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Luke 18:3-8

3AndδὲdeG1161there wasἦνēnG1510a widowχήραchēraG5503inἐνenG1722thatἐκείνῃekeinēG1565τῇtēaG3588townπόλειpoleiG4172καὶkaiG2532who kept appealingἤρχετο λέγουσα·ērcheto legousaG2064G3004toπρὸςprosG4314himαὐτὸνautonG846, ‘Give me justiceἐκδίκησόνekdikēsonG1556G1473againstἀπὸapoG575myG1473τοῦtouG3588adversaryἀντιδίκουantidikouG476.’
4καὶkaiG2532ForἐπὶepiG1909a whileχρόνον.chrononG5550he refusedοὐκ ἤθελενouk ēthelenG3756G2309,butδὲdeG1161laterμετὰmetaG3326heταῦταtautaG3778saidεἶπενeipenG2036toἐνenG1722himselfἑαυτῷ·he'autōG1438, ‘Thoughεἰ καὶei kaiG1487G2532I neitherοὐouG3756fearφοβοῦμαιphoboumaiG5399τὸνtonG3588GodθεὸνtheonG2316norοὐδὲoudeG3761respectἐντρέπομαι,entrepomaiG1788menἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444,
5yetγεgeG1065becauseδιάdiaG1223thisταύτηνtautēnG3778τὸtoG3588widowχήρανchēranG5503τὴνtēnG3588keeps pestering meπαρέχειν κόπονparechein koponG3930G1473G2873,I will give her justiceἐκδικήσω αὐτήν,ekdikēsō autēnG1556G846.Otherwiseἵνα μὴina mēG2443G3361,she will wear me outὑπωπιάζῃhupōpiazēG5299G1473with her perpetual requestsεἰς τέλος ἐρχομένηeis telos erchomenēG1519G5056G2064.’”
6AndδὲdeG1161theὁhoG3588Lordκύριος·kuriosG2962saidΕἶπενEipenG2036, “Listen toἀκούσατεakousateG191τίtiG5101thewordsλέγει·legeiG3004of theὁhoG3588τῆςtēsG3588unjustἀδικίαςadikiasG93judgeκριτὴςkritēsG2923.
7δὲdeG1161Will notοὐ μὴou mēG3756G3361ὁhoG3588GodθεὸςtheosG2316bring aboutποιήσῃpoiēsēG4160τὴνtēnG3588justice forἐκδίκησινekdikēsinG1557HisαὐτοῦautouG846τῶνtōnG3588electἐκλεκτῶνeklektōnG1588whoτῶνtōnG3588cry outβοώντωνboōntōnG994to HimαὐτῷautōG846dayἡμέραςhēmerasG2250andκαὶkaiG2532nightνυκτός,nuktosG3571καὶkaiG2532?Will He delay in helpingμακροθυμεῖ ἐπ᾽makrothumei ep᾽G3114G1909themαὐτοῖς;autoisG846?
8I tellλέγωlegōG3004youὑμῖνhuminG4771ὅτιhotiG3754,He will promptly carry outποιήσει ἐν τάχει.poiēsei en tacheiG4160G1722G5034τὴνtēnG3588justiceἐκδίκησινekdikēsinG1557on their behalfαὐτῶνautōnG846.NeverthelessπλὴνplēnG4133, whentheὁhoG3588SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207τοῦtouG3588of ManἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444comesἐλθὼνelthōnG2064,will He findεὑρήσειheurēseiG2147ἆραaraG687τὴνtēnG3588faithπίστινpistinG4102onἐπὶepiG1909τῆςtēsG3588earthγῆς;¶gēsG1093?”
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