Luke 18:5

Luke 18:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Yet because this widow troubleth me, I will avenge her, lest by her continual coming she weary me.
• New International Version (NIV)yet because this widow keeps bothering me, I will see that she gets justice, so that she won’t eventually come and attack me!’ ”
• English Standard Version (ESV)yet because this widow keeps bothering me, I will give her justice, so that she will not beat me down by her continual coming.'"
• New King James Version (NKJV)yet because this widow troubles me I will avenge her, lest by her continual coming she weary me.’ ”

Context of Luke 18:5

3And a widow in that town kept coming to him, saying, ‘Give me justice against my adversary.’ 4“For a while he was unwilling, but later he said to himself, ‘Even though I don’t fear God or respect people, yet because this widow keeps pestering me, I will give her justice, so that she doesn’t wear me out by her persistent coming.’” 6Then the Lord said, “Listen to what the unjust judge says. 7Will not God grant justice to his elect who cry out to him day and night? Will he delay helping them?

Luke 18:5 word by word

διά γε τὸ παρέχειν μοι κόπον τὴν χήραν ταύτην ἐκδικήσω αὐτήν, ἵνα μὴ εἰς τέλος ἐρχομένη ὑπωπιάζῃ με.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Yetγέge · indeedG1065
• becauseδιάdia · through/because ofG1223
• thisοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• widowχήραchēra · widowG5503
• troublethπαρέχωparechō · to furnish occasionG3930
• ·κόποςkopos · laborG2873
• meἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• I will avengeἐκδικέωekdikeō · to avengeG1556
• herαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• ·ἵναhina · in order that/toG2443
• lestμήmē · notG3361
• byεἰςeis · towardG1519
• herἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064
• continualτέλοςtelos · goal/taxG5056
• she wearyὑπωπιάζωhupōpiazō · to wear outG5299

Cross-references for Luke 18:5

• Luke 11:8I tell you, even though he won’t get up and give him anything because he is his friend, yet because of his friend’s shameless boldness, he will get up and give him as much as he needs.
• Judges 16:16Because she nagged him day after day and pleaded with him until she wore him out,
• 2 Samuel 13:24Then he went to the king and said, “Your servant has just hired sheepshearers. Will the king and his servants please come with your servant?”
• Luke 18:39Then those in front told him to keep quiet, but he kept crying out all the more, “Son of David, have mercy on me!”
• Matthew 15:23Jesus did not say a word to her. His disciples approached him and urged him, “Send her away because she’s crying out after us.”
• Mark 10:47When he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!”

Commentaries on Luke 18:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5She weary me - ̔ͅ , Stun me. A metaphor taken from boxers, who bruise each other, and by beating each other about the face blacken the eyes. See 1 Corinthians 9:27.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5keeps pestering me: This vivid Greek expression literally means “striking the eye” or “giving me a black eye,” like a boxer hitting an opponent. It describes someone being worn down by constant persistence.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-81-5. always--Compare Lu 18:7, "night and day." faint--lose heart, or slacken.Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 18:5

• Despondency
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Prayer

In the dictionaries

• Admiration
• Bear
• Elect
• Buffet
• Continual; Continually
• Jesus Christ
• Luke, the Gospel of
• Mark, the Gospel According to
• Martha
• Prayer

Commentaries on Luke 18

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings