1 Ç×»ó ±âµµÇÏ°í ³«¸ÁÄ¡ ¸»¾Æ¾ß µÉ °ÍÀ» ÀúÈñ¿¡°Ô ºñÀ¯·Î ÇÏ¿© 2 °¡¶ó»ç´ë ¾î¶² µµ½Ã¿¡ Çϳª´ÔÀ» µÎ·Á¿ö ¾Æ´ÏÇÏ°í »ç¶÷À» ¹«½ÃÇÏ´Â ÇÑ ÀçÆÇ°üÀÌ Àִµ¥ 3 ±× µµ½Ã¿¡ ÇÑ °úºÎ°¡ ÀÖ¾î ÀÚÁÖ ±×¿¡°Ô °¡¼ ³» ¿ø¼ö¿¡ ´ëÇÑ ³ªÀÇ ¿øÇÑÀ» Ç®¾î ÁÖ¼Ò¼ Ç쵂 4 ±×°¡ ¾ó¸¶ µ¿¾È µèÁö ¾Æ´ÏÇÏ´Ù°¡ ÈÄ¿¡ ¼ÓÀ¸·Î »ý°¢Ç쵂 ³»°¡ Çϳª´ÔÀ» µÎ·Á¿ö ¾Æ´ÏÇÏ°í »ç¶÷À» ¹«½ÃÇϳª 5 ÀÌ °úºÎ°¡ ³ª¸¦ ¹ø°Å·Ó°Ô ÇÏ´Ï ³»°¡ ±× ¿øÇÑÀ» Ç®¾î ÁÖ¸®¶ó ±×·¸Áö ¾ÊÀ¸¸é ´Ã ¿Í¼ ³ª¸¦ ±«·Ó°Ô Çϸ®¶ó ÇÏ¿´´À´Ï¶ó 6 ÁÖ²²¼ ¶Ç °¡¶ó»ç´ë ºÒÀÇÇÑ ÀçÆÇ°üÀÇ ¸»ÇÑ °ÍÀ» µéÀ¸¶ó 7 ÇϹ°¸ç Çϳª´Ô²²¼ ±× ¹ã³· ºÎ¸£Â¢´Â ÅÃÇϽŠÀÚµéÀÇ ¿øÇÑÀ» Ç®¾î ÁÖÁö ¾Æ´ÏÇϽðڴÀ³Ä ÀúÈñ¿¡°Ô ¿À·¡ ÂüÀ¸½Ã°Ú´À³Ä 8 ³»°¡ ³ÊÈñ¿¡°Ô À̸£³ë´Ï ¼ÓÈ÷ ±× ¿øÇÑÀ» Ç®¾î Áֽø®¶ó ±×·¯³ª ÀÎÀÚ°¡ ¿Ã ¶§¿¡ ¼¼»ó¿¡¼ ¹ÏÀ½À» º¸°Ú´À³Ä ÇϽô϶ó 9 ¶Ç Àڱ⸦ ÀÇ·Ó´Ù°í ¹Ï°í ´Ù¸¥ »ç¶÷À» ¸ê½ÃÇÏ´Â Àڵ鿡°Ô ÀÌ ºñÀ¯·Î ¸»¾¸ÇÏ½ÃµÇ 10 µÎ »ç¶÷ÀÌ ±âµµÇÏ·¯ ¼ºÀü¿¡ ¿Ã¶ó°¡´Ï Çϳª´Â ¹Ù¸®»õÀÎÀÌ¿ä Çϳª´Â ¼¼¸®¶ó 11 ¹Ù¸®»õÀÎÀº ¼¼ µû·Î ±âµµÇÏ¿© °¡·ÎµÇ Çϳª´ÔÀÌ¿© ³ª´Â ´Ù¸¥ »ç¶÷µé °ð Åä»ö, ºÒÀÇ, °£À½À» ÇÏ´Â