Luke 18:8

Luke 18:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)I tell you that he will avenge them speedily. Nevertheless when the Son of man cometh, shall he find faith on the earth?
• New International Version (NIV)I tell you, he will see that they get justice, and quickly. However, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on the earth?”
• English Standard Version (ESV)I tell you, he will give justice to them speedily. Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on earth?"
• New King James Version (NKJV)I tell you that He will avenge them speedily. Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will He really find faith on the earth?”

Context of Luke 18:8

6And the Lord said, Hear what the unjust judge says. 7And shall not God at all avenge his elect, who cry to him day and night, and he bears long as to them? I say unto you that he will avenge them speedily. But when the Son of man comes, shall he indeed find faith on the earth? 9And he spoke also to some, who trusted in themselves that they were righteous and made nothing of all the rest [of men], this parable: 10Two men went up into the temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, and the other a tax-gatherer.

Luke 18:8 word by word

λέγω ὑμῖν ὅτι ποιήσει τὴν ἐκδίκησιν αὐτῶν ἐν τάχει. πλὴν ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου ἐλθὼν ἆρα εὑρήσει τὴν πίστιν ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς;¶Read the interlinear

• sayλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• Sonυἱόςuihos · sonG5207
• manἄνθρωποςanthrōpos · a humanG444
• comesἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064
• findεὑρίσκωheuriskō · to find/meetG2147
• faithπίστιςpistis · faithG4102
• earthγῆgē · earth: planetG1093

Cross-references for Luke 18:8

• Psalms 46:5God is in the midst of her; she shall not be moved: God shall help her at the dawn of the morning.
• Psalms 143:7Answer me speedily, O Jehovah; my spirit faileth: hide not thy face from me, or I shall be like unto them that go down into the pit.
• 2 Peter 2:3And through covetousness, with well-turned words, will they make merchandise of you: for whom judgment of old is not idle, and their destruction slumbers not.
• 2 Peter 3:8But let not this one thing be hidden from you, beloved, that one day with [the] Lord [is] as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.
• Matthew 24:9Then shall they deliver you up to tribulation, and shall kill you; and ye will be hated of all the nations for my name's sake.
• 1 Thessalonians 5:1But concerning the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no need that ye should be written to,
• Hebrews 10:23Let us hold fast the confession of the hope unwavering, (for he [is] faithful who has promised;)
• James 5:1Go to now, ye rich, weep, howling over your miseries that [are] coming upon [you].

Commentaries on Luke 18:8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8He will avenge them speedily - Or, He will do them justice speedily - , instantly, in a trice. Because he has promised it; and Because he is inclined to do it. When the Son of man cometh - To require the produce of the seed of the kingdom sown among this people. Shall he find faith on the earth? - Or rather, Shall he find fidelity in this land? Shall he find that the soil has brought forth a harvest proportioned to the culture bestowed on it? No! And…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8Speedily - Suddenly, unexpectedly. He will surely vindicate them, and that at a time, perhaps, when they were nearly ready to give over and to sink into despair. This may refer to the deliverance of the disciples from their approaching trials and persecutions among the Jews; or, in general, to the fact that God will interpose and aid his people. Nevertheless - But. Notwithstanding this. Though this is true that God will avenge his elect, yet will he find…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8When the Son of Man returns: This refers back to the vision in Daniel 7:13–14. will He find faith on earth?: The question is whether believers will remain faithful to God during the difficulties that happen before the second coming of the Son of Man (see Matthew 24:10–12; 2 Thessalonians 2:3; 1 Timothy 4:1).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 18:8

• Despondency
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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