Luke 18:4
2 “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.’
For a while he refused, but later he said to himself, ‘Though I neither fear God nor respect men,
5 yet because this widow keeps pestering me, I will give her justice. Then she will stop wearing me out with her perpetual requests.’”
6 And the Lord said, “Listen to the words of the unjust judge.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- For a while he refused, but later he said to himself, ‘Though I neither fear God nor respect men,
- KJV
- And he would not for a while: but afterward he said within himself, Though I fear not God, nor regard man;
- WEB
- He wouldn’t for a while; but afterward he said to himself, ‘Though I neither fear God nor respect man,
- ASV
- And he would not for a while: but afterward he said within himself, Though I fear not God, nor regard man;
- DARBY
- And he would not for a time; but afterwards he said within himself, If even I fear not God and respect not man,
- BLB
- And he was not willing for a time, but after these things he said in himself, ‘Even if I do not fear God nor respect man,
- ÅB
- Og lenge ville han ikke; men til sist sa han ved seg selv: Om jeg enn ikke frykter Gud og ikke undser meg for noe menneske,
- OTB
- En tid var han uvillig, men senere sa han til seg selv: ‘Selv om jeg ikke frykter Gud eller har respekt for noen mennesker,
- B1930
- Og lenge vilde han ikke; men til sist sa han ved sig selv: Om jeg enn ikke frykter Gud og ikke undser mig for noget menneske,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Hebrews 4:12–13
For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it pierces even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow. It judges the thoughts and intentions of the heart.
Read in contextLuke 12:17
So he thought to himself, ‘What shall I do, since I have nowhere to store my crops?’
Read in contextLuke 16:3
The manager said to himself, ‘What shall I do, now that my master is taking away my position? I am too weak to dig and too ashamed to beg.
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