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Das Gleichnis vom ungerechten Richter

18 Er sagte ihnen aber auch ein Gleichnis, um ihnen zu zeigen, dass es nötig ist, allezeit zu beten und nicht nachlässig zu werden;

und er sprach: Es war ein Richter in einer Stadt, der Gott nicht fürchtete und sich vor keinem Menschen scheute.

Es war aber eine Witwe in jener Stadt; die kam zu ihm und sprach: Schaffe mir Recht gegenüber meinem Widersacher!

Und er wollte lange nicht; danach aber sprach er bei sich selbst: Wenn ich auch Gott nicht fürchte und mich vor keinem Menschen scheue,

so will ich dennoch, weil mir diese Witwe Mühe macht, ihr Recht schaffen, damit sie nicht unaufhörlich kommt und mich plagt.

Und der Herr sprach: Hört, was der ungerechte Richter sagt!

Gott aber, wird er nicht seinen Auserwählten Recht schaffen, die Tag und Nacht zu ihm rufen, wenn er auch lange zuwartet mit ihnen?

Ich sage euch: Er wird ihnen schnell Recht schaffen! Doch wenn der Sohn des Menschen kommt, wird er auch den Glauben finden auf Erden?

Das Gleichnis vom Pharisäer und vom Zöllner

Er sagte aber auch zu etlichen, die auf sich selbst vertrauten, dass sie gerecht seien, und die Übrigen verachteten, dieses Gleichnis:

10 Es gingen zwei Menschen hinauf in den Tempel, um zu beten, der eine ein Pharisäer, der andere ein Zöllner.

11 Der Pharisäer stellte sich hin und betete bei sich selbst so: O Gott, ich danke dir, dass ich nicht bin wie die übrigen Menschen, Räuber, Ungerechte, Ehebrecher, oder auch wie dieser Zöllner da.

12 Ich faste zweimal in der Woche und gebe den Zehnten von allem, was ich einnehme!

13 Und der Zöllner stand von ferne, wagte nicht einmal seine Augen zum Himmel zu erheben, sondern schlug an seine Brust und sprach: O Gott, sei mir Sünder gnädig!

14 Ich sage euch: Dieser ging gerechtfertigt in sein Haus hinab, im Gegensatz zu jenem. Denn jeder, der sich selbst erhöht, wird erniedrigt werden; wer aber sich selbst erniedrigt, der wird erhöht werden.

Jesus segnet die Kinder

15 Sie brachten aber auch kleine Kinder zu ihm, damit er sie anrühre. Als es aber die Jünger sahen, tadelten sie sie.

16 Aber Jesus rief sie zu sich und sprach: Lasst die Kinder zu mir kommen und wehrt ihnen nicht, denn solcher ist das Reich Gottes.

17 Wahrlich, ich sage euch: Wer das Reich Gottes nicht annimmt wie ein Kind, wird gar nicht hineinkommen!

Der reiche Oberste und das Erbe des ewigen Lebens

18 Und es fragte ihn ein Oberster und sprach: Guter Meister, was muss ich tun, um das ewige Leben zu erben?

19 Da sprach Jesus zu ihm: Was nennst du mich gut? Niemand ist gut als Gott allein!

20 Du kennst die Gebote: »Du sollst nicht ehebrechen! Du sollst nicht töten! Du sollst nicht stehlen! Du sollst nicht falsches Zeugnis reden! Du sollst deinen Vater und deine Mutter ehren!«[a]

21 Er aber sprach: Das alles habe ich gehalten von meiner Jugend an.

22 Als Jesus dies hörte, sprach er zu ihm: Eins fehlt dir noch: Verkaufe alles, was du hast, und verteile es an die Armen, so wirst du einen Schatz im Himmel haben, und komm, folge mir nach!

23 Als er aber dies hörte, wurde er ganz traurig; denn er war sehr reich.

24 Als aber Jesus ihn so sah, dass er ganz traurig geworden war, sprach er: Wie schwer werden die Reichen ins Reich Gottes hineinkommen!

25 Denn es ist leichter, dass ein Kamel durch ein Nadelöhr geht, als dass ein Reicher in das Reich Gottes hineinkommt.

26 Da sprachen die, welche es hörten: Wer kann dann überhaupt errettet werden?

27 Er aber sprach: Was bei den Menschen unmöglich ist, das ist bei Gott möglich.

28 Da sprach Petrus: Siehe, wir haben alles verlassen und sind dir nachgefolgt!

29 Er aber sprach zu ihnen: Wahrlich, ich sage euch: Es ist niemand, der Haus oder Eltern oder Brüder oder Frau oder Kinder verlassen hat um des Reiches Gottes willen,

30 der es nicht vielfältig wieder empfinge in dieser Zeit und in der zukünftigen Weltzeit das ewige Leben!

