Verse 20
Luke 18:20
Free Bible Version
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You know the commandments: do not commit adultery, do not murder, do not steal, do not give false testimony, honor your father and mother.”
Original Language Text
greek
τὰς ἐντολὰς οἶδας· Μὴ μοιχεύσῃς, Μὴ φονεύσῃς, Μὴ κλέψῃς, Μὴ ψευδομαρτυρήσῃς, Τίμα τὸν πατέρα σου καὶ τὴν ⸀μητέρα.
English Translation
You know the commandments: You shall not commit adultery, You shall not kill, You shall not steal, You shall not bear false witness, Honor your father and your mother.
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Chapter 18 Context
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Yashua (Jesus) told them this story to encourage them to pray at all times, and not to become discou...
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“Once there was a judge in this particular town who didn't respect God (Elohim) or care about anyone...
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“In the same town lived a widow who time and again went to the judge, saying, ‘Give me justice in th...
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For a while he didn't want to do anything about it, but eventually he said to himself, ‘Even though...
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this widow is so annoying I'll make sure she receives justice. Then she won't wear me out by her com...
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Listen to what even an unjust judge decided,” said the Lord.
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“Don't you think that God (Elohim) will make sure his chosen people receive justice, those who cry o...
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No, I tell you, he will give them justice quickly. However, when the Son of man comes, will he find...
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He also told this story about those who are so sure that they are living right, and who put everybod...
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“Two men went to the Temple to pray. One was a Pharisee, and the other a tax collector.
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The Pharisee stood up and prayed to himself, ‘God (Elohim), I thank you that I am not like other peo...
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I fast twice a week, and I pay tithe on my income.’
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But the tax collector stood at a distance. He wouldn't even look up to heaven. Instead he beat his c...
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I tell you, it was this man who went home right in God (Elohim)'s sight and not the other. For those...
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Parents were bringing their infants to Yashua (Jesus) to have him bless them by his touch. When the...
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But Yashua (Jesus) called the children to him. “Let the little children come to me,” he said. “Don't...
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I tell you the truth, anyone who doesn't welcome the kingdom of God (Elohim) like a little child wil...
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One of the rulers came to Yashua (Jesus) and asked him, “Good Teacher, what do I have to do to inher...
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“Why do you call me good?” Yashua (Jesus) replied. “No one is good, only God (Elohim).
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You know the commandments: do not commit adultery, do not murder, do not steal, do not give false te...
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“I've kept all these commandments since I was young,” the man replied.
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When Yashua (Jesus) heard this he told the man, “You still lack one thing. Go and sell all you have,...
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But when the man heard this he became very sad, for he was very wealthy.
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When he saw his reaction, Yashua (Jesus) said, “How difficult it is for the rich to enter the kingdo...
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It's easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter the kingdo...
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Those who heard this wondered, “Who can be saved then?”
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Yashua (Jesus) replied, “What is impossible in human terms is possible for God (Elohim).”
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Peter said, “We left everything to follow you!”
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“I tell you the truth,” Yashua (Jesus) told them, “anybody who leaves behind their home, wife, broth...
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will receive so much more in this life, and eternal life in the world to come.”
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Yashua (Jesus) took the twelve disciples aside, and told them, “We're going to Jerusalem, and all th...
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He will be handed over to the foreigners, he will be mocked, insulted, and spat upon.
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They will flog him and kill him, but on the third day he will rise again.”
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But they didn't understand anything Yashua (Jesus) told them. The meaning was hidden from them and t...
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He heard the crowd going past, so he asked what was happening.
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They told him, “Yashua (Jesus) of Nazareth is passing by.”
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He called out, “Yashua (Jesus), son of David, please have mercy on me!”
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Those at the front of the crowd told him to stop shouting and be quiet, but he only shouted louder,...
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Yashua (Jesus) stopped and told them to bring the blind man to him. As he came over, Yashua (Jesus)...
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“What do you want me to do for you?” “Lord, please, I want to see,” he pleaded.
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“Then see!” Yashua (Jesus) told him. “Your trust in me has healed you.”
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Immediately the man could see. He followed Yashua (Jesus), praising God (Elohim). Everyone there who...
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