1 Then He spoke a parable to them, that men aalways ought to pray and not lose heart,
2 saying: “There was in a certain city a judge who did not fear God nor1regard man.
3Now there was a widow in that city; and she came to him, saying,1‘Get justice for me from my adversary.’
4And he would not for a while; but afterward he said within himself, ‘Though I do not fear God nor regard man,
5ayet because this widow troubles me I will1avenge her, lest by her continual coming she weary me.’ ”
6 Then the Lord said, “Hear what the unjust judge said.
7And ashall God not avenge His own elect who cry out day and night to Him, though He bears long with them?
8I tell you athat He will avenge them speedily. Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will He really find faith on the earth?”
The Parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector
9 Also He spoke this parable to some awho trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others:
10“Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector.
11The Pharisee astood and prayed thus with himself, b‘God, I thank You that I am not like other men—extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this tax collector.
12I fast twice a week; I give tithes of all that I possess.’
13And the tax collector, standing afar off, would not so much as raise his eyes to heaven, but beat his breast, saying, ‘God, be merciful to me a sinner!’
14I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other; afor everyone who exalts himself will be1humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.”
Jesus Blesses Little Children
15aThen they also brought infants to Him that He might touch them; but when the disciples saw it, they rebuked them.
16 But Jesus called them to Him and said, “Let the little children come to Me, and do not forbid them; for aof such is the kingdom of God.
Luke 18:1 Parables Concerning Prayer SUMMARY OF LUKE 18: The Widow and the Unjust Judge. The Pharisee and the Publican. Little Children Brought to Christ. The Young Ruler Seeking for Eternal Life. Going Through the Needle's Eye. The Lord's Sufferings Declared to the Twelve. Blind Bartimaeus Healed at Jericho. Men ought always to pray. Prayer is a privilege and a duty. Not to faint. Persistence in prayer is requisite to making it effectual. See Ephesians 6:18. Augustine says: "God reserves for thee that which he is slow to give thee, that thou mayest learn to entertain a supreme desire and longing for it.'
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