ÀÚµé°ú °°Áö ¾Æ´ÏÇÏ°í ÀÌ ¼¼¸®¿Íµµ °°Áö ¾Æ´ÏÇÔÀ» °¨»çÇϳªÀÌ´Ù 12 ³ª´Â ÀÌ·¹¿¡ µÎ ¹ø¾¿ ±Ý½ÄÇÏ°í ¶Ç ¼ÒµæÀÇ ½ÊÀÏÁ¶¸¦ µå¸®³ªÀÌ´Ù ÇÏ°í 13 ¼¼¸®´Â ¸Ö¸® ¼¼ °¨È÷ ´«À» µé¾î ÇÏ´ÃÀ» ¿ì·¯·¯ º¸Áöµµ ¸øÇÏ°í ´Ù¸¸ °¡½¿À» Ä¡¸ç °¡·ÎµÇ Çϳª´ÔÀÌ¿© ºÒ½ÖÈ÷ ¿©±â¿É¼Ò¼ ³ª´Â ÁËÀÎÀ̷μÒÀÌ´Ù ÇÏ¿´´À´Ï¶ó 14 ³»°¡ ³ÊÈñ¿¡°Ô À̸£³ë´Ï ÀÌ »ç¶÷ÀÌ Àúº¸´Ù ÀÇ·Ó´Ù ÇϽÉÀ» ¹Þ°í Áý¿¡ ³»·Á°¬´À´Ï¶ó ¹«¸© Àڱ⸦ ³ôÀÌ´Â ÀÚ´Â ³·¾ÆÁö°í Àڱ⸦ ³·Ãß´Â ÀÚ´Â ³ô¾ÆÁö¸®¶ó ÇϽô϶ó
1 Ç×»ó(ùößÈ) ±âµµ(Ñ·Ôª)ÇÏ°í ³«¸ÁÄ¡ ¸»¾Æ¾ß µÉ °ÍÀ» ÀúÈñ¿¡°Ô ºñÀ¯(Þ§êç)·Î ÇÏ¿© 2 °¡¶ó»ç´ë ¾î¶² µµ½Ã(Ô´ã¼)¿¡ Çϳª´ÔÀ» µÎ·Á¿ö ¾Æ´ÏÇÏ°í »ç¶÷À» ¹«½ÃÇÏ´Â ÇÑ ÀçÆÇ°ü(î®÷÷ί)ÀÌ Àִµ¥ 3 ±× µµ½Ã(Ô´ã¼)¿¡ ÇÑ °úºÎ(ÍûÜþ)°¡ ÀÖ¾î ÀÚÁÖ ±×¿¡°Ô °¡¼ ³» ¿ø¼ö(ê³âÂ)¿¡ ´ëÇÑ ³ªÀÇ ¿øÇÑ(ê³ùÏ)À» Ç®¾î ÁÖ¼Ò¼ Ç쵂 4 ±×°¡ ¾ó¸¶ µ¿¾È µèÁö ¾Æ´ÏÇÏ´Ù°¡ ÈÄ(ý)¿¡ ¼ÓÀ¸·Î »ý°¢Ç쵂 ³»°¡ Çϳª´ÔÀ» µÎ·Á¿ö ¾Æ´ÏÇÏ°í »ç¶÷À» ¹«½ÃÇϳª 5 ÀÌ °úºÎ(ÍûÜþ)°¡ ³ª¸¦ ¹ø°Å·Ó°Ô ÇÏ´Ï ³»°¡ ±× ¿øÇÑ(ê³ùÏ)À» Ç®¾î ÁÖ¸®¶ó ±×·¸Áö ¾ÊÀ¸¸é ´Ã ¿Í¼ ³ª¸¦ ±«·Ó°Ô Çϸ®¶ó ÇÏ¿´´À´Ï¶ó 