any
things behind him. (32)Remember Lot's wife. (33)Whosoever seeketh to
preserve his life shall lose it; and whosoever would lose it, shall
preserve it. (34)I tell you, in that night two shall be in the same
bed; the one shall be seized, and the other dismissed. Two women shall
be grinding together: the one shall be seized, and the other dismissed.
(35)Two shall be in the field; the one shall be seized, and the other
dismissed. (36)TEXT OMITTED (37)And they answering, said to him, Where,
Lord? And he said, Wherever the carcase is, there will the eagles be
gathered together.

CHAP. XVIII.

THEN he spake also to them a parable, to shew that we ought to pray
always, and not faint; (2)saying, There was a certain judge in a
particular city, having no fear of God, nor respect for man: (3)and
there was a certain widow in that city; and she came to him, saying, Do
me justice against my adversary. (4)And he would not for a long while:
but after this he said, Though I fear not God, nor respect man; (5)yet
because this woman is so troublesome to me, I will do her justice, lest
by her perpetual coming she stun me with her importunity, (6)Then said
the Lord, Hear what the unjust judge saith. (7)And shall not God
execute vengeance for his own elect, who cry out to him day and night,
though he bear long with them? (8)Yes, I tell you, that he will avenge
them quickly. Nevertheless when the Son of man cometh, ah! shall he
find faith on the earth?

(9)Then he spake also this parable to certain persons, who had
confidence in themselves, that they were righteous, and despised
others: (10)Two men went up to the temple to pray; the one a Pharisee,
the other a tax-farmer. (11)The Pharisee, standing by himself, made
this prayer: God, I thank thee, that I am not as the rest of mankind,
extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or as this tax-gatherer. (12)I keep a
fast twice a week, I pay the tenth of all things I possess. (13)And the
tax-gatherer standing at a distance, would not even so much as lift his
eyes heaven-ward, but smote on his breast, saying, May God accept the
atonement for me a sinner! (14)I say to you, Went this man down to his
house justified, or the other? for every one who exalteth himself shall
be humbled; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.

(15)Then they brought him infants also, that he should touch them: but
the disciples, when they saw it, rebuked them. (16)But Jesus calling
them to him, said, Permit little ch