Luke 18:2
1 Then Jesus told them a parable about their need to pray at all times and not lose heart:
“In a certain town there was a judge who neither feared God nor respected men.
3 And there was a widow in that town who kept appealing to him, ‘Give me justice against my adversary.’
4 For a while he refused, but later he said to himself, ‘Though I neither fear God nor respect men,
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- “In a certain town there was a judge who neither feared God nor respected men.
- KJV
- Saying, There was in a city a judge, which feared not God, neither regarded man:
- WEB
- saying, “There was a judge in a certain city who didn’t fear God and didn’t respect man.
- ASV
- saying, There was in a city a judge, who feared not God, and regarded not man:
- DARBY
- saying, There was a judge in a city, not fearing God and not respecting man:
- BLB
- saying, “There was a certain judge in a certain city, not fearing God and not respecting man.
- ÅB
- Der var en dommer i en by, som ikke fryktet Gud og ikke undså seg for noe menneske.
- OTB
- Han sa: “I en by var det en dommer som verken fryktet Gud eller hadde respekt for noen mennesker.
- B1930
- Der var en dommer i en by, som ikke fryktet Gud og ikke undså sig for noget menneske.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 8:1–4
O LORD, our Lord, how majestic is Your name in all the earth! You have set Your glory above the heavens.
Read in contextLuke 18:4
For a while he refused, but later he said to himself, ‘Though I neither fear God nor respect men,
Read in contextProverbs 29:7
The righteous consider the cause of the poor, but the wicked have no regard for such concerns.
Read in contextEzekiel 22:6–8
See how every prince of Israel within you has used his power to shed blood.
Read in contextJeremiah 22:16–17
He took up the cause of the poor and needy, and so it went well with him. Is this not what it means to know Me?” declares the LORD.
Read in context2 Chronicles 19:3–9
However, some good is found in you, for you have removed the Asherah poles from the land and have set your heart on seeking God.”
Read in contextMicah 3:1–3
Then I said: “Hear now, O leaders of Jacob, you rulers of the house of Israel. Should you not know justice?
Read in contextRomans 3:14–18
“Their mouths are full of cursing and bitterness.”
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