Outline
I. The Preface (1:1-4)
The Beginning of the Ministry in Galilee (4:14-41)The First Tour of Galilee (4:42;5:39)A Sabbath Controversy (6:1-11)The Choice of the 12 Apostles (6:12-16)The Sermon on the Plain (6:17-49)Miracles in Capernaum and Nain (7:1-18)The Inquiry of John the Baptist (7:19-29)Jesus and the Pharisees (7:30-50)The Second Tour of Galilee (8:1-3)The Parables of the Kingdom (8:4-21)The Trip across the Sea of Galilee (8:22-39)The Third Tour of Galilee (8:40;9:9)
V. His Withdrawal to Regions around Galilee (9:10-50)
The Narrow Door (13:22-30)Warning concerning Herod (13:31-35)At a Pharisee's House (14:1-23)The Cost of Discipleship (14:24-35)The Parables of the Lost Sheep, the Lost Coin and the Lost Son (ch. 15)The Parable of the Shrewd Manager (16:1-18)The Rich Man and Lazarus (16:19-31)Miscellaneous Teachings (17:1-10)Ten Healed of Leprosy (17:11-19)The Coming of the Kingdom (17:20-37)- The Persistent Widow (18:1-8)
- The Pharisee and the Tax Collector (18:9-14)
- Jesus and the Children (18:15-17)
- The Rich Young Ruler (18:18-30)
- Christ Foretells His Death (18:31-34)
- A Blind Beggar Given His Sight (18:35-43)
Jesus and Zacchaeus (19:1-10)The Parable of the Ten Minas (19:11-27)
The Triumphal Entry (19:28-44)The Cleansing of the Temple (19:45-48)The Last Controversies with the Jewish Leaders (ch. 20)The Olivet Discourse (ch. 21)The Last Supper (22:1-38)Jesus Praying in Gethsemane (22:39-46)Jesus' Arrest (22:47-65)Jesus on Trial (22:66;23:25)The Crucifixion (23:26-56)The Resurrection (24:1-12)The Post-Resurrection Ministry (24:13-49)The Ascension (24:50-53)
Luke
18 NLT
1 One day Jesus told his disciples a story
to show that they should always pray and never give up.
2 “There was a judge in a certain city,”
he said, “who neither feared God nor cared about people.
3 A widow of that city came to him
repeatedly, saying, ‘Give me justice in this dispute with my enemy.’
4The judge ignored her for a while, but finally
he said to himself, ‘I don’t fear God or care about people,
5 but this woman is driving me crazy. I’m
going to see that she gets justice, because she is wearing me out with her
constant requests!’”
6 Then the Lord said, “Learn a lesson from
this unjust judge.
7Even he rendered a just decision in the end.
So don’t you think God will surely give justice to his chosen people who cry
out to him day and night? Will he keep putting them off?
8 I tell you, he will grant justice to
them quickly! But when the Son of Man returns, how many will he find on the
earth who have faith?”
9 Then Jesus told this story to some who
had great confidence in their own righteousness and scorned everyone
else:
10 “Two men went to the Temple to pray. One
was a Pharisee, and the other was a despised tax collector.
11 The Pharisee stood by himself and prayed
this prayer : ‘I thank you, God, that I am not a sinner like everyone else. For
I don’t cheat, I don’t sin, and I don’t commit adultery. I’m certainly not like
that tax collector!
12 I fast twice a week, and I give you a
tenth of my income.’
13 “But the tax collector stood at a
distance and dared not even lift his eyes to heaven as he prayed. Instead, he
beat his chest in sorrow, saying, ‘O God, be merciful to me, for I am a
sinner.’
14 I tell you, this sinner, not the
Pharisee, returned home justified before God. For those who exalt themselves
will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.”
15 One day some parents brought their
little children to Jesus so he could touch and bless them. But when the
disciples saw this, they scolded the parents for bothering him.
16 Then Jesus called for the children and
said to the disciples, “Let the children come to me. Don’t stop them! For the
Kingdom of God belongs to those who are like these children.
17 I tell you the truth, anyone who doesn’t
receive the Kingdom of God like a child will never enter it.”
18 Once a religious leader asked Jesus this
question: “Good Teacher, what should I do to inherit eternal life?”
19 “Why do you call me good?” Jesus asked
him. “Only God is truly good.
20 But to answer your question, you know
the commandments: ‘You must not commit adultery. You must not murder. You must
not steal. You must not testify falsely. Honor your father and mother.’ ”
21 The man replied, “I’ve obeyed all these
commandments since I was young.”
22 When Jesus heard his answer, he said,
“There is still one thing you haven’t done. Sell all your possessions and give
the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow
me.”
23 But when the man heard this he became
very sad, for he was very rich.
24 When Jesus saw this, he said, “How hard
it is for the rich to enter the Kingdom of God!
25 In fact, it is easier for a camel to go
through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter the Kingdom of
God!”
26 Those who heard this said, “Then who in
the world can be saved?”
27 He replied, “What is impossible for
people is possible with God.”
28 Peter said, “We’ve left our homes to
follow you.”
29 “Yes,” Jesus replied, “and I assure you
that everyone who has given up house or wife or brothers or parents or
children, for the sake of the Kingdom of God,
30 will be repaid many times over in this
life, and will have eternal life in the world to come.”
31 Taking the twelve disciples aside, Jesus
said, “Listen, we’re going up to Jerusalem, where all the predictions of the
prophets concerning the Son of Man will come true.
32He will be handed over to the Romans, and he
will be mocked, treated shamefully, and spit upon.
33 They will flog him with a whip and kill
him, but on the third day he will rise again.”
34 But they didn’t understand any of this.
The significance of his words was hidden from them, and they failed to grasp
what he was talking about.
35 As Jesus approached Jericho, a blind
beggar was sitting beside the road.
36 When he heard the noise of a crowd going
past, he asked what was happening.
37 They told him that Jesus the Nazarene
was going by.
38 So he began shouting, “Jesus, Son of
David, have mercy on me!”
39 “Be quiet!” the people in front yelled
at him. But he only shouted louder, “Son of David, have mercy on me!”
40 When Jesus heard him, he stopped and
ordered that the man be brought to him. As the man came near, Jesus asked
him,
41 “What do you want me to do for you?”
“Lord,” he said, “I want to see!”
42 And Jesus said, “All right, receive your
sight! Your faith has healed you.”
43 Instantly the man could see, and he
followed Jesus, praising God. And all who saw it praised God, too.
