18:1 [] Elege de kai parabolhn proV autouV peri tou oti prepei pantote na proseucwntai kai na mh apokamnwsi,

18:2 legwn× KrithV tiV hto en tini polei, ostiV ton Qeon den efobeito kai anqrwpon den entrepeto.

18:3 Hto de chra tiV en ekeinh th polei kai hrceto proV auton, legousa× Ekdikhson me apo tou antidikou mou.

18:4 Kai mecri tinoV den hqelhse× meta de tauta eipe kaq' eauton× An kai ton Qeon den fobwmai kai anqrwpon den entrepwmai,

18:5 toulaciston epeidh me enoclei h chra auth, aV ekdikhsw authn, dia na mh erchtai pantote kai me basanizh.

18:6 Kai eipen o KurioV× Akousate ti legei o adikoV krithV×

18:7 o de QeoV den qelei kamei thn ekdikhsin twn eklektwn autou twn bowntwn proV auton hmeran kai nukta, an kai makroqumh di' autouV;

18:8 saV legw oti qelei kamei thn ekdikhsin autwn tacewV. Plhn o UioV tou anqrwpou, otan elqh, ara ge qelei eurei thn pistin epi thV ghV;

18:9 [] Eipe de kai proV tinaV, touV qarrountaV eiV eautouV oti einai dikaioi kai katafronountaV touV loipouV, thn parabolhn tauthn×

18:10 Anqrwpoi duo anebhsan eiV to ieron dia na proseuchqwsin, o eiV FarisaioV kai o alloV telwnhV.

18:11 O FarisaioV staqeiV proshuceto kaq' eauton tauta× Eucaristw soi, Qee, oti den eimai kaqwV oi loipoi anqrwpoi, arpageV, adikoi, moicoi, h kai kaqwV outoV o telwnhV×

18:12 nhsteuw diV thV ebdomadoV, apodekatizw panta osa ecw.

18:13 Kai o telwnhV makroqen istamenoV, den hqelen oude touV ofqalmouV na uywsh eiV ton ouranon, all' etupten eiV to sthqoV autou, legwn× O QeoV, ilasqhti moi tw amartwlw.

18:14 SaV legw, Katebh outoV eiV ton oikon autou dedikaiwmenoV mallon para ekeinoV× dioti paV o uywn eauton qelei tapeinwqh, o de tapeinwn eauton qelei uywqh.

18:15 [] Eferon de proV auton kai ta brefh, dia na eggizh auta× idonteV de oi maqhtai, epeplhxan autouV.

18:16 O IhsouV omwV proskalesaV auta, eipen× Afhsate ta paidia na ercwntai proV eme, kai mh empodizete auta× dioti twn toioutwn einai h basileia tou Qeou.

18:17 AlhqwV saV legw, OstiV den decqh thn basileian tou Qeou wV paidion, den qelei eiselqei eiV authn.

18:18 [] Kai arcwn tiV hrwthsen auton legwn× Didaskale agaqe, ti na praxw dia na klhronomhsw zwhn aiwnion;

18:19 Kai o IhsouV eipe proV auton× Ti me legeiV agaqon; oudeiV agaqoV eimh eiV o QeoV.

18:20 TaV entolaV exeureiV× Mh moiceushV, Mh foneushV, Mh kleyhV, Mh yeudomarturhshV, Tima ton patera sou kai thn mhtera sou.

18:21 O de eipe× Tauta panta efulaxa ek neothtoV mou.

18:22 AkousaV de tauta o IhsouV, eipe proV auton× Eti en soi leipei× panta osa eceiV pwlhson kai diamoirason eiV ptwcouV, kai qeleiV ecei qhsauron en ouranw, kai elqe, akolouqei moi.

18:23 O de akousaV tauta egeine perilupoV dioti hto plousioV sfodra.

18:24 Idwn de auton o IhsouV perilupon genomenon, eipe× PwV duskolwV qelousin eiselqei eiV thn basileian tou Qeou oi econteV ta crhmata×

18:25 dioti eukolwteron einai na perash kamhloV dia truphV belonhV, para plousioV na eiselqh eiV thn basileian tou Qeou.

18:26 Eipon de oi akousanteV× Kai tiV dunatai na swqh;

18:27 O de eipe× Ta adunata para anqrwpoiV einai dunata para tw Qew.

18:28 Eipe de o PetroV× Idou, hmeiV afhkamen panta kai se hkolouqhsamen.

18:29 O de eipe proV autouV× AlhqwV saV legw oti den einai oudeiV, ostiV afhken oikian h goneiV h adelfouV h gunaika h tekna eneken thV basileiaV tou Qeou,

18:30 ostiV den qelei apolausei pollaplasia en tw kairw toutw kai en tw ercomenw aiwni zwhn aiwnion.

18:31 [] Paralabwn de touV dwdeka, eipe proV autouV× Idou, anabainomen eiV Ierosoluma, kai qelousin ektelesqh panta ta gegrammena dia twn profhtwn eiV ton Uion tou anqrwpou.

18:32 Dioti qelei paradoqh eiV ta eqnh kai qelei empaicqh kai ubrisqh kai emptusqh,

18:33 kai mastigwsanteV qelousi qanatwsei auton, kai th trith hmera qelei anasthqh.

18:34 Kai autoi den enohsan ouden ek toutwn, kai hto o logoV outoV kekrummenoV ap' autwn, kai den enooun ta legomena.

18:35 [] Ote de eplhsiazen eiV thn Iericw, tufloV tiV ekaqhto para thn odon zhtwn×

18:36 akousaV de oclon diabainonta, hrwta ti einai touto.

18:37 Aphggeilan de proV auton oti IhsouV o NazwraioV diabainei.

18:38 Kai efwnaxe legwn× Ihsou, uie tou Dabid, elehson me.

18:39 Kai oi proporeuomenoi epeplhtton auton dia na siwphsh× all' autoV pollw mallon ekrazen× Uie tou Dabid, elehson me.

18:40 StaqeiV de o IhsouV, prosetaxe na ferqh proV auton. Kai afou eplhsiasen, hrwthsen auton

18:41 legwn× Ti qeleiV na soi kamw; O de eipe× Kurie, na anableyw.

18:42 Kai o IhsouV eipe proV auton× Anableyon× h pistiV sou se eswse.