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

5But 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. But 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. 8I tell you this. He will show that they are right. He will help them quickly. I, the Son of Man, will return to earth. But will I find many people that still believe in me then, or not?’ 9Jesus told a story to teach other people. These people thought that they were very good in front of God. They thought that they were much better than other people.

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 11:13You are bad. But even you know how to give good things to your children. Your Father in heaven knows much better than you do how to give good things to his children. So he will give the Holy Spirit to everyone who asks him.’
• Matthew 7:11You may be bad, but even you know how to give good things to your children. Your Father in heaven knows much better than you do how to give good things to his children. He will give good things to everyone who asks him.
• 1 Samuel 24:12The Lord is the judge who will decide which of us is guilty. I pray that he will punish you for what you are doing to me. But I myself will never do anything to hurt you.
• 1 Samuel 26:10I know that the Lord himself will kill Saul one day. Saul may die when he has reached the age to die. Or someone may kill him in a battle. He will certainly come to his end.
• Psalms 9:8He is fair when he judges all the people in the world. He brings justice to all the nations.
• Psalms 10:15Take hold of the arm of the wicked, evil man! Break it and take away his strength! Punish him for the bad things that he has done, so that he has to stop.
• Psalms 54:1God, you are great, so please help me! Use your power to show that I am right.
• Jeremiah 20:11But the Lord is with me, like a brave soldier who will fight for me. So people who want to hurt me will fail. They will not get power over me. They will be very ashamed because they have failed. Nobody will ever forget their shame.
• 2 Thessalonians 1:6God will punish those people who are causing trouble for you. He will cause trouble for them. That is right and fair.
• Revelation 6:10These believers called out loudly, ‘Lord, you have all authority. You are completely good. You always do what is right. When will you decide to judge the people who live on the earth? Do not wait! You should quickly punish the people who killed us!’
• Revelation 18:20Yes, you who live in heaven, be happy! Be happy because God has punished Babylon! God's people and his apostles and his prophets, be happy! God has punished the city because of what she did to you.
• Luke 2:37After that, she had lived alone until she was 84 years old. Now she never left the temple. She stayed there day and night to worship