Parallel Bible results for "Luke 18:1-6"

Luke 18:1-6

1 Then Jesus used this story to teach his followers that they should always pray and never lose hope.

1 Then Jesus told his disciples a parable to show them that they should always pray and not give up.

2 "In a certain town there was a judge who did not respect God or care about people.

2 He said: “In a certain town there was a judge who neither feared God nor cared what people thought.

3 In that same town there was a widow who kept coming to this judge, saying, 'Give me my rights against my enemy.'

3 And there was a widow in that town who kept coming to him with the plea, ‘Grant me justice against my adversary.’

4 For a while the judge refused to help her. But afterwards, he thought to himself, 'Even though I don't respect God or care about people,

4 “For some time he refused. But finally he said to himself, ‘Even though I don’t fear God or care what people think,

5 I will see that she gets her rights. Otherwise she will continue to bother me until I am worn out.'"

5 yet because this widow keeps bothering me, I will see that she gets justice, so that she won’t eventually come and attack me!’ ”

6 The Lord said, "Listen to what the unfair judge said.

6 And the Lord said, “Listen to what the unjust judge says.