King James Version · Under Rome
Luke 18
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And he spake unto them to this end, that men ought always to , and not to faint; Saying, There was in a city a judge, which feared not , neither regarded man: And there was a in that city; and she came unto him, saying, me of mine adversary. And he would not for a while: but afterward he said within himself, Though I fear not , nor regard man; Yet because this troubleth me, I will her, lest by her continual coming she weary me. And said, Hear what the unjust judge saith. And shall not his own elect, which cry day and night unto him, though he bear long with them? I tell you that he will them speedily. Nevertheless when cometh, shall he find on the earth? And he spake this unto certain which trusted in themselves that they were , and despised others: Two men went up into to ; the one a , and the other a . The stood and thus with himself, , I thank thee, that I am not as other men are, extortioners, unjust, , or even as this . I twice in the week, I give of all that I possess. And the , standing afar off, would not lift up so much as his eyes unto , but smote upon his breast, saying, be merciful to me a . I tell you, this man went down to his house rather than the other: for every one that exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted. And they brought unto him also infants, that he would touch them: but when his saw it, they rebuked them. But called them unto him, and said, Suffer little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is of . Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive of as a little child shall in no enter therein. And a certain ruler asked him, saying, Good Master, what shall I do to ? And said unto him, Why callest thou me good? none is good, one, that is, . Thou knowest , Do not , Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false , thy and thy mother. And he said, All these have I kept from my youth up. Now when heard these things, he said unto him, Yet lackest thou one thing: sell all that thou hast, and distribute unto , and thou shalt have : and come, follow me. And when he heard this, he was very sorrowful: for he was very rich. And when saw that he was very sorrowful, he said, How hardly shall they that have riches enter into of ! For it is easier for a camel to go through a needle’s eye, than for a rich man to enter into of . And they that heard it said, Who then can be ? And he said, The things which are impossible with men are possible with . Then said, Lo, we have left all, and followed thee. 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 of ’s sake, Who shall not receive manifold more in this present time, and in the world to come life . Then he took unto him the twelve, and said unto them, Behold, we go up to , and all things that are written by concerning shall be accomplished. For he shall be unto the , and shall be mocked, and spitefully entreated, and spitted on: And they shall scourge him, and put him to : and the third day he shall . And they understood none of these things: and this saying was hid from them, neither knew they the things which were spoken. And it came to pass, that as he was come nigh unto , a certain blind man sat by side begging: And hearing pass by, he asked what it meant. And they told him, that of passeth by. And he cried, saying, , thou , 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 , have mercy on me. And stood, and commanded him to be brought unto him: and when he was come near, he asked him, Saying, What wilt thou that I shall do unto thee? And he said, , that I may receive my sight. And said unto him, Receive thy sight: thy hath thee. And immediately he received his sight, and followed him, glorifying : and all the people, when they saw it, gave unto .
The 1611 translation, public domain. Its original printing included the Apocrypha, which is why the deuterocanonical books can be read here. Notes and cards are EKLI’s own.
The world at this moment · Under Rome, 63 BC to AD 100 ›
Judea as a client kingdom and then a province. Roads, garrisons, taxes, crucifixion, and a common Greek language that let a message travel the empire faster than any before it.
- Rome
- The republic tears itself apart in civil war and comes out as an empire under Augustus. What follows is two centuries of relative peace across the whole Mediterranean, enforced by legions and paid for by taxes, with safe roads and safe sea lanes. Every one of Paul's journeys depends on that.
- Judea
- Governed first through Herod the Great, a client king of enormous ability and enormous brutality who rebuilds the temple into one of the wonders of the ancient world, then directly by Roman prefects. Crucifixion is the standard penalty for sedition and is used often and publicly.
- The wider world
- Greek is spoken from Spain to Syria, which means a letter written in Corinth can be read in Rome without translation. Jewish communities already exist in most major cities, which is where the first Christian preaching lands. Mystery religions, imperial cult, and philosophy all compete in the same marketplace.
- Further afield
- The Han dynasty rules China and trades silk westward along routes that touch the Roman world at second hand. In Britain the Roman conquest begins within a decade of the crucifixion.