Jesus sagt zum dritten Mal sein Leiden und seine Auferstehung voraus

31 Er nahm aber die Zwölf zu sich und sprach zu ihnen: Siehe, wir ziehen hinauf nach Jerusalem, und es wird alles erfüllt werden, was durch die Propheten über den Sohn des Menschen geschrieben ist;

32 denn er wird den Heiden ausgeliefert und verspottet und misshandelt und angespuckt werden;

33 und sie werden ihn geißeln und töten, und am dritten Tag wird er wieder auferstehen.

34 Und sie verstanden nichts davon, und dieses Wort war ihnen zu geheimnisvoll, und sie begriffen das Gesagte nicht.

Heilung eines Blinden in Jericho

35 Es geschah aber, als er sich Jericho näherte, da saß ein Blinder am Weg und bettelte.

36 Und als er die Menge vorüberziehen hörte, erkundigte er sich, was das sei.

37 Da verkündeten sie ihm, dass Jesus, der Nazarener vorübergehe.

38 Und er rief und sprach: Jesus, du Sohn Davids[b], erbarme dich über mich!

39 Und die vorangingen, geboten ihm, er solle schweigen; er aber rief noch viel mehr: Du Sohn Davids, erbarme dich über mich!

40 Da blieb Jesus stehen und befahl, dass er zu ihm gebracht werde. Und als er herangekommen war, fragte er ihn

41 und sprach: Was willst du, dass ich dir tun soll? Er sprach: Herr, dass ich sehend werde!

42 Und Jesus sprach zu ihm: Sei sehend! Dein Glaube hat dich gerettet.

43 Und sogleich wurde er sehend und folgte ihm nach und pries Gott; und das ganze Volk, das dies sah, lobte Gott.

Footnotes

  1. (18,20) 2Mo 20,14-16.
  2. (18,38) eine Bezeichnung für den Messias.

The Parable of the Persistent Widow

18 Then He spoke a parable to them, that men (A)always ought to pray and not lose heart, saying: “There was in a certain city a judge who did not fear God nor [a]regard man. Now there was a widow in that city; and she came to him, saying, [b]‘Get justice for me from my adversary.’ And he would not for a while; but afterward he said within himself, ‘Though I do not fear God nor regard man, (B)yet because this widow troubles me I will [c]avenge her, lest by her continual coming she weary me.’ ”

Then the Lord said, “Hear what the unjust judge said. And (C)shall God not avenge His own elect who cry out day and night to Him, though He bears long with them? I tell you (D)that He will avenge them speedily. Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will He really find faith on the earth?”

The Parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector

Also He spoke this parable to some (E)who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others: 10 “Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. 11 The Pharisee (F)stood and prayed thus with himself, (G)‘God, I thank You that I am not like other men—extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this tax collector. 12 I fast twice a week; I give tithes of all that I possess.’ 13 And the tax collector, standing afar off, would not so much as raise his eyes to heaven, but beat his breast, saying, ‘God, be merciful to me a sinner!’ 14 I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other; (H)for everyone who exalts himself will be [d]humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.”

Jesus Blesses Little Children(I)

15 (J)Then they also brought infants to Him that He might touch them; but when the disciples saw it, they rebuked them. 16 But Jesus called them to Him and said, “Let the little children come to Me, and do not forbid them; for (K)of such is the kingdom of God. 17 (L)Assuredly, I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God as a little child will by no means enter it.”

Jesus Counsels the Rich Young Ruler(M)

18 (N)Now a certain ruler asked Him, saying, “Good Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?”

19 So Jesus said to him, “Why do you call Me good? No one is good but (O)One, that is, God. 20 You know the commandments: (P)‘Do not commit adultery,’ ‘Do not murder,’ ‘Do not steal,’ ‘Do not bear false witness,’ (Q)‘Honor your father and your mother.’

21 And he said, “All (R)these things I have kept from my youth.”

22 So when Jesus heard these things, He said to him, “You still lack one thing. (S)Sell all that you have and distribute to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow Me.”

23 But when he heard this, he became very sorrowful, for he was very rich.

With God All Things Are Possible(T)

24 And when Jesus saw that he became very sorrowful, He said, (U)“How hard it is for those who have riches to enter the kingdom of God! 25 For it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.”

