Luke 18:3
1 And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint;
2 Saying, There was in a city a judge, which feared not God, neither regarded man:
And there was a widow in that city; and she came unto him, saying, Avenge me of mine adversary.
4 And he would not for a while: but afterward he said within himself, Though I fear not God, nor regard man;
5 Yet because this widow troubleth me, I will avenge her, lest by her continual coming she weary me.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- And there was a widow in that town who kept appealing to him, ‘Give me justice against my adversary.’
- KJV
- And there was a widow in that city; and she came unto him, saying, Avenge me of mine adversary.
- WEB
- A widow was in that city, and she often came to him, saying, ‘Defend me from my adversary!’
- ASV
- and there was a widow in that city; and she came oft unto him, saying, Avenge me of mine adversary.
- DARBY
- and there was a widow in that city, and she came to him, saying, Avenge me of mine adverse party.
- BLB
- And there was a widow in that city, and she was coming to him, saying, ‘Avenge me from my adversary.’
- ÅB
- Og det var en enke der i byen, og hun kom til ham og sa: Hjelp meg til å få rett over min motstander!
- OTB
- Og det var en enke i den byen som stadig kom til ham med bønn: ‘Gi meg rett overfor min motpart.’
- B1930
- Og det var en enke der i byen, og hun kom til ham og sa: Hjelp mig til å få rett over min motstander!
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Isaiah 1:17
Learn to do well; seek judgment, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow.
Read in contextJeremiah 5:28
They are waxen fat, they shine: yea, they overpass the deeds of the wicked: they judge not the cause, the cause of the fatherless, yet they prosper; and the right of the needy do they not judge.
Read in contextJob 22:9
Thou hast sent widows away empty, and the arms of the fatherless have been broken.
Read in contextDeuteronomy 27:19
Cursed be he that perverteth the judgment of the stranger, fatherless, and widow. And all the people shall say, Amen.
Read in contextLuke 18:7–8
And shall not God avenge his own elect, which cry day and night unto him, though he bear long with them?
Read in contextJob 29:13
The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me: and I caused the widow’s heart to sing for joy.
Read in contextRomans 13:3–4
For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to the evil. Wilt thou then not be afraid of the power? do that which is good, and thou shalt have praise of the same:
Read in context2 Samuel 14:5–24
And the king said unto her, What aileth thee? And she answered, I am indeed a widow woman, and mine husband is dead.
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