18Jesus told his disciples a parable about their need to pray all the time and never give up.G1161G3004G2532G3850G846G4314G1163G3842G4336G2532G3361G15732He said, "In a city there was a judge who didn't fear God or respect people.G3004G2258G1722G5100G4172G5100G2923G5399G3361G2316G2532G3361G1788G4443In that city there was also a widow who kept coming to him and saying, 'Grant me justice against my adversary.'G1161G2258G5503G1722G1565G4172G2532G2064G4314G846G3004G1556G3165G575G3450G4764For a while the judge refused. But later he said to himself, 'I don't fear God or respect people,G2532G2309G3756G1909G5550G1161G5023G3326G2036G1722G1438G1499G5399G3756G2316G2532G3756G1788G4445yet because this widow keeps bothering me, I will grant her justice. Otherwise, she will keep coming and wear me out.'"G1065G1223G5026G5503G3930G2873G3427G1556G846G3363G1519G5056G2064G5299G31656Then the Lord added, "Listen to what the unrighteous judge says.G1161G2962G2036G191G5101G93G2923G30047Won't God grant his chosen people justice when they cry out to him day and night? Is he slow to help them -G1161G1557G3364G2316G4160G1557G846G1588G3588G994G2250G2532G3571G4314G846G2532G3114G1909G8468I tell you, he will give them justice quickly. But when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on earth?"G3004G5213G3754G4160G1557G846G5034G1722G4133G687G5207G444G2064G2147G4102G1909G10939Jesus also told this parable to some people who trusted in themselves, thinking they were righteous, but who looked down on everyone else:G1161G2036G2532G5026G3850G4314G5100G3588G3982G1909G1438G3754G1526G1342G2532G1848G306210"Two men went up to the temple to pray. One was a Pharisee, and the other was a tax collector.G1417G444G305G1519G2411G4336G1520G5330G2532G2087G505711The Pharisee stood by himself and prayed, 'O God, I thank you that I'm not like other people - thieves, dishonest people, adulterers, or even this tax collector.G5330G2476G4336G5023G4314G1438G2316G2168G4671G3754G1510G3756G5618G3062G444G727G94G3432G2228G2532G5613G3778G505712I fast twice a week, and I give a tenth of my entire income.'11G3522G1364G4521G586G3956G3745G293213"But the tax collector stood at a distance and would not even look up to heaven. Instead, he continued to beat his chest and said, 'O God, be merciful to me, the sinner that I am!'G2532G5057G2476G3113G2309G3756G1869G3761G3788G1519G3772G235G5180G1519G846G4738G3004G2316G2433G3427G26814I tell you, this man, rather than the other one, went down to his home justified, because everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the person who humbles himself will be exalted."13G3004G5213G3778G2597G1519G846G3624G1344G2228G1565G3754G3956G5312G1438G5013G1161G5013G1438G531215Now some people were even bringing their infants to Jesus to have him touch them. But when the disciples saw this, they sternly told the people not to do that.G1161G4374G846G2532G1025G2443G680G846G1161G3101G1492G2008G84616Jesus, however, called for the children and said, "Let the little children come to me, and stop keeping them away, because the kingdom of God belongs to people like these.G1161G2424G4341G846G2036G863G3813G2064G4314G3165G2532G2967G846G3361G1063G5108G2076G932G231617I tell you with certainty, whoever doesn't receive the kingdom of God as a little child will never get into it at all."G281G3004G5213G3739G1209G3362G1209G932G2316G5613G3813G1525G3364G1525G1519G84618Then an official asked Jesus, "Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?"G2532G5100G758G1905G846G3004G18G1320G5101G4160G2816G166G222219"Why do you call me good?" Jesus asked him. "Nobody is good except for God.G1161G2424G2036G846G5101G3004G3165G18G3762G18G1508G1520G231620You know the commandments: 'Never commit adultery. Never murder. Never steal. Never give false testimony. Honor your father and