¹He also told them a parable on the need always to pray and not to flag, ²and he said, “There was a certain judge in a certain city who did not fear God, nor did he respect man. ³And there was a widow in that city, and she kept coming to him, saying, ‘Vindicate me from my opponent.’ ⁴But for a long time he refused. But at length he said to himself, ‘Even though I do not fear God or respect man, ⁵nevertheless because this widow gives me trouble, I will get her vindicated, so that she does not endlessly come and grind me down.’ ” ⁶Then the Lord said, “Hear what the dishonest judge says. ⁷Will God not provide the vindication due to his chosen ones who cry out to him day and night, and be longsuffering over them? ⁸I tell you he will provide the vindication due to them swiftly. But when the son of man comes, will he find faith on the earth?” ⁹And he spoke this parable to certain people who trusted in themselves – that they were righteous – and despised the others: ¹⁰“Two men went up to the temple to pray. One was a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. ¹¹The Pharisee stood up and prayed to himself as follows: ‘O God, I thank you that I am not like other men, the grasping, the unjust, the adulterers – nor like this tax collector either. ¹²I fast twice a week. I tithe everything I acquire.’ ¹³Then the tax collector stood at a distance and was not even willing to lift his eyes up to heaven, but he beat his breast and said, ‘O God, be propitious to me, a sinner.’ ¹⁴I say to you, the latter went down to his house justified rather than the former. For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but he who humbles himself will be exalted.” ¹⁵Then they also brought some infants to him for him to touch, and when the disciples saw it, they rebuked them. ¹⁶But Jesus called them along, and he said, “Let the children come to me, and do not prevent them. For the kingdom of God is constituted of such. ¹⁷Truly, I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God as a little child will definitely not enter into it.” ¹⁸Then a certain governor inquired with him and asked, “Good teacher, what must I do to inherit age-abiding life?” ¹⁹Jesus then said to him, “Why do you call me good? No-one is good except one: God. ²⁰You know the commandments. You shall not commit adultery. You shall not commit murder. You shall not steal. You shall not give false testimony. Honour your father and your mother.” ²¹Then he said, “I have kept all these things from my youth.” ²²Then when Jesus heard this, he said to him, “You still lack one thing. Sell everything you have got and distribute the proceeds to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven, and come and follow me.” ²³But when he heard this, he became very sad, for he was very rich. ²⁴Then when Jesus saw that he had become very sad, he said, “How it is with difficulty that those who are affluent will go into the kingdom of God. ²⁵For it is easier for a camel to go in through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to go into the kingdom of God.” ²⁶Then those listening said, “Well who can be saved, then?” ²⁷He then said, “The things which are impossible with men are possible with God.” ²⁸Then Peter said, “In our case, we have left everything behind and followed you.” ²⁹At which he said to them, “Truly, I say to you, there is no-one who has left house or parents or brothers or wife or children for the sake of the kingdom of God, ³⁰who will not certainly receive in return many times over in this epoch, and in the age to come – age-abiding life.” ³¹And taking the twelve along, he said to them, “Here we are going up to Jerusalem, and everything written through the prophets will be accomplished by the son of man.” ³²For he will be delivered to the Gentiles and be mocked and insulted and spat on. ³³And they will flog him and kill him, then on the third day he will rise again. ³⁴But they did not understand any of these things, and this remark was hidden from them, and they did not discern the import of the things spoken. ³⁵Then it came to pass as he approached Jericho that a certain blind man was sitting beside the road, begging, ³⁶and when he heard a crowd passing through, he inquired what this was all about. ³⁷So they informed him that Jesus the Nazarene was passing by. ³⁸At this he shouted and said, “Jesus, son of David, have compassion on me.” ³⁹But those going in front rebuked him, telling him to be quiet. But he cried out all the more, “Son of David, have compassion on me.” ⁴⁰Then Jesus stopped and ordered him to be brought to him, and when he had come near, he questioned him, ⁴¹and he asked, “What would you like me to do for you?” He then said, “Lord, for me to see again.” ⁴²Then Jesus said to him, “See again. Your faith has cured you.” ⁴³And immediately he recovered his sight, and he followed him, glorifying God. And all the people saw it and gave praise to God.

Reference(s) in Chapter 18: v.20 ↔ Exodus 20:12-16, Deuteronomy 5:16-20,.