Luke 18:18-19:10

English Standard Version

The Rich Ruler

^18 (A)And a ruler asked him, “Good Teacher, what must I do to ^(B)inherit eternal life?” ¹⁹ And Jesus said to him, “Why do you call me good? No one is good except God alone. ²⁰ You know the commandments: ^(C)‘Do not commit adultery, Do not murder, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Honor your father and mother.’” ²¹ And he said, ^(D)“All these I have kept from my youth.” ²² When Jesus heard this, he said to him, “One thing you still lack. ^(E)Sell all that you have and distribute to the poor, and you will have ^(F)treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.” ^23 (G)But when he heard these things, he became very sad, for he was extremely rich. ²⁴ Jesus, seeing that he had become sad, said, ^(H)“How difficult it is for those who have wealth to enter ^(I)the kingdom of God! ²⁵ For it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter ^(J)the kingdom of God.” ²⁶ Those who heard it said, “Then who can be saved?” ²⁷ But he said, ^(K)“What is impossible with man is possible with God.” ²⁸ And Peter said, “See, ^(L)we have left our homes and followed you.” ²⁹ And he said to them, “Truly, I say to you, ^(M)there is no one who has left house or wife or brothers^[a] or parents or children, for the sake of the kingdom of God, ³⁰ who will not receive ^(N)many times more ^(O)in this time, and in ^(P)the age to come eternal life.”

Jesus Foretells His Death a Third Time

^31 (Q)And taking the twelve, he said to them, “See, ^(R)we are going up to Jerusalem, and ^(S)everything that is written about the Son of Man by the prophets will be accomplished. ³² For he will be ^(T)delivered over to the Gentiles and will be ^(U)mocked and shamefully treated and ^(V)spit upon. ³³ And after flogging him, they will kill him, and on ^(W)the third day he will rise.” ^34 (X)But they understood none of these things. ^(Y)This saying was hidden from them, and they did not grasp what was said.

Jesus Heals a Blind Beggar

^35 (Z)As he drew near to Jericho, ^(AA)a blind man was sitting by the roadside begging. ³⁶ And hearing a crowd going by, he inquired what this meant. ³⁷ They told him, ^(AB)“Jesus of Nazareth is passing by.” ³⁸ And he cried out, “Jesus, ^(AC)Son of David, have mercy on me!” ³⁹ And those who were in front ^(AD)rebuked him, telling him to be silent. But he cried out all the more, “Son of David, have mercy on me!” ⁴⁰ And Jesus stopped and commanded him to be brought to him. And when he came near, he asked him, ^41 (AE)“What do you want me to do for you?” He said, “Lord, let me recover my sight.” ⁴² And Jesus said to him, “Recover your sight; ^(AF)your faith has ^(AG)made you well.” ⁴³ And immediately he recovered his sight and followed him, ^(AH)glorifying God. And ^(AI)all the people, when they saw it, gave praise to God.

Jesus and Zacchaeus

19 ^(AJ)He entered Jericho and was passing through. ² And behold, there was a man named Zacchaeus. He was a chief tax collector and was rich. ³ And ^(AK)he was seeking to see who Jesus was, but on account of the crowd he could not, because he was small in stature. ⁴ So he ran on ahead and climbed up into ^(AL)a sycamore tree to see him, for he was about to pass that way. ⁵ And when Jesus came to the place, he looked up and said to him, “Zacchaeus, hurry and come down, for ^(AM)I must stay at your house today.” ⁶ So he hurried and came down and ^(AN)received him joyfully. ⁷ And when they saw it, they all ^(AO)grumbled, “He has gone in to be the guest of a man who is a sinner.” ⁸ And Zacchaeus stood and said to the Lord, “Behold, Lord, the half of my goods ^(AP)I give to the poor. And if I have ^(AQ)defrauded anyone of anything, I restore it ^(AR)fourfold.” ⁹ And Jesus said to him, “Today salvation has come to this house, since ^(AS)he also is a son of Abraham. ¹⁰ For ^(AT)the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.”