26 And those who heard it said, “Who then can be saved?”

27 But He said, (V)“The things which are impossible with men are possible with God.”

28 (W)Then Peter said, “See, we have left [e]all and followed You.”

29 So He said to them, “Assuredly, I say to you, (X)there is no one who has left house or parents or brothers or wife or children, for the sake of the kingdom of God, 30 (Y)who shall not receive many times more in this present time, and in the age to come eternal life.”

Jesus a Third Time Predicts His Death and Resurrection(Z)

31 (AA)Then He took the twelve aside and said to them, “Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and all things (AB)that are written by the prophets concerning the Son of Man will be [f]accomplished. 32 For (AC)He will be delivered to the Gentiles and will be mocked and insulted and spit upon. 33 They will scourge Him and kill Him. And the third day He will rise again.”

34 (AD)But they understood none of these things; this saying was hidden from them, and they did not know the things which were spoken.

A Blind Man Receives His Sight(AE)

35 (AF)Then it happened, as He was coming near Jericho, that a certain blind man sat by the road begging. 36 And hearing a multitude passing by, he asked what it meant. 37 So they told him that Jesus of Nazareth was passing by. 38 And he cried out, saying, “Jesus, (AG)Son of David, have mercy on me!”

39 Then those who went before warned him that he should be quiet; but he cried out all the more, “Son of David, have mercy on me!”

40 So Jesus stood still and commanded him to be brought to Him. And when he had come near, He asked him, 41 saying, “What do you want Me to do for you?”

He said, “Lord, that I may receive my sight.”

42 Then Jesus said to him, “Receive your sight; (AH)your faith has made you well.” 43 And immediately he received his sight, and followed Him, (AI)glorifying God. And all the people, when they saw it, gave praise to God.

Footnotes

  1. Luke 18:2 respect
  2. Luke 18:3 Avenge me on
  3. Luke 18:5 vindicate
  4. Luke 18:14 put down
  5. Luke 18:28 NU our own
  6. Luke 18:31 fulfilled

18 And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint;

Saying, There was in a city a judge, which feared not God, neither regarded man:

And there was a widow in that city; and she came unto him, saying, Avenge me of mine adversary.

And he would not for a while: but afterward he said within himself, Though I fear not God, nor regard man;

Yet because this widow troubleth me, I will avenge her, lest by her continual coming she weary me.

And the Lord said, Hear what the unjust judge saith.

And shall not God avenge his own elect, which cry day and night unto him, though he bear long with them?

I tell you that he will avenge them speedily. Nevertheless when the Son of man cometh, shall he find faith on the earth?

And he spake this parable unto certain which trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others:

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

11 The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, God, I thank thee, that I am not as other men are, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican.

12 I fast twice in the week, I give tithes of all that I possess.

13 And the publican, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, God be merciful to me a sinner.

14 I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other: for every one that exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.

15 And they brought unto him also infants, that he would touch them: but when his disciples saw it, they rebuked them.

16 But 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.

17 Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child shall in no wise enter therein.

18 And a certain ruler asked him, saying, Good Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?

19 And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? none is good, save one, that is, God.

20 Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Honour thy father and thy mother.

21 And he said, All these have I kept from my youth up.

22 Now 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.

23 And when he heard this, he was very sorrowful: for he was very rich.

24 And when Jesus saw that he was very sorrowful, he said, How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God!

25 For 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.

26 And they that heard it said, Who then can be saved?

27 And he said, The things which are impossible with men are possible with God.

28 Then Peter said, Lo, we have left all, and followed thee.

29 And 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,

30 Who shall not receive manifold more in this present time, and in the world to come life everlasting.

31 Then 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.

32 For he shall be delivered unto the Gentiles, and shall be mocked, and spitefully entreated, and spitted on:

33 And they shall scourge him, and put him to death: and the third day he shall rise again.

34 And they understood none of these things: and this saying was hid from them, neither knew they the things which were spoken.

35 And it came to pass, that as he was come nigh unto Jericho, a certain blind man sat by the way side begging:

36 And hearing the multitude pass by, he asked what it meant.

37 And they told him, that Jesus of Nazareth passeth by.

38 And he cried, saying, Jesus, thou son of David, have mercy on me.

39 And 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.

40 And Jesus stood, and commanded him to be brought unto him: and when he was come near, he asked him,

41 Saying, What wilt thou that I shall do unto thee? And he said, Lord, that I may receive my sight.

42 And Jesus said unto him, Receive thy sight: thy faith hath saved thee.

43 And immediately he received his sight, and followed him, glorifying God: and all the people, when they saw it, gave praise unto God.