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

3A woman lived in that same city. Her husband had died. She came to the judge many times with a problem. “Somebody is doing bad things against me. Please keep me safe from that person,” she was saying. 4For a long time, the judge would not do anything to help her. Later, he thought, “I am not afraid of God. Nor do I respect people. But this woman causes me trouble. If I do not do anything for her, she will continue to come to me again and again. She will make me ill. So I will help her to be safe. I will say that she is right.” ’ 6Jesus then said, ‘This judge was not a good man. But you should think about what he said. He helped the woman because she caused him trouble. 7But as for God, he always helps those that he has chosen to be his children. When they continue to ask him for help, in the day and in the night, he will answer them. He will not wait.

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 11:8Then Jesus said, ‘I will tell you what will happen. Perhaps your friend will not give you anything just because you are good friends. But if you continue to knock and ask for bread, your friend will get up. He will give you bread, as much as you need.
• Judges 16:16She continued to say the same thing to Samson many times. Her words made Samson very upset. He felt that he wanted to die.
• 2 Samuel 13:24Then he went to the king and he said, ‘My men have started to cut the wool from my sheep. Please will your and your officers come and join us at this happy time?’
• Luke 18:39The people who were walking at the front of the crowd were angry with him. They told him that he should be quiet. But he started to shout even louder, ‘Son of David! Please help me!’
• Matthew 15:23Jesus did not say anything to the woman. So his disciples came to him. They said, ‘Please, send this woman away. She is following us and she is making a lot of noise.’
• Mark 10:47Somebody told Bartimaeus that Jesus from Nazareth was walking past him. So he began to shout. He said, ‘Jesus, Son of David! Please be kind to me and help 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