1 And he made a story for them, the point of which was that men were to go on making prayer and not get tired;2 Saying, There was a judge in a certain town, who had no fear of God or respect for man:3 And there was a widow in that town, and she kept on coming to him and saying, Give me my right against the man who has done me wrong.4 And for a time he would not: but later, he said to himself, Though I have no fear of God or respect for man,5 Because this widow is a trouble to me, I will give her her right; for if not, I will be completely tired out by her frequent coming.6 And the Lord said, Give ear to the words of the evil judge.7 And will not God do right in the cause of his saints, whose cries come day and night to his ears, though he is long in doing it?8 I say to you that he will quickly do right in their cause. But when the Son of man comes, will there be any faith on earth?9 And he made this story for some people who were certain that they were good, and had a low opinion of others:10 Two men went up to the Temple for prayer; one a Pharisee, and the other a tax-farmer.11 The Pharisee, taking up his position, said to himself these words: God, I give you praise because I am not like other men, who take more than their right, who are evil-doers, who are untrue to their wives, or even like this tax-farmer.12 Twice in the week I go without food; I give a tenth of all I have.13 The tax-farmer, on the other hand, keeping far away, and not lifting up even his eyes to heaven, made signs of grief and said, God, have mercy on me, a sinner.14 I say to you, This man went back to his house with God's approval, and not the other: for everyone who makes himself high will be made low and whoever makes himself low will be made high.15 And they took their children to him, so that he might put his hands on them: but when the disciples saw it, they said sharp words to them16 But Jesus sent for them, saying, Let the children come to me, and do not keep them away, for of such is the kingdom of heaven.17 Truly I say to you, Whoever does not put himself under the kingdom of God like a little child, will not come into it at all.18 And a certain ruler put a question to him, saying, Good Master, what have I to do so that I may have eternal life?19 And Jesus said to him, Why do you say that I am good? No one is good, but only God.20 You have knowledge of what the law says: Do not be untrue to your wife, Do not put anyone to death, Do not take what is not yours, Do not give false witness, Give honour to your father and mother.21 And he said, All these things I have done from the time when I was a boy.22 And Jesus, hearing it, said to him, One thing you still have need of; get money for your goods, and give it away to the poor, and you will have wealth in heaven; and come after me.23 But at these words he became very sad, for he had great wealth.24 And Jesus, looking at him, said, How hard it is for those who have wealth to get into the kingdom of God!25 It is simpler for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a man who has much money to come into the kingdom of God.26 And those who were present said, Then who may have salvation?27 But he said, Things which are not possible with man are possible with God.28 And Peter said, See, we have given up what is ours to come after you.29 And he said to them, Truly I say to you, There is no man who has given up house or wife or brothers or father or mother or children, because of the kingdom of God,30 Who will not get much more in this time, and in the world to come, eternal life.31 And he took with him the twelve and said to them, Now we are going up to Jerusalem, and all the things which were said by the prophets will be done to the Son of man.32 For he will be given up to the Gentiles, and will be made sport of and put to shame:33 And he will be given cruel blows and put to death, and on the third day he will come back to life.34 But they did not take in the sense of any of these words, and what he said was not clear to them, and their minds were not able to see it.35 And it came about that when he got near Jericho, a certain blind man was seated by the side of the road, making requests for money from those who went by.36 And hearing the sound of a great number of people going by, he said, What is this?37 And they said to him, Jesus of Nazareth is going by.38 And he said in a loud voice, Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me.39 And those who were in front made protests and said to him, Be quiet: but he said all the more, O Son of David, have mercy on me.40 And Jesus, stopping, gave orders that he was to come to him, and when he came near, he said to him,41 What would you have me do for you? And he said, Lord, that I may be able to see again.42 And Jesus said, See again: your faith has made you well.43 And straight away he was able to see, and he went after him, giving glory to God; and all the people when they saw it gave praise to God.

