The Parable of the Persistent Widow
1Then Jesus told his disciples a parable to show them that they should always pray and not give up. 2He said: “In a certain town there was a judge who neither feared God nor cared what people thought. 3And there was a widow in that town who kept coming to him with the plea, ‘Grant me justice against my adversary.’
4“For some time he refused. But finally he said to himself, ‘Even though I don’t fear God or care what people think, 5yet because this widow keeps bothering me, I will see that she gets justice, so that she won’t eventually come and attack me!’ ”
6And the Lord said, “Listen to what the unjust judge says. 7And will not God bring about justice for his chosen ones, who cry out to him day and night? Will he keep putting them off? 8I tell you, he will see that they get justice, and quickly. However, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on the earth?”
The Parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector
9To some who were confident of their own righteousness and looked down on everyone else, Jesus told this parable: 10“Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. 11The Pharisee stood by himself and prayed: ‘God, I thank you that I am not like other people—robbers, evildoers, adulterers—or even like this tax collector. 12I fast twice a week and give a tenth of all I get.’
13“But the tax collector stood at a distance. He would not even look up to heaven, but beat his breast and said, ‘God, have mercy on me, a sinner.’
14“I tell you that this man, rather than the other, went home justified before God. For all those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.”
The Little Children and Jesus
15People were also bringing babies to Jesus for him to place his hands on them. When the disciples saw this, they rebuked them. 16But Jesus called the children to him and said, “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these. 17Truly I tell you, anyone who will not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it.”
The Rich and the Kingdom of God
18A certain ruler asked him, “Good teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?”
19“Why do you call me good?” Jesus answered. “No one is good—except God alone. 20You know the commandments: ‘You shall not commit adultery, you shall not murder, you shall not steal, you shall not give false testimony, honor your father and mother.’18:20 Exodus 20:12-16; Deut. 5:16-20”
21“All these I have kept since I was a boy,” he said.
22When Jesus heard this, he said to him, “You still lack one thing. Sell everything you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.”
23When he heard this, he became very sad, because he was very wealthy. 24Jesus looked at him and said, “How hard it is for the rich to enter the kingdom of God! 25Indeed, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of God.”
26Those who heard this asked, “Who then can be saved?”
27Jesus replied, “What is impossible with man is possible with God.”
28Peter said to him, “We have left all we had to follow you!”
29“Truly I tell you,” Jesus said to them, “no one who has left home or wife or brothers or sisters or parents or children for the sake of the kingdom of God 30will fail to receive many times as much in this age, and in the age to come eternal life.”
Jesus Predicts His Death a Third Time
31Jesus took the Twelve aside and told them, “We are going up to Jerusalem, and everything that is written by the prophets about the Son of Man will be fulfilled. 32He will be delivered over to the Gentiles. They will mock him, insult him and spit on him; 33they will flog him and kill him. On the third day he will rise again.”
34The disciples did not understand any of this. Its meaning was hidden from them, and they did not know what he was talking about.
A Blind Beggar Receives His Sight
35As Jesus approached Jericho, a blind man was sitting by the roadside begging. 36When he heard the crowd going by, he asked what was happening. 37They told him, “Jesus of Nazareth is passing by.”
38He called out, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!”
39Those who led the way rebuked him and told him to be quiet, but he shouted all the more, “Son of David, have mercy on me!”
40Jesus stopped and ordered the man to be brought to him. When he came near, Jesus asked him, 41“What do you want me to do for you?”
“Lord, I want to see,” he replied.
42Jesus said to him, “Receive your sight; your faith has healed you.” 43Immediately he received his sight and followed Jesus, praising God. When all the people saw it, they also praised God.
