Luke 18:7

Luke 18:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And shall not God avenge his own elect, which cry day and night unto him, though he bear long with them?
• New International Version (NIV)And will not God bring about justice for his chosen ones, who cry out to him day and night? Will he keep putting them off?
• English Standard Version (ESV)And will not God give justice to his elect, who cry to him day and night? Will he delay long over them?
• New King James Version (NKJV)And shall God not avenge His own elect who cry out day and night to Him, though He bears long with them?

Context of Luke 18:7

5yet 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. Will not God grant justice to his elect who cry out to him day and night? Will he delay helping them? 8I tell you that he will swiftly grant them justice. Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on earth?” 9He also told this parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous and looked down on everyone else:

Luke 18:7 word by word

ὁ δὲ θεὸς οὐ μὴ ποιήσῃ τὴν ἐκδίκησιν τῶν ἐκλεκτῶν αὐτοῦ τῶν βοώντων αὐτῷ ἡμέρας καὶ νυκτός, καὶ μακροθυμεῖ ἐπ᾽ αὐτοῖς;Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andδέde · thenG1161
• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• shallποιέωpoieō · to do/make: doG4160
• notοὐou · noG3756
• notμήmē · notG3361
• Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• avengeἐκδίκησιςekdikēsis · vengeanceG1557
• his ownαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• electἐκλεκτόςeklektos · selectG1588
• cryβοάωboaō · to cry outG994
• dayἡμέραhēmera · dayG2250
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• nightνύξnux · nightG3571
• untoπρόςpros · to/withG4314
• he bear longμακροθυμέωmakrothumeō · to have patienceG3114
• withἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909

Cross-references for Luke 18:7

• Luke 11:13If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will the heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him?”
• Matthew 7:11If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good things to those who ask him.
• 1 Samuel 24:12“May the Lord judge between me and you, and may the Lord take vengeance on you for me, but my hand will never be against you.
• 1 Samuel 26:10David added, “As the Lord lives, the Lord will certainly strike him down: either his day will come and he will die, or he will go into battle and perish.
• Psalms 9:8And he judges the world with righteousness; he executes judgment on the nations with fairness.
• Psalms 10:15Break the arm of the wicked, evil person, until you look for his wickedness, but it can’t be found.
• Psalms 54:1God, save me by your name, and vindicate me by your might!
• Jeremiah 20:11But the Lord is with me like a violent warrior. Therefore, my persecutors will stumble and not prevail. Since they have not succeeded, they will be utterly shamed, an everlasting humiliation that will never be forgotten.
• 2 Thessalonians 1:6since it is just for God to repay with affliction those who afflict you
• Revelation 6:10They cried out with a loud voice, “Lord, the one who is holy and true, how long until you judge those who live on the earth and avenge our blood?”
• Revelation 18:20Rejoice over her, heaven, and you saints, apostles, and prophets, because God has pronounced on her the judgment she passed on you!
• Luke 2:37and was a widow for eighty-four years. She did not leave the temple, serving God night and day with fasting and prayers.
• Psalms 88:1Lord, God of my salvation, I cry out before you day and night.
• 1 Thessalonians 3:10as we pray very earnestly night and day to see you face to face and to complete what is lacking in your faith?
• 1 Timothy 5:5The widow who is truly in need and left all alone has put her hope in God and continues night and day in her petitions and prayers;
• 2 Timothy 1:3I thank God, whom I serve with a clear conscience as my ancestors did, when I constantly remember you in my prayers night and day.

Commentaries on Luke 18:7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7And shall not God avenge his own elect - And will not God the righteous Judge do justice for his chosen? Probably this may refer to the cruel usage which his disciples had met with, and were still receiving, from the disobedient and unbelieving Jews; and which should be finally visited upon them in the destruction of their city, and the calamities which should follow. But we may consider the text as having a more extensive meaning. As God has graciously…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7Shall not God avenge … - We are not to suppose that the character of God is at all represented by this judge, or that “his” principles of conduct are at all like those of the judge. This parable shows us conclusively that many “circumstances” of a parable are not to be interpreted closely: they are mere appendages to the narrative. The great truth which our Saviour “designed” to teach is what we ought to endeavor to find. In this case there can be no…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7Will not God bring about justice: If persistence resulted in justice from this unjust judge, how much more will God, who loves both people and justice, answer our prayers.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 6-86-8. the Lord--a name expressive of the authoritative style in which He interprets His own parable.Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 18:7

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

In the dictionaries

• God
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Day and Night
• Admiration
• Bear
• Elect
• Bear; Borne
• Jesus Christ
• Longsuffering
• Luke, the Gospel of

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