1 Dicebat autem et parabolam ad illos, quoniam oportet semper orare et non deficere, 2 dicens : Judex quidam erat in quadam civitate, qui Deum non timebat, et hominem non reverebatur. 3 Vidua autem qudam erat in civitate illa, et veniebat ad eum, dicens : Vindica me de adversario meo. 4 Et nolebat per multum tempus. Post hc autem dixit intra se : Etsi Deum non timeo, nec hominem revereor : 5 tamen quia molesta est mihi hc vidua, vindicabo illam, ne in novissimo veniens sugillet me. 6 Ait autem Dominus : Audite quid judex iniquitatis dicit : 7 Deus autem non faciet vindictam electorum suorum clamantium ad se die ac nocte, et patientiam habebit in illis ? 8 Dico vobis quia cito faciet vindictam illorum. Verumtamen Filius hominis veniens, putas, inveniet fidem in terra ?9 Dixit autem et ad quosdam qui in se confidebant tamquam justi, et aspernabantur ceteros, parabolam istam : 10 Duo homines ascenderunt in templum ut orarent : unus pharisus et alter publicanus. 11 Pharisus stans, hc apud se orabat : Deus, gratias ago tibi, quia non sum sicut ceteri hominum : raptores, injusti, adulteri, velut etiam hic publicanus : 12 jejuno bis in sabbato, decimas do omnium qu possideo. 13 Et publicanus a longe stans, nolebat nec oculos ad clum levare : sed percutiebat pectus suum, dicens : Deus propitius esto mihi peccatori. 14 Dico vobis, descendit hic justificatus in domum suam ab illo : quia omnis qui se exaltat, humiliabitur, et qui se humiliat, exaltabitur.15 Afferebant autem ad illum et infantes, ut eos tangeret. Quod cum viderent discipuli, increpabant illos. 16 Jesus autem convocans illos, dixit : Sinite pueros venire ad me, et nolite vetare eos : talium est enim regnum Dei. 17 Amen dico vobis, quicumque non acceperit regnum Dei sicut puer, non intrabit in illud.18 Et interrogavit eum quidam princeps, dicens : Magister bone, quid faciens vitam ternam possidebo ? 19 Dixit autem ei Jesus : Quid me dicis bonum ? nemo bonus nisi solus Deus. 20 Mandata nosti : non occides ; non mchaberis ; non furtum facies ; non falsum testimonium dices ; honora patrem tuum et matrem. 21 Qui ait : Hc omnia custodivi a juventute mea. 22 Quo audito, Jesus ait ei : Adhuc unum tibi deest : omnia qucumque habes vende, et da pauperibus, et habebis thesaurum in clo : et veni, sequere me. 23 His ille auditis, contristatus est : quia dives erat valde. 24 Videns autem Jesus illum tristem factum, dixit : Quam difficile, qui pecunias habent, in regnum Dei intrabunt ! 25 facilius est enim camelum per foramen acus transire quam divitem intrare in regnum Dei. 26 Et dixerunt qui audiebant : Et quis potest salvus fieri ? 27 Ait illis : Qu impossibilia sunt apud homines, possibilia sunt apud Deum. 28 Ait autem Petrus : Ecce nos dimisimus omnia et secuti sumus te. 29 Qui dixit eis : Amen dico vobis, nemo est qui reliquit domum, aut parentes, aut fratres, aut uxorem, aut filios propter regnum Dei, 30 et non recipiat multo plura in hoc tempore, et in sculo venturo vitam ternam.31 Assumpsit autem Jesus duodecim, et ait illis : Ecce ascendimus Jerosolymam, et consummabuntur omnia qu scripta sunt per prophetas de Filio hominis : 32 tradetur enim gentibus, et illudetur, et flagellabitur, et conspuetur : 33 et postquam flagellaverint, occident eum, et tertia die resurget. 34 Et ipsi nihil horum intellexerunt, et erat verbum istud absconditum ab eis, et non intelligebant qu dicebantur.35 Factum est autem, cum appropinquaret Jericho, ccus quidam sedebat secus viam, mendicans. 36 Et cum audiret turbam prtereuntem, interrogabat quid hoc esset. 37 Dixerunt autem ei quod Jesus Nazarenus transiret. 38 Et clamavit, dicens : Jesu, fili David, miserere mei. 39 Et qui pribant, increpabant eum ut taceret. Ipse vero multo magis clamabat : Fili David, miserere mei. 40 Stans autem Jesus jussit illum adduci ad se. Et cum appropinquasset, interrogavit illum, 41 dicens : Quid tibi vis faciam ? At ille dixit : Domine, ut videam. 42 Et Jesus dixit illi : Respice, fides tua te salvum fecit. 43 Et confestim vidit, et sequebatur illum magnificans Deum. Et omnis plebs ut vidit, dedit laudem Deo.