Luke 18:24-43

English Standard Version

²⁴Jesus, seeing that he had become sad, said, ^(A)“How difficult it is for those who have wealth to enter ^(B)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 ^(C)the kingdom of God.” ²⁶Those who heard it said, “Then who can be saved?” ²⁷But he said, ^(D)“What is impossible with man is possible with God.” ²⁸And Peter said, “See, ^(E)we have left our homes and followed you.” ²⁹And he said to them, “Truly, I say to you, ^(F)there is no one who has left house or wife or brothers^[a] or parents or children, for the sake of the kingdom of God, ³⁰who will not receive ^(G)many times more ^(H)in this time, and in ^(I)the age to come eternal life.”

Jesus Foretells His Death a Third Time

³¹^(J)And taking the twelve, he said to them, “See, ^(K)we are going up to Jerusalem, and ^(L)everything that is written about the Son of Man by the prophets will be accomplished. ³²For he will be ^(M)delivered over to the Gentiles and will be ^(N)mocked and shamefully treated and ^(O)spit upon. ³³And after flogging him, they will kill him, and on ^(P)the third day he will rise.” ³⁴^(Q)But they understood none of these things. ^(R)This saying was hidden from them, and they did not grasp what was said.

Jesus Heals a Blind Beggar

³⁵^(S)As he drew near to Jericho, ^(T)a blind man was sitting by the roadside begging. ³⁶And hearing a crowd going by, he inquired what this meant. ³⁷They told him, ^(U)“Jesus of Nazareth is passing by.” ³⁸And he cried out, “Jesus, ^(V)Son of David, have mercy on me!” ³⁹And those who were in front ^(W)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^(X)“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; ^(Y)your faith has ^(Z)made you well.” ⁴³And immediately he recovered his sight and followed him, ^(AA)glorifying God. And ^(AB)all the people, when they saw it, gave praise to God.