Luke 18:16-42
New American Standard Bible
Chapter 18
16But Jesus called for the little ones, saying, 'Allow the children to come to Me, and do not forbid them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these. 17Truly I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child will not enter it at all.'
18A ruler questioned Him, saying, 'Good Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?'
19But Jesus said to him, 'Why do you call Me good? No one is good except God alone.
20You know the commandments, ‘DO NOT COMMIT ADULTERY, DO NOT MURDER, DO NOT STEAL, DO NOT GIVE FALSE TESTIMONY, HONOR YOUR FATHER AND MOTHER.’?'
21And he said, 'All these things I have kept since my youth.'
22Now when Jesus heard this, He said to him, 'One thing you still lack; sell all that you possess and distribute the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow Me.'
23But when he had heard these things, he became very sad, for he was extremely wealthy.
24And Jesus looked at him and said, 'How hard it is for those who are wealthy to enter the kingdom of God!
25For it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich person to enter the kingdom of God!'
26Those who heard Him said, 'And so who can be saved?'
27But He said, 'The things that are impossible with people are possible with God.'
28Peter said, 'Behold, we have left our own homes and followed You.'
29And He said to them, 'Truly I say to you, there is no one who has left house, or wife, or brothers, or parents, or children for the sake of the kingdom of God,
30who will not receive many times as much at this time, and in the age to come, eternal life.'
31Now He took the twelve aside and said to them, 'Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and all the things that have been written through the prophets about the Son of Man will be accomplished.
32For He will be handed over to the Gentiles, and will be ridiculed, and abused, and spit upon,
33and after they have flogged Him, they will kill Him; and on the third day He will rise.'
34The disciples understood none of these things, and the meaning of this statement was hidden from them, and they did not comprehend the things that were said.
35Now as Jesus was approaching Jericho, a man who was blind was sitting by the road, begging.
36But when he heard a crowd going by, he began inquiring what this was.
37They told him that Jesus of Nazareth was passing by.
38And he called out, saying, 'Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!'
39Those who led the way were sternly telling him to be quiet; but he kept crying out all the more, 'Son of David, have mercy on me!'
40And Jesus stopped and commanded that he be brought to Him; and when he came near, He asked him,
41What do you want Me to do for you?' And he said, 'Lord, I want to regain my sight!'
42And Jesus said to him, 'Regain your sight; your faith has made you well.'
King James Version
Chapter 18
16But Jesus called them unto him, and said, Suffer little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God. 17Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child shall in no wise enter therein.
18And a certain ruler asked him, saying, Good Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?
19And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good none is good, save one, that is, God.
20Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Honour thy father and thy mother.
21And he said, All these have I kept from my youth up.
22Now when Jesus heard these things, he said unto him, Yet lackest thou one thing: sell all that thou hast, and distribute unto the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me.
23And when he heard this, he was very sorrowful: for he was very rich.
24And when Jesus saw that he was very sorrowful, he said, How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God!
25For it is easier for a camel to go through a needle's eye, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.
26And they that heard it said, Who then can be saved?
27And he said, The things which are impossible with men are possible with God.
28Then Peter said, Lo, we have left all, and followed thee.
29And he said unto them, Verily I say unto you, There is no man that hath left house, or parents, or brethren, or wife, or children, for the kingdom of God's sake,
30Who shall not receive manifold more in this present time, and in the world to come life everlasting.
31Then he took unto him the twelve, and said unto them, Behold, we go up to Jerusalem, and all things that are written by the prophets concerning the Son of man shall be accomplished.
32For he shall be delivered unto the Gentiles, and shall be mocked, and spitefully entreated, and spitted on:
33And they shall scourge him, and put him to death: and the third day he shall rise again.
34And they understood none of these things: and this saying was hid from them, neither knew they the things which were spoken.
35And it came to pass, that as he was come nigh unto Jericho, a certain blind man sat by the way side begging:
36And hearing the multitude pass by, he asked what it meant.
37And they told him, that Jesus of Nazareth passeth by.
38And he cried, saying, Jesus, thou Son of David, have mercy on me.
39And they which went before rebuked him, that he should hold his peace: but he cried so much the more, Thou Son of David, have mercy on me.
40And Jesus stood, and commanded him to be brought unto him: and when he was come near, he asked him,
41Saying, What wilt thou that I shall do unto thee And he said, Lord, that I may receive my sight.
42And Jesus said unto him, Receive thy sight: thy faith hath saved thee.
Christian Standard Bible
Chapter 18
16Jesus, however, invited them: "Let the little children come to me, and don’t stop them, because the kingdom of God belongs to such as these. 17Truly I tell you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it."
19"Why do you call me good?" Jesus asked him. "No one is good except God alone.
20You know the commandments: Do not commit adultery; do not murder; do not steal; do not bear false witness; honor your father and mother."
24Seeing that he became sad, Jesus said, "How hard it is for those who have wealth to enter the kingdom of God!