恒心祷告
1耶稣讲了一个比喻来教导门徒要常常祷告，不要灰心。
2祂说：“某城有一位既不敬畏上帝也不尊重人的审判官。 3那城里有一位寡妇常常来哀求这位审判官，说，‘求你为我申冤，惩办我的对头。’ 4审判官总是充耳不闻，但后来心里想，‘我虽然不敬畏上帝，也不尊重人， 5可是这寡妇一直来烦我，还是替她申冤好了，免得她再来烦我！’”
6主接着说：“你们听，这不义的审判官尚且这么说， 7难道上帝听到祂拣选的人昼夜呼求，不为他们申冤吗？难道祂会一直耽延吗？ 8我告诉你们，祂必很快为他们申冤。不过人子来的时候，在世上找得到有信心的人吗？”
两种祷告
9耶稣对那些自以为义、藐视别人的人讲了一个比喻： 10“有两个人到圣殿里祷告，一个是法利赛人，一个是税吏。 11法利赛人站在那里自言自语地祷告说，‘上帝啊！我感谢你，因为我不像别人那样勒索、不义、通奸，也不像这税吏。 12我每周禁食两次，奉献全部收入的十分之一。’
13“但那税吏却远远地站着，连举目望天都不敢，而是捶着胸说，‘上帝啊，求你怜悯我这个罪人！’
14“我告诉你们，二人回家后，被上帝算为义人的是税吏而不是法利赛人，因为自高的人必遭贬抑，谦卑的人必得尊荣。”
祝福孩子
15人们把婴孩带来要让耶稣为他们按手，门徒看见，就责备这些人。 16耶稣却招呼他们过来，说：“让小孩子到我这里来，不要阻止他们，因为上帝的国属于这样的人。 17我实在告诉你们，人若不像小孩子一样接受上帝的国，绝不能进去。”
富豪求问永生
18一位官长问耶稣：“良善的老师，我该做什么才能承受永生？”
19耶稣说：“你为什么称我是良善的？只有上帝是良善的。 20你知道‘不可通奸，不可杀人，不可偷盗，不可作伪证，要孝敬父母’18:20 出埃及记20:12‑16；申命记5:16‑20。这些诫命”。
21那人说：“我从小就遵行这些诫命。”
22耶稣听了就对他说：“你还差一件事，就是去变卖你所有的产业，分给穷人，你必有财宝存在天上，然后你还要来跟从我。” 23那人听了，很忧愁，因为他非常富有。
24耶稣见状就说：“有钱人进上帝的国真难啊！ 25骆驼穿过针眼比有钱人进上帝的国还容易呢！”
26听见的人就问：“这样，谁能得救呢？”
27耶稣回答说：“对人而言不可能的事，对上帝而言都可能。”
28彼得说：“你看！我们已经撇下所有来跟从你了。”
29耶稣说：“我实在告诉你们，任何人为了上帝的国而撇下房屋、妻子、弟兄、父母或儿女， 30今世必得多倍的奖赏，来世必得永生。”
再次预言受害和复活
31耶稣把十二使徒带到一边，对他们说：“看啊，我们现在前往耶路撒冷，先知书上有关人子的所有记载都要应验。 32祂将被交在外族人的手里，被他们嘲弄、虐待、吐唾沫、 33鞭打和杀害，但第三天祂必复活。” 34使徒却一点也不明白，因为这番话的含意对他们是隐藏的，他们听不懂祂说的。
治愈耶利哥瞎眼的人
35耶稣快到耶利哥的时候，有一个瞎眼的人坐在路旁乞讨。 36他听见许多人经过，就问是怎么回事。 37有人告诉他是拿撒勒人耶稣路过， 38他就高声呼喊：“大卫的后裔耶稣啊，可怜我吧！”
39走在前面的人责备他，让他安静，但他反而叫得更大声：“大卫的后裔啊，可怜我吧！”
40耶稣停下脚步，命人把他带过来，然后问他： 41“你要我为你做什么？”
他说：“主啊！我想看见。”
42耶稣对他说：“你看见吧！你的信心救了你。” 43他立刻得见光明，并跟从了耶稣，一路赞美上帝。所有目睹这事的人也都赞美上帝。
