1Dan dia berbicara suatu perumpamaan kepada mereka bagi kesudahan ini, bahawa manusia harus selalu berdoa, dan bukan untuk menjadi lemah;
2Dengan berkata, Ada seorang hakim di sebuah kota, yang tidak takut akan Allah, dan juga tidak mempedulikan manusia:
3Dan ada pula seorang balu di kota itu; dan dia datang kepadanya, dengan berkata, Belalah aku terhadap seteruku.
4Dan hakim itu tidak untuk seketika: tetapi kemudian dia berkata di dalam dirinya, Walaupun aku tidak takut akan Allah, dan juga tidak mempedulikan manusia;
5Namun kerana balu ini menyusahkanku, aku akan membelanya, supaya jangan kedatangannya yang berterusan dia melesukanku.
6Dan Tuhan berkata, Dengarlah apa yang dikatakan hakim yang tidak benar itu.
7Dan akankah Allah tidak membela orang pilihannya sendiri, yang berseru siang dan malam kepadanya, walaupun dia lama bersabar dengan mereka?
8Aku berkata kepada kalian bahawa dia akan membela mereka dengan lekas. Walau bagaimanapun apabila Anak manusia datang, akankah dia menemui iman di bumi?
9Dan dia berbicara perumpamaan ini kepada sesetengah orang yang percaya kepada diri sendiri bahawa mereka sendiri benar, dan memandang hina orang lain:
10Ada dua orang yang naik ke bait suci untuk berdoa; salah seorang merupakan orang Farisi, dan yang lain merupakan pemungut cukai.
11Orang Farisi itu berdiri dan berdoa demikian tentang dirinya, Ya Allah, aku bersyukur kepadamu, bahawa aku bukan seperti keadaan orang yang lain yang pemeras, tidak adil, penzina, atau malah sebagai pemungut cukai ini.
12Aku berpuasa dua kali dalam seminggu, aku memberi persepuluhan daripada segalanya yang aku miliki.
13Dan pemungut cukai, sementara berdiri dari jauh, sampai menghala mata ke syurga pun tidak, tetapi memukul dadanya, dengan berkata, Allah kasihanilah aku orang berdosa ini.
14Aku berkata kepadamu, orang inilah yang pulang ke rumahnya dengan diperbenarkan dan orang lain itu tidak: sebab setiap orang yang menyanjungi dirinya akan dihina; dan sesiapa yang merendahkan dirinya akan disanjungi.
15And they brought unto him also infants, that he would touch them: but when his disciples saw it, they rebuked them.
16But Jesus called them unto him, and said, Suffer little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God.
17Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child shall in no wise enter therein.
18And a certain ruler asked him, saying, Good Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?
19And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? none is good, save one, that is, God.
20Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Honour thy father and thy mother.
21And he said, All these have I kept from my youth up.
22Now when Jesus heard these things, he said unto him, Yet lackest thou one thing: sell all that thou hast, and distribute unto the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me.
23And when he heard this, he was very sorrowful: for he was very rich.
24And when Jesus saw that he was very sorrowful, he said, How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God!
25For it is easier for a camel to go through a needle's eye, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.
26And they that heard it said, Who then can be saved?
27And he said, The things which are impossible with men are possible with God.
28Then Peter said, Lo, we have left all, and followed thee.
29And he said unto them, Verily I say unto you, There is no man that hath left house, or parents, or brethren, or wife, or children, for the kingdom of God's sake,
30Who shall not receive manifold more in this present time, and in the world to come life everlasting.
31Then he took unto him the twelve, and said unto them, Behold, we go up to Jerusalem, and all things that are written by the prophets concerning the Son of man shall be accomplished.
32For he shall be delivered unto the Gentiles, and shall be mocked, and spitefully entreated, and spitted on:
33And they shall scourge him, and put him to death: and the third day he shall rise again.
34And they understood none of these things: and this saying was hid from them, neither knew they the things which were spoken.
35And it came to pass, that as he was come nigh unto Jericho, a certain blind man sat by the way side begging:
36And hearing the multitude pass by, he asked what it meant.
37And they told him, that Jesus of Nazareth passeth by.
38And he cried, saying, Jesus, thou Son of David, have mercy on me.
39And they which went before rebuked him, that he should hold his peace: but he cried so much the more, Thou Son of David, have mercy on me.
40And Jesus stood, and commanded him to be brought unto him: and when he was come near, he asked him,
41Saying, What wilt thou that I shall do unto thee? And he said, Lord, that I may receive my sight.
42And Jesus said unto him, Receive thy sight: thy faith hath saved thee.
43And immediately he received his sight, and followed him, glorifying God: and all the people, when they saw it, gave praise unto God.