Luke 18:4

4 And he wolde not for a whyle. But afterwarde he sayd vnto him selfe: though I feare not God nor care for man

Luke 18:4 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 18:4

And he would not for a while
He would give no ear to her cries, nor take her cause in hand, nor right her wrongs, and clear her of her adversary:

but afterward he said within himself;
as he was considering the matter in his own mind, and reflecting on this woman's case and the frequent application she had made to him:

though I fear not God, nor regard man;
a monster in iniquity he was, to say so of himself; for though the character belongs to many, there are few that are so impudent in sin, as to take it to themselves, and glory in it.

Luke 18:4 In-Context

2 sayinge: Ther was a Iudge in a certayne cite which feared not god nether regarded man.

3 And ther was a certayne wedowe in the same cite which came vnto him sayinge: avenge me of myne adversary.

4 And he wolde not for a whyle. But afterwarde he sayd vnto him selfe: though I feare not God nor care for man

5 yet because this wedowe troubleth me I will avenge her lest at the laste she come and hagge on me.

6 And the lorde sayd: heare what the vnrightewes Iudge sayeth.