Luke Chapter 18
So he was like, "People need to pray non-stop and never throw in the towel, no cap."
And he spake a parable unto them {to this end}, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint;
There was this judge in a city who didn’t care about God or anyone at all, fr.
Saying, There was in a city a judge, which feared not God, neither regarded man: {in a city: Gr. in a certain city}
And in that city, there was a widow; she came up to him, saying, "Yo, I need justice against my enemy."
And there was a widow in that city; and she came unto him, saying, Avenge me of mine adversary.
He wasn’t trying to hear it at first, but then he thought, "I don’t fear God or care about people."
And he would not for a while: but afterward he said within himself, Though I fear not God, nor regard man;
But this widow’s been annoying me, so I’ll just give her what she wants, or she’s gonna keep coming at me.
Yet because this widow troubleth me, I will avenge her, lest by her continual coming she weary me.
And the Lord was like, "Check out what this unholy judge is saying."
And the Lord said, Hear what the unjust judge saith.
And will not God bring justice for his chosen ones who call out to him day and night, even if he takes a while?
And shall not God avenge his own elect, which cry day and night unto him, though he bear long with them?
I’m telling you, he’ll give them justice quick. But when the Son of Man shows up, will he find faith on Earth?
I tell you that he will avenge them speedily. Nevertheless when the Son of man cometh, shall he find faith on the earth?
He shared this story with some peeps who thought they were the best and looked down on others, periodt.
And he spake this parable unto certain which trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others: {that...: or, as being righteous}
Two guys went to the temple to pray; one was a Pharisee, and the other was a tax collector, lit.
Two men went up into the temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, and the other a publican.
The Pharisee stood up and prayed, "Yo God, I’m thankful I’m not like those other guys—shady, unjust, or even this tax dude, no cap."
The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, God, I thank thee, that I am not as other men {are}, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican.
I fast like twice a week and give mad tithes of everything I have, fr.
I fast twice in the week, I give tithes of all that I possess.
The tax collector was standing way back, not even looking up to heaven, just hitting his chest, saying, "God, be chill with me, a sinner."
And the publican, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as {his} eyes unto heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, God be merciful to me a sinner.
For real, this dude went home justified, not like the other guy: everyone who flexes will be humbled, but the humble will pop off.
I tell you, this man went down to his house justified {rather} than the other: for every one that exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.
They brought little kids to him so he could bless them, but his crew was like, "Nah, chill."
And they brought unto him also infants, that he would touch them: but when {his} disciples saw {it}, they rebuked them.
But Jesus was like, "Bring the kids to me, don’t stop them, ‘cause the kingdom of God is all about that childlike vibe."
But Jesus called them {unto him}, and said, Suffer little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God.
For real, if you don’t accept the kingdom like a little kid, you ain’t getting in, periodt.
Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child shall in no wise enter therein.
A certain ruler asked him, "Good Master, what’s the play to get eternal life?"
And a certain ruler asked him, saying, Good Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?
Jesus shot back, "Why you calling me good? Only God is the real MVP, no cap."
And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? none {is} good, save one, {that is}, God.
You know the rules: no cheating, no killing, no stealing, no lying, and respect your parents, fr.
Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Honour thy father and thy mother.
He was like, "I’ve followed all these since day one, no cap."
And he said, All these have I kept from my youth up.
Jesus heard that and was like, "Bet, but you still gotta ditch all your stuff, give it to the poor, and then come vibe with me."
Now when Jesus heard these things, he said unto him, Yet lackest thou one thing: sell all that thou hast, and distribute unto the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me.
Dude heard that and felt super bummed 'cause he was rich.
And when he heard this, he was very sorrowful: for he was very rich.
Jesus peeped his vibe and said, "It’s mad tough for wealthy folks to enter God’s kingdom!"
And when Jesus saw that he was very sorrowful, he said, How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God!
For real, it's easier for a camel to squeeze through a needle’s eye than for a rich dude to slide into God’s kingdom.
For it is easier for a camel to go through a needle's eye, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.
The crew was like, "So, who can even be saved then?"
And they that heard {it} said, Who then can be saved?
Jesus was like, "What seems impossible for us is totally possible for God, fr."
And he said, The things which are impossible with men are possible with God.
Then Peter was like, "Yo, we left everything to follow you."
Then Peter said, Lo, we have left all, and followed thee.
Jesus replied, "For real, no one who ditches house, fam, or kids for God's kingdom will miss out."
And he said unto them, Verily I say unto you, There is no man that hath left house, or parents, or brethren, or wife, or children, for the kingdom of God's sake,
"They’ll get way more back now and in the next life, no cap."
Who shall not receive manifold more in this present time, and in the world to come life everlasting.
So he gathered the squad, saying, "Yo, we’re heading to Jerusalem, and everything the prophets said about the Son of Man is about to go down."
Then he took {unto him} the twelve, and said unto them, Behold, we go up to Jerusalem, and all things that are written by the prophets concerning the Son of man shall be accomplished.
"He’s gonna be handed over to the non-Jews, get roasted, treated hella wrong, and even spat on, no cap."
For he shall be delivered unto the Gentiles, and shall be mocked, and spitefully entreated, and spitted on:
"They’ll whip him and kill him, but on day three, he’s bouncing back, fr."
And they shall scourge {him}, and put him to death: and the third day he shall rise again.
They were totally lost on this, like, this info was low-key hidden from them, and they didn’t get what was being said.
And they understood none of these things: and this saying was hid from them, neither knew they the things which were spoken.
As he was rolling up near Jericho, there was this blind dude chilling by the roadside, begging for some help.
And it came to pass, that as he was come nigh unto Jericho, a certain blind man sat by the way side begging:
When he heard the crowd passing by, he was like, "What’s the vibe?"
And hearing the multitude pass by, he asked what it meant.
They let him know, "Jesus from Nazareth is coming through."
And they told him, that Jesus of Nazareth passeth by.
So he shouted, "Jesus, Son of David, show me some mercy!"
And he cried, saying, Jesus, {thou} Son of David, have mercy on me.
The people in front were like, "Shh, chill out," but he yelled even louder, "Son of David, have mercy on me!"
And they which went before rebuked him, that he should hold his peace: but he cried so much the more, {Thou} Son of David, have mercy on me.
Jesus stopped and was like, "Bring him over here," and when the dude got close, he asked him,
And Jesus stood, and commanded him to be brought unto him: and when he was come near, he asked him,
Jesus was like, "What do you want me to do for you?" Dude said, "Lord, I just wanna see again."
Saying, What wilt thou that I shall do unto thee? And he said, Lord, that I may receive my sight.
Jesus responded, "Bet, your sight is back: your faith is goated."
And Jesus said unto him, Receive thy sight: thy faith hath saved thee.
And right away, he could see, followed Jesus, and was vibing about God: everyone who peeped it was praising God too.
And immediately he received his sight, and followed him, glorifying God: and all the people, when they saw {it}, gave praise unto God.