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

• [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