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Luke 18 - Read-Along · The Five Minute Bible Podcast

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  Luke chapter 18. Now he was telling them a
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  parable to show that at all times they ought to pray and not
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  to lose heart, saying In a certain city there was a judge
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  who did not fear God and did not respect man.
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  There was a widow in that city and she kept coming to him
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  saying, Give me legal protection from my opponent.
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  For a while he was unwilling, but afterward he said to
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  himself, Even though I do not fear God nor respect man, yet
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  because this widow bothers me, I will give her legal protection.
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  Otherwise by continually coming she will wear me out.
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  And the Lord said, Hear what the unrighteous judge said.
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  Now will not God bring about justice for his elect, who cried
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  to him day and night? And will he delay long over
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  them? I tell you that He will bring
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  about justice for them quickly. However, when the Son of Man
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  comes, will he find faith on the earth?
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  And he also told this parable to some people who trusted them in
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  themselves, that they were righteous and viewed others with
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  contempt. Two men went up into the temple
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  to pray. 1A Pharisee and the other a tax collector.
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  The Pharisee stood and was praying this to himself.
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  God, I thank you that I am not like other people, swindlers,
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  unjust adulterers, or even like this tax collector.
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  I fast twice a week. I pay tithes of all that I get.
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  But the tax collector standing some distance away was even
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  unwilling to lift up his eyes to heaven.
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  But he was beating his breast, saying, God, be merciful to me,
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  the Sinner. I tell you, this man went to his
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  house justified rather than the other.
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  For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but he who
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  humbles himself will be exalted. And they were bringing even
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  their babies to him, so that he would touch them.
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  But when the disciples saw it, they began rebuking them.
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  But Jesus called for them, saying, Permit the children to
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  come to me, and do not hinder them, for the Kingdom of God
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  belongs to such as these. Truly, I say to you, whoever
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  does not receive the Kingdom of God like a child will not enter
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  it at all. A ruler questioned him, saying,
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  Good teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?
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  And Jesus said to him, Why do you call me good?
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  No one is good except God alone. You know the commandments.
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  Do not commit adultery, do not murder, do not steal, do not
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  bear false witness, honor your father and mother.
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  And he said, all these things I have kept from my youth.
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  When Jesus heard this, he said to him, One thing you still
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  lack, sell all that you possess and distribute it to the poor,
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  and you shall have treasure in heaven, and come follow me.
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  But when he had heard these things, he became very sad, for
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  he was extremely rich. And Jesus looked at him and
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  said, how hard it is for those who are wealthy to enter the
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  Kingdom of God. For it is easier for a camel to
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  go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the
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  Kingdom of God. They who heard it said, then who
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  can be saved? But he said, The things that are
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  impossible with people are possible with God.
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  Peter said, Behold, we have left our own homes and followed you.
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  And he said to them, truly I say to you, there is no one who has
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  left house or wife or brothers or parents or children for the
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  sake of the Kingdom of God, who will not receive many times as
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  much at this time and in the age to come eternal life.
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  Then he took the 12 aside and said to them, Behold, we are
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  going up to Jerusalem, and all things which are written through
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  the prophets about the Son of Man will be accomplished, For he
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  will be handed over to the Gentiles, and will be mocked and
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  mistreated and spit upon. And after they have scourged
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  him, they will kill him, and the third day he will rise again.
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  But the disciples understood none of these things, and the
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  meaning of this statement was hidden from them, and they did
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  not comprehend the things that were said.
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  As Jesus was approaching Jericho, a blind man was sitting
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  by the road begging. Now hearing a crowd going by, he
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  began to inquire what this was. They told him that Jesus of
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  Nazareth was passing by, and he called out, saying, Jesus, Son
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  of David, have mercy on me. Those who led the way were
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  sternly telling him to be quiet, but he kept crying out all the
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  more. Son of David, have mercy on me.
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  And Jesus stopped and commanded that he be brought to him.
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  When he came near, he questioned him, What do you want me to do
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  for you? And he said, Lord, I want to
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  regain my sight. And Jesus said to him, Receive
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  your sight. Your faith has made you well.
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  Immediately he regained his sight and began following him,
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  glorifying God. And when all the people saw it,
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  they gave praise to God.