25For it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter the kingdom of God."
29So he said to them, "Truly I tell you, there is no one who has left a house, wife or brothers or sisters, parents or children because of the kingdom of God,
30who will not receive many times more at this time, and eternal life in the age to come."
31Then he took the Twelve aside and told them, "See, we are going up to Jerusalem. Everything that is written through the prophets about the Son of Man will be accomplished.
32For he will be handed over to the Gentiles, and he will be mocked, insulted, spit on;
33and after they flog him, they will kill him, and he will rise on the third day."
35As he approached Jericho, a blind man was sitting by the road begging.
36Hearing a crowd passing by, he inquired what was happening.
37"Jesus of Nazareth is passing by," they told him.
New Living Translation
Chapter 18
16Then Jesus called for the children and said to the disciples, 'Let the children come to me. Don’t stop them! For the Kingdom of God belongs to those who are like these children. 17I tell you the truth, anyone who doesn’t receive the Kingdom of God like a child will never enter it.'
19Why do you call me good?' Jesus asked him. 'Only God is truly good.
20But to answer your question, you know the commandments: ‘You must not commit adultery. You must not murder. You must not steal. You must not testify falsely. Honor your father and mother.’ '
24When Jesus saw this, he said, 'How hard it is for the rich to enter the Kingdom of God!
25In fact, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter the Kingdom of God!'
29Yes,' Jesus replied, 'and I assure you that everyone who has given up house or wife or brothers or parents or children, for the sake of the Kingdom of God,
30will be repaid many times over in this life, and will have eternal life in the world to come.'
31Taking the twelve disciples aside, Jesus said, 'Listen, we’re going up to Jerusalem, where all the predictions of the prophets concerning the Son of Man will come true.
32He will be handed over to the Romans, and he will be mocked, treated shamefully, and spit upon.
33They will flog him with a whip and kill him, but on the third day he will rise again.'
English Standard Version
Chapter 18
16But Jesus called them to him, saying, "Let the children come to me, and do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of God. 17Truly, I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child shall not enter it."
18And a ruler asked him, "Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?"
19And Jesus said to him, "Why do you call me good? No one is good except God alone.
20You know the commandments: ‘Do not commit adultery, Do not murder, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Honor your father and mother.’"
21And he said, "All these I have kept from my youth."
22When Jesus heard this, he said to him, "One thing you still lack. Sell all that you have and distribute to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me."
23But when he heard these things, he became very sad, for he was extremely rich.
24Jesus, seeing that he had become sad, said, "How difficult it is for those who have wealth to enter the kingdom of God!
25For it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter the kingdom of God."
26Those who heard it said, "Then who can be saved?"
27But he said, "What is impossible with man is possible with God."
28And Peter said, "See, we have left our homes and followed you."
29And he said to them, "Truly, I say to you, there is no one who has left house or wife or brothers or parents or children, for the sake of the kingdom of God,
30who will not receive many times more in this time, and in the age to come eternal life."
31And taking the twelve, he said to them, "See, we are going up to Jerusalem, and everything that is written about the Son of Man by the prophets will be accomplished.
32For he will be delivered over to the Gentiles and will be mocked and shamefully treated and spit upon.
33And after flogging him, they will kill him, and on the third day he will rise."
34But they understood none of these things. This saying was hidden from them, and they did not grasp what was said.
35As he drew near to Jericho, a blind man was sitting by the roadside begging.
36And hearing a crowd going by, he inquired what this meant.
37They told him, "Jesus of Nazareth is passing by."
38And he cried out, "Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!"
39And those who were in front rebuked him, telling him to be silent. But he cried out all the more, "Son of David, have mercy on me!"
40And Jesus stopped and commanded him to be brought to him. And when he came near, he asked him,
41"What do you want me to do for you?" He said, "Lord, let me recover my sight."
42And Jesus said to him, "Recover your sight; your faith has made you well."
New International Version
Chapter 18
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."
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.’ "
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."
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."
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."
New King James Version
Chapter 18
16But Jesus called them to Him and said, “Let the little children come to Me, and do not forbid them; for of such is the kingdom of God. 17Assuredly, I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God as a little child will by no means enter it.”
19So Jesus said to him, “Why do you call Me good? No one is good but One, that is, God.
20You know the commandments: ‘Do not commit adultery,’ ‘Do not murder,’ ‘Do not steal,’ ‘Do not bear false witness,’ ‘Honor your father and your mother.’ ”
24And when Jesus saw that he became very sorrowful, He said, “How hard it is for those who have riches to enter the kingdom of God!
25For it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.”
29So He said to them, “Assuredly, 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 shall not receive many times more in this present time, and in the age to come eternal life.”
31Then He took the twelve aside and said to them, “Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and all things that are written by the prophets concerning the Son of Man will be accomplished.
32For He will be delivered to the Gentiles and will be mocked and insulted and spit upon.
33They will scourge Him and kill Him. And the third day He will rise again.”
