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Lukas 18,2

Justice

1 Så fortalte Jesus dem en lignelse for å vise at de alltid skulle be og ikke miste motet.

Han sa: “I en by var det en dommer som verken fryktet Gud eller hadde respekt for noen mennesker.

3 Og det var en enke i den byen som stadig kom til ham med bønn: ‘Gi meg rett overfor min motpart.’

4 En tid var han uvillig, men senere sa han til seg selv: ‘Selv om jeg ikke frykter Gud eller har respekt for noen mennesker,

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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.

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