mother.'"G1492G1785G3431G3361G3431G5407G3361G5407G2813G3361G2813G5576G3361G5576G5091G4675G3962G2532G4675G338421The official replied, "I have kept all of these since I was a young man."G1161G2036G3956G5023G5442G1537G3450G350322When Jesus heard this, he said to him, "You still need to do one thing. Sell everything you have and give the money to the destitute, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come back and follow me."G1161G2424G191G5023G2036G846G2089G3007G4671G1520G4453G3956G3745G2192G2532G1239G4434G2532G2192G2344G1722G3772G2532G1204G190G342723But when the official heard this he became sad, because he was very rich.G1161G191G5023G1096G4036G1063G2258G4970G414524So when Jesus saw how sad he was, he said, "How hard it is for rich people to get into the kingdom of God!G1161G2424G1492G846G1096G4036G2036G4459G1423G1525G2192G5536G1525G1519G932G231625Indeed, it is easier for a camel to squeeze through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to get into the kingdom of God."G1063G2076G2123G2574G1525G1223G4476G5168G2228G4145G1525G1519G932G231626Those who were listening to Jesus asked, "Then who can be saved?"G1161G191G2036G5101G2532G1410G498227Jesus replied, "The things that are impossible for people are possible for God."G1161G2036G102G3844G444G2076G1415G3844G231628Then Peter said, "See, we have left everything we have and followed you."G1161G4074G2036G2400G2249G863G3956G2532G190G467129Jesus said to them, "I tell you with certainty, there is no one who has left his home, wife, brothers, parents, or children because of the kingdom of GodG1161G2036G846G281G3004G5213G3754G2076G3762G3739G863G3614G2228G1118G2228G80G2228G1135G2228G5043G1752G932G2316G175230who will not receive many times as much in this world, as well as eternal life in the age to come."G3739G618G3364G618G4179G1722G5129G2540G2532G1722G165G2064G2222G16631Jesus took his twelve disciples aside and said to them, "See, we are going up to Jerusalem. Everything written by the prophets about the Son of Man will be fulfilled.G1161G3880G1427G2036G4314G846G2400G305G1519G2414G2532G3956G1125G1223G4396G5207G444G505532He will be handed over to the gentiles and will be mocked, insulted, and spit on.G1063G3860G1484G2532G1702G2532G5195G2532G171633After they have whipped him, they will kill him, but on the third day he will rise again."G2532G3146G615G846G615G2532G5154G2250G45034But they didn't understand any of this. What he said was hidden from them, and they didn't know what he meant.G2532G846G4920G3762G5130G2532G5124G4487G2258G2928G575G846G2532G3756G1097G300435As Jesus was approaching Jericho, there was a blind man sitting by the road begging.G1161G1096G1722G846G1448G1519G2410G5100G5185G2521G3844G3598G431936When he heard the crowd going by, he asked what was happening.G1161G191G3793G1279G4441G5101G5124G149837They told him that Jesus from Nazareth was coming by.G1161G518G846G3754G2424G3480G392838So he shouted, "Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!"G2532G994G3004G2424G5207G1138G1653G316539The people at the front of the crowd sternly told him to be quiet, but he started shouting even louder, "Son of David, have mercy on me!"18G2532G4254G2008G846G2443G4623G1161G846G2896G4183G3123G5207G1138G1653G316540Then Jesus stopped and ordered the man to be brought to him. When he came near, Jesus asked him,G1161G2424G2476G2753G846G71G4314G846G1161G846G1448G1905G84641"What do you want me to do for you?" He said, "Lord, I want to see again!"G3004G5101G2309G4160G4671G1161G2036G2962G2443G30842So Jesus told him, "See again! Your faith has made you well."G2532G2424G2036G846G308G4675G4102G4982G457143Immediately the man could see again and began to follow Jesus, glorifying God. All the people saw this and gave praise to God.G2532G3916G308G2532G190G846G1392G2316G2532G3956G2992G1492G1325G136G2316