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Luke 18:1-8

Listen to Luke 18:1-8

The Parable of the Unjust Judge

1 And he told them a parable to [show that] they must always pray and not be discouraged,
2 saying, "There was a certain judge in a certain town who did not fear God and did not respect people.
3 And there was a widow in that town, and she kept coming to him, saying, 'Grant me justice against my adversary!'
4 And he was not willing for a time, but after these [things] he said to himself, 'Even if I do not fear God or respect people,
5 yet because this widow is causing trouble for me, I will grant her justice, so that she does not wear me down in the end [by her] coming back!'"
6 And the Lord said, "Listen to what the unrighteous judge is saying!
7 And will not God surely {see to it that justice is done} to his chosen ones who cry out to him day and night, and will he delay toward them?
8 I tell you that {he will see to it that justice is done} for them soon! Nevertheless, [when] the Son of Man comes, then will he find faith on earth?"

Footnotes 4

  • [a] *Here "[by]" is supplied as a component of the participle ("coming back") which is understood as means
  • [b] Literally "carry out the giving of justice"
  • [c] Literally "he will carry out the giving of justice"
  • [d] *Here "[when]" is supplied as a component of the participle ("comes") which is understood as temporal
Scripture quotations marked (LEB) are from the Lexham English Bible. Copyright 2012 Logos Bible Software. Lexham is a registered trademark of Logos Bible Software.

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