, Suffer ye children to come to me, and do not ye forbid them, for of such is the kingdom of heavens.

¹⁷ Truly I say to you, whoever shall not take the kingdom of God as a child, he shall not enter into it.

¹⁸ And a prince asked him, and said, Good master, in what thing doing shall I wield everlasting life? [And some prince asked him, saying, Good master, what thing doing shall I wield everlasting life?]

¹⁹ And Jesus said to him, What sayest thou me good? No man is good, but God alone.

²⁰ Thou knowest the commandments, Thou shalt not slay, Thou shalt not do lechery, Thou shalt not do theft, Thou shalt not say false witnessing, Honour thy father and thy mother [Worship thy father and thy mother].

²¹ Which said, I have kept all these things from my youth.

²² And when this thing was heard, Jesus said to him, Yet one thing faileth to thee; sell thou all things that thou hast, and give to poor men, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven; and come, and follow thou me [and come, and follow me].

²³ And when these things were heard, he was sorrowful, for he was full rich.