6 ÁÖ(ñ«)²²¼ ¶Ç °¡¶ó»ç´ë ºÒÀÇ(ÝÕëù)ÇÑ ÀçÆÇ°ü(î®÷÷ί)ÀÇ ¸»ÇÑ °ÍÀ» µéÀ¸¶ó 7 ÇϹ°¸ç Çϳª´Ô²²¼ ±× ¹ã³· ºÎ¸£Â¢´Â ÅÃ(÷É)ÇϽŠÀÚ(íº)µéÀÇ ¿øÇÑ(ê³ùÏ)À» Ç®¾î ÁÖÁö ¾Æ´ÏÇϽðڴÀ³Ä ÀúÈñ¿¡°Ô ¿À·¡ ÂüÀ¸½Ã°Ú´À³Ä 8 ³»°¡ ³ÊÈñ¿¡°Ô À̸£³ë´Ï ¼Ó(áÜ)È÷ ±× ¿øÇÑ(ê³ùÏ)À» Ç®¾î Áֽø®¶ó ±×·¯³ª ÀÎÀÚ(ìÑí)°¡ ¿Ã ¶§¿¡ ¼¼»ó(á¦ß¾)¿¡¼ ¹ÏÀ½À» º¸°Ú´À³Ä ÇϽô϶ó 9 ¶Ç ÀÚ±â(í»Ðù)¸¦ ÀÇ(ëù)·Ó´Ù°í ¹Ï°í ´Ù¸¥ »ç¶÷À» ¸ê½Ã(Ù¡ãÊ)ÇÏ´Â ÀÚ(íº)µé¿¡°Ô ÀÌ ºñÀ¯(Þ§êç)·Î ¸»¾¸ÇÏ½ÃµÇ 10 µÎ »ç¶÷ÀÌ ±âµµ(Ñ·Ôª)ÇÏ·¯ ¼ºÀü(á¡îü)¿¡ ¿Ã¶ó°¡´Ï Çϳª´Â ¹Ù¸®»õÀÎ(ìÑ)ÀÌ¿ä Çϳª´Â ¼¼¸®(áª×Ù)¶ó 11 ¹Ù¸®»õÀÎ(ìÑ)Àº ¼¼ µû·Î ±âµµ(Ñ·Ôª)ÇÏ¿© °¡·ÎµÇ Çϳª´ÔÀÌ¿© ³ª´Â ´Ù¸¥ »ç¶÷µé °ð Åä»ö(÷Ðßã), ºÒÀÇ(ÝÕëù), °£À½(ÊÍëâ)À» ÇÏ´Â ÀÚ(íº)µé°ú °°Áö ¾Æ´ÏÇÏ°í ÀÌ ¼¼¸®(áª×Ù)¿Íµµ °°Áö ¾Æ´ÏÇÔÀ» °¨»ç(ÊïÞó)ÇϳªÀÌ´Ù 12 ³ª´Â ÀÌ·¹¿¡ µÎ¹ø¾¿ ±Ý½Ä(Ð×ãÝ)ÇÏ°í ¶Ç ¼ÒµæÀÇ ½ÊÀÏÁ¶(ä¨ìíðÉ)¸¦ µå¸®³ªÀÌ´Ù ÇÏ°í 13 ¼¼¸®(áª×Ù)´Â ¸Ö¸® ¼¼ °¨(Êò)È÷ ´«À» µé¾î ÇÏ´ÃÀ» ¿ì·¯·¯ º¸Áöµµ ¸øÇÏ°í ´Ù¸¸ °¡½¿À» Ä¡¸ç °¡·ÎµÇ Çϳª´ÔÀÌ¿© ºÒ½ÖÈ÷ ¿©±â¿É¼Ò¼ ³ª´Â ÁËÀÎ(ñªìÑ)À̷μÒÀÌ´Ù ÇÏ¿´´À´Ï¶ó 14 ³»°¡ ³ÊÈñ¿¡°Ô À̸£³ë´Ï ÀÌ »ç¶÷ÀÌ Àúº¸´Ù ÀÇ(ëù)·Ó´Ù ÇϽÉÀ» ¹Þ°í Áý¿¡ ³»·Á °¬´À´Ï¶ó ¹«¸© ÀÚ±â(í»Ðù)¸¦ ³ôÀÌ´Â ÀÚ(íº)´Â ³·¾ÆÁö°í ÀÚ±â(í»Ðù)¸¦ ³·Ãß´Â ÀÚ(íº)´Â ³ô¾ÆÁö¸®¶ó ÇϽô϶ó
1 ¿¹¼ö²²¼´Â Á¦Àڵ鿡°Ô ¾ðÁ¦³ª ±âµµÇÏ°í ¿ë±â¸¦ ÀÒÁö ¸»¾Æ¾ß ÇÑ´Ù°í ÀÌ·¸°Ô ºñÀ¯¸¦ µé¾î °¡¸£Ä¡¼Ì´Ù. 2 "¾î¶² µµ½Ã¿¡ ÇÏ´À´ÔÀ» µÎ·Á¿öÇÏÁö ¾Ê°í »ç¶÷µµ °Åµé¶° º¸Áö ¾Ê´ÂÀçÆÇ°üÀÌ ÀÖ¾ú´Ù. 3 ±× µµ½Ã¿¡´Â ¾î¶² °úºÎ°¡ ÀÖ¾ú´Âµ¥ ±× ¿©ÀÚ´Â ´Ã ±×¸¦ ã¾Æ °¡¼ 'Àú¿¡°Ô ¾ï¿ïÇÑ ÀÏÀ» ÇÑ »ç¶÷ÀÌ ÀÖ½À´Ï´Ù. ¿Ã¹Ù¸¥ ÆÇ°áÀ» ³»·Á ÁֽʽÿÀ' ÇÏ°í Á¹¶ó´ò´Ù. 4 ¿À·§µ¿¾È ±× ¿©ÀÚÀÇ Ã»À» µé¾î ÁÖÁö ¾Ê´ø ÀçÆÇ°üµµ °á±¹ '³ª´Â ÇÏ´À´Ôµµ µÎ·Á¿öÇÏÁö ¾Ê°í »ç¶÷µµ °Åµé¶° º¸Áö ¾Ê´Â »ç¶÷ÀÌÁö¸¸ 5 ÀÌ °úºÎ°¡ ³Ê¹«µµ ¼º°¡½Ã°Ô ±¸´Ï ±× ¼Ò¿ø´ë·Î ÆÇ°áÇØ ÁÖ¾î¾ßÁö. ±×·¸°Ô ÇÏÁö ¾ÊÀ¸¸é ÀÚ²Ù¸¸ ã¾Æ ¿Í¼ ¸ø °ßµð°Ô ±¼ °ÍÀÌ ¾Æ´Ñ°¡'ÇÏ´Â »ý°¢À» ÇÏ°Ô µÇ¾ú´Ù." 6 ÁÖ´Ô²²¼´Â °è¼ÓÇؼ ¸»¾¸Çϼ̴Ù. "ÀÌ °í¾àÇÑ ÀçÆÇ°üÀÇ ¸»À» »õ°Üµé¾î¶ó. 7 ÇÏ´À´Ô²²¼ ÅÃÇϽŠ¹é¼ºÀÌ ¹ã³· ºÎ¸£Â¢´Âµ¥µµ ¿Ã¹Ù¸£°Ô ÆÇ°áÇØ ÁÖÁö ¾ÊÀ¸½Ã°í ¿À·§µ¿¾È ±×´ë·Î ³»¹ö·Á µÎ½Ç °Í °°À¸³Ä? 8 »ç½Ç ÇÏ´À´Ô²²¼´Â ±×µé¿¡°Ô Áöü¾øÀÌ ¿Ã¹Ù¸¥ ÆÇ°áÀ» ³»·Á ÁÖ½Ç °ÍÀÌ´Ù. ±×·¸Áö¸¸ »ç¶÷ÀÇ ¾ÆµéÀÌ ¿Ã ¶§¿¡ °ú¿¬ ÀÌ ¼¼»ó¿¡¼ ¹ÏÀ½À» ã¾Æ º¼ ¼ö ÀÖ°Ú´À³Ä?" 9 ¿¹¼ö²²¼´Â ÀÚ±â³×¸¸ ¿ÇÀº ÁÙ ¹Ï°í ³²À» ¾÷½Å¿©±â´Â »ç¶÷µé¿¡°Ô ÀÌ·± ºñÀ¯¸¦ ¸»¾¸Çϼ̴Ù. 10 "µÎ »ç¶÷ÀÌ ±âµµÇÏ·¯ ¼ºÀü¿¡ ¿Ã¶ó °¬´Âµ¥ Çϳª´Â ¹Ù¸®»çÀÌÆÄ »ç¶÷À̾ú°í ¶Ç Çϳª´Â ¼¼¸®¿´´Ù. 11 ¹Ù¸®»çÀÌÆÄ »ç¶÷Àº º¸¶ó´Â µíÀÌ ¼¼ '¿À, ÇÏ´À´Ô! °¨»çÇÕ´Ï´Ù. Àú´Â ´Ù¸¥ »ç¶÷µé°ú´Â ´Þ¸® ¿å½ÉÀÌ ¸¹°Å³ª ºÎÁ¤Á÷Çϰųª À½ÅÁÇÏÁö¾ÊÀ» »Ó´õ·¯ ¼¼¸®¿Í °°Àº »ç¶÷ÀÌ ¾Æ´Õ´Ï´Ù. 12 Àú´Â ÀÏÁÖÀÏ¿¡ µÎ ¹øÀ̳ª ´Ü½ÄÇÏ°í ¸ðµç ¼öÀÔÀÇ ½ÊºÐÀÇ ÀÏÀ» ¹ÙĨ´Ï´Ù' ÇÏ°í ±âµµÇÏ¿´´Ù. 13 ÇÑÆí ¼¼¸®´Â ¸ÖÂïÀÌ ¼¼ °¨È÷ ÇÏ´ÃÀ» ¿ì·¯·¯ º¸Áöµµ ¸øÇÏ°í °¡½¿À» Ä¡¸ç '¿À, ÇÏ´À´Ô! ÁË ¸¹Àº Àú¿¡°Ô ÀÚºñ¸¦ º£Ç®¾î ÁֽʽÿÀ' ÇÏ°í ±âµµÇÏ¿´´Ù. 14 Àß µé¾î¶ó. ÇÏ´À´Ô²² ¿Ã¹Ù¸¥ »ç¶÷À¸·Î ÀÎÁ¤¹Þ°í ÁýÀ¸·Î µ¹¾Æ °£ »ç¶÷Àº ¹Ù¸®»çÀÌÆÄ »ç¶÷ÀÌ ¾Æ´Ï¶ó ¹Ù·Î ±× ¼¼¸®¿´´Ù. ´©±¸µçÁö Àڱ⸦ ³ôÀÌ¸é ³·¾ÆÁö°í Àڱ⸦ ³·Ãß¸é ³ô¾ÆÁú °ÍÀÌ´Ù."
1 ¿¹¼ö²²¼ ±×µé¿¡°Ô ´Ã ±âµµÇÏ°í ³«½ÉÇÏÁö ¸»¾Æ¾ß ÇÑ´Ù´Â ¶æÀ¸·Î ºñÀ¯¸¦ Çϳª ¸»¾¸Çϼ̴Ù. 2 "¾î´À µµ½Ã¿¡ Çϳª´ÔÀ» µÎ·Á¿öÇÏÁö ¾Ê°í, »ç¶÷µµ Á¸ÁßÇÏÁö ¾Ê´Â ¾î¶² ÀçÆÇ°üÀÌ ÀÖ¾ú´Ù. 3 ±× µµ½Ã¿¡ °úºÎ°¡ ÇÑ »ç¶÷ÀÌ ÀÖ¾ú´Âµ¥, ±×´Â ±× ÀçÆÇ°ü¿¡°Ô ÁÙ°ð ã¾Æ°¡¼ ³» Àû´ëÀÚ¿¡°Ô¼ ³» ±Ç¸®¸¦ ã¾Æ ÁֽʽÿÀ ÇÏ°í Á¹¶ú´Ù. 4 ±× ÀçÆÇ°üÀº Çѵ¿¾È µé¾îÁÖ·Á°í ÇÏÁö ¾Ê´Ù°¡, ¾ó¸¶ µÚ¿¡ ÀÌ·¸°Ô È¥ÀÚ ¸»ÇÏ¿´´Ù. ³»°¡ Á¤¸» Çϳª´ÔÀ» µÎ·Á¿öÇÏÁö ¾Ê°í, »ç¶÷µµ Á¸ÁßÇÏÁö ¾ÊÁö¸¸, 5 ÀÌ °úºÎ°¡ ³ª¸¦ ÀÌ·¸°Ô ±ÍÂú°Ô ÇÏ´Ï, ±×ÀÇ ±Ç¸®¸¦ ã¾Æ ÁÖ¾î¾ß ÇÏ°Ú´Ù. ±×·¸°Ô ÇÏÁö ¾ÊÀ¸¸é, ±×°¡ ÀÚ²Ù¸¸ ã¾Æ¿Í¼ ³ª¸¦ ¸ø °ßµð°Ô ÇÒ °ÍÀÌ´Ù." 6 ÁÖ²²¼ ¸»¾¸Çϼ̴Ù. "³ÊÈñ´Â ÀÌ ºÒÀÇÇÑ ÀçÆÇ°üÀÌ ¹«¾î¶ó ¸»ÇÏ¿´´ÂÁö ±Í´ã¾Æ µé¾î¶ó. 7 Çϳª´Ô²²¼ Àڱ⿡°Ô ¹ã³·À¸·Î ºÎ¸£Â¢´Â ÅÃÇϽŠ¹é¼ºÀÇ ±Ç¸®¸¦ ã¾Æ ÁÖÁö ¾ÊÀ¸½Ã°í ¸ð¸¥ üÇÏ°í ¿À·¡ ±×µéÀ» ³»¹ö·Á µÎ½Ã°Ú´À³Ä? 8 ³»°¡ ³ÊÈñ¿¡°Ô ¸»ÇÑ´Ù. Çϳª´Ô²²¼´Â ¾ó¸¥ ±×µéÀÇ ±Ç¸®¸¦ ã¾Æ ÁÖ½Ç °ÍÀÌ´Ù. ±×·¯³ª ÀÎÀÚ°¡ ¿Ã ¶§¿¡ ¼¼»ó¿¡¼ ¹ÏÀ½À» ã¾Æº¼ ¼ö ÀÖ°Ú´À³Ä?" 9 ½º½º·Î ÀÇ·Ó´Ù°í È®½ÅÇÏ°í ³²À» ¸ê½ÃÇÏ´Â ¸î¸î »ç¶÷¿¡°Ô ¿¹¼ö²²¼´Â ÀÌ ºñÀ¯¸¦ ¸»¾¸Çϼ̴Ù. 10 "µÎ »ç¶÷ÀÌ ±âµµÇÏ·¯ ¼ºÀü¿¡ ¿Ã¶ó°¬´Ù. Çϳª´Â ¹Ù¸®»õÆÄ »ç¶÷ÀÌ°í, ´Ù¸¥ Çϳª´Â ¼¼¸®´Ù. 11 ¹Ù¸®»õÆÄ »ç¶÷Àº ¼¼, È¥À㸻·Î ÀÌ·¸°Ô ±âµµÇÏ¿´´Ù. Çϳª´Ô, °¨»çÇÕ´Ï´Ù. ³ª´Â Åä»öÇÏ´Â ÀÚ³ª ºÒÀÇÇÑ ÀÚ³ª °£À½ÇÏ´Â ÀÚ °°Àº ´Ù¸¥ »ç¶÷µé°ú °°Áö ¾ÊÀ¸¸ç, ¶Ç´Â ÀÌ ¼¼¸®¿Íµµ °°Áö ¾Ê½À´Ï´Ù. 12 ³ª´Â ÀÌ·¹¿¡ µÎ ¹ø¾¿ ±Ý½ÄÇÏ°í ³» ¸ðµç ¼ÒµæÀÇ ½ÊÀÏÁ¶¸¦ ¹ÙĨ´Ï´Ù. 13 ±×·±µ¥ ¼¼¸®´Â ¸ÖÂïÀÌ ¼¼, ÇÏ´ÃÀ» ¿ì·¯·¯º¼ ¾öµÎµµ ¸ø ³»°í, °¡½¿À» Ä¡¸ç ¾Æ, Çϳª´Ô, ÀÌ ÁËÀο¡°Ô ÀÚºñ¸¦ º£Ç®¾î ÁֽʽÿÀ ÇÏ°í ¸»ÇÏ¿´´Ù. 14 ³»°¡ ³ÊÈñ¿¡°Ô ¸»ÇÑ´Ù. ÀÇ·Ó´Ù´Â ÀÎÁ¤À» ¹Þ°í¼, ÀÚ±â ÁýÀ¸·Î ³»·Á°£ »ç¶÷Àº Àú ¹Ù¸®»õÆÄ »ç¶÷ÀÌ ¾Æ´Ï¿ä, ÀÌ ¼¼¸®´Ù. ´©±¸µçÁö Àڱ⸦ ³ôÀÌ´Â »ç¶÷Àº ³·¾ÆÁö°í, Àڱ⸦ ³·Ãß´Â »ç¶÷Àº ³ô¾ÆÁú °ÍÀÌ´Ù."
1 Then Jesus told his disciples a parable to show them that they should always pray and not give up. 2 He said: "In a certain town there was a judge who neither feared God nor cared about men. 3 And there was a widow in that town who kept coming to him with the plea, 'Grant me justice against my adversary.' 4 "For some time he refused. But finally he said to himself, 'Even though I don't fear God or care about men, 5 yet because this widow keeps bothering me, I will see that she gets justice, so that she won't eventually wear me out with her coming!'" 6 And the Lord said, "Listen to what the unjust judge says. 7 And will not God bring about justice for his chosen ones, who cry out to him day and night? Will he keep putting them off? 8 I tell you, he will see that they get justice, and quickly. However, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on the earth?" 9 To some who were confident of their own righteousness and looked down on everybody else, Jesus told this parable: 10 "Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. 11 The Pharisee stood up and prayed about himself: 'God, I thank you that I am not like other men--robbers, evildoers, adulterers--or even like this tax collector. 12 I fast twice a week and give a tenth of all I get.' 13 "But the tax collector stood at a distance. He would not even look up to heaven, but beat his breast and said, 'God, have mercy on me, a sinner.' 14 "I tell you that this man, rather than the other, went home justified before God. For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted."
1 Then He spoke a parable to them, that men always ought to pray and not lose heart, 2 saying: "There was in a certain city a judge who did not fear God nor regard man. 3 "Now there was a widow in that city; and she came to him, saying, 'Get justice for me from my adversary.' 4 "And he would not for a while; but afterward he said within himself, 'Though I do not fear God nor regard man, 5 'yet because this widow troubles me I will avenge her, lest by her continual coming she weary me.'" 6 Then the Lord said, "Hear what the unjust judge said. 7 "And shall God not avenge His own elect who cry out day and night to Him, though He bears long with them? 8 "I tell you that He will avenge them speedily. Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will He really find faith on the earth?" 9 Also He spoke this parable to some who 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. 11 "The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, 'God, I thank You that I am not like other men--extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this tax collector. 12 'I fast twice a week; I give tithes of all that I possess.' 13 "And 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!' 14 "I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other; for everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted."
|