Interlinear Bible - Luke 18:1-8

1 Now He was telling them a parable to show that at all times they ought to pray and not to lose heart,

~elegen V-IAI-3S de; CONJ parabolh;n N-ASF aujtoi'? P-DPM pro;? PREP to; T-NSN dei'n pavntote ADV proseuvcesqai V-PNN aujtou;? P-APM kai; CONJ mh; PRT ejgkakei'n,

2 saying, "In a certain city there was a judge who did not fear God and did not respect man.

levgwn, V-PAP-NSM Krithv? N-NSM ti? X-NSM h\n V-IXI-3S e~n PREP tini I-DSN povlei N-DSF to;n T-ASM qeo;n N-ASM mh; PRT fobouvmeno? kai; CONJ a~nqrwpon N-ASM mh; PRT ejntrepovmeno?.

3 "There was a widow in that city, and she kept coming to him, saying, 'Give me legal protection from my opponent.'

chvra N-NSF de; CONJ h\n V-IXI-3S ejn PREP th'/ T-DSF povlei N-DSF ejkeivnh/ D-DSF kai; CONJ h~rceto V-INI-3S pro;? PREP aujto;n P-ASM levgousa, V-PAP-NSF #Ekdivkhsovn me P-1AS ajpo; PREP tou' T-GSM ajntidivkou mou. P-1GS

4 "For a while he was unwilling *; but afterward * he said to himself, 'Even though I do not fear God nor respect man,

kai; CONJ oujk PRT h~qelen V-IAI-3S ejpi; PREP crovnon, N-ASM meta; PREP de; CONJ tau'ta D-APN ei\pen V-2AAI-3S ejn PREP eJautw'/, F-3DSM Eij V-PXI-2S kai; CONJ to;n T-ASM qeo;n N-ASM ouj R-GSM fobou'mai oujde; ADV a~nqrwpon N-ASM ejntrevpomai,

5 yet because this widow bothers * me, I will give her legal protection, otherwise * by continually * coming she will wear me out.' "

diav PREP ge PRT to; T-NSN parevcein moi P-1DS kovpon th;n T-ASF chvran N-ASF tauvthn D-ASF ejkdikhvsw aujthvn, P-ASF i&na CONJ mh; PRT eij? PREP tevlo? N-NSN ejrcomevnh V-PNP-NSF uJpwpiavzh/ me. P-1AS

6 And the Lord said, "Hear what the unrighteous judge said;

Ei\pen V-2AAI-3S de; CONJ oJ T-NSM kuvrio?, N-NSM #Akouvsate V-AAM-2P tiv I-NSN oJ T-NSM krith;? N-NSM th'? T-GSF ajdikiva? levgei: V-PAI-3S

7 now, will not God bring about justice for His elect who cry to Him day and night, and will He delay long over them?

oJ T-NSM de; CONJ qeo;? N-NSM ouj R-GSM mh; PRT poihvsh/ V-AAS-3S th;n T-ASF ejkdivkhsin tw'n T-GPM ejklektw'n aujtou' P-GSM tw'n T-GPM bowvntwn aujtw'/ P-DSM hJmevra? N-APF kai; CONJ nuktov?, N-GSF kai; CONJ makroqumei' ejpj PREP aujtoi'?; P-DPM

8 "I tell you that He will bring about justice for them quickly. However, when the Son of Man comes, will He find faith on the earth?"

levgw V-PAI-1S uJmi'n P-2DP o&ti CONJ poihvsei V-FAI-3S th;n T-ASF ejkdivkhsin aujtw'n P-GPN ejn PREP tavcei. plh;n ADV oJ T-NSM uiJo;? N-NSM tou' T-GSM ajnqrwvpou N-GSM ejlqw;n V-2AAP-NSM a\ra PRT euJrhvsei V-FAI-3S th;n T-ASF pivstin N-ASF ejpi; PREP th'? T-GSF gh'?; N-GSF