Verse 1
Luke 18:1
Bible in Basic English
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And he made a story for them, the point of which was that men were to go on making prayer and not get tired;
Original Language Text
greek
Ἔλεγεν ⸀δὲ παραβολὴν αὐτοῖς πρὸς τὸ δεῖν πάντοτε προσεύχεσθαι ⸀αὐτοὺς καὶ μὴ ἐγκακεῖν,
English Translation
He told them a parable to the effect that they ought always to pray and not lose heart.
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Chapter 18 Context
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And he made a story for them, the point of which was that men were to go on making prayer and not ge...
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Saying, There was a judge in a certain town, who had no fear of God (Elohim) or respect for man:
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And there was a widow in that town, and she kept on coming to him and saying, Give me my right again...
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And for a time he would not: but later, he said to himself, Though I have no fear of God (Elohim) or...
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Because this widow is a trouble to me, I will give her her right; for if not, I will be completely t...
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And the Lord said, Give ear to the words of the evil judge.
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And will not God (Elohim) do right in the cause of his saints, whose cries come day and night to his...
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I say to you that he will quickly do right in their cause. But when the Son of man comes, will there...
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And he made this story for some people who were certain that they were good, and had a low opinion o...
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Two men went up to the Temple for prayer; one a Pharisee, and the other a tax-farmer.
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The Pharisee, taking up his position, said to himself these words: God (Elohim), I give you praise b...
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Twice in the week I go without food; I give a tenth of all I have.
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The tax-farmer, on the other hand, keeping far away, and not lifting up even his eyes to heaven, mad...
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I say to you, This man went back to his house with God (Elohim)'s approval, and not the other: for e...
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And they took their children to him, so that he might put his hands on them: but when the disciples...
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But Yashua (Jesus) sent for them, saying, Let the children come to me, and do not keep them away, fo...
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Truly I say to you, Whoever does not put himself under the kingdom of God (Elohim) like a little chi...
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And a certain ruler put a question to him, saying, Good Master, what have I to do so that I may have...
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And Yashua (Jesus) said to him, Why do you say that I am good? No one is good, but only God (Elohim)...
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You have knowledge of what the law says: Do not be untrue to your wife, Do not put anyone to death,...
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And he said, All these things I have done from the time when I was a boy.
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And Yashua (Jesus), hearing it, said to him, One thing you still have need of; get money for your go...
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But at these words he became very sad, for he had great wealth.
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And Yashua (Jesus), looking at him, said, How hard it is for those who have wealth to get into the k...
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It is simpler for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a man who has much money to co...
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And those who were present said, Then who may have salvation?
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But he said, Things which are not possible with man are possible with God (Elohim).
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And Peter said, See, we have given up what is ours to come after you.
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And he said to them, Truly I say to you, There is no man who has given up house or wife or brothers...
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Who will not get much more in this time, and in the world to come, eternal life.
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And he took with him the twelve and said to them, Now we are going up to Jerusalem, and all the thin...
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For he will be given up to the Gentiles, and will be made sport of and put to shame:
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And he will be given cruel blows and put to death, and on the third day he will come back to life.
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But they did not take in the sense of any of these words, and what he said was not clear to them, an...
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And it came about that when he got near Jericho, a certain blind man was seated by the side of the r...
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And hearing the sound of a great number of people going by, he said, What is this?
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And they said to him, Yashua (Jesus) of Nazareth is going by.
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And he said in a loud voice, Yashua (Jesus), Son of David, have mercy on me.
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And those who were in front made protests and said to him, Be quiet: but he said all the more, O Son...
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And Yashua (Jesus), stopping, gave orders that he was to come to him, and when he came near, he said...
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What would you have me do for you? And he said, Lord, that I may be able to see again.
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And Yashua (Jesus) said, See again: your faith has made you well.
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And straight away he was able to see, and he went after him, giving glory to God (Elohim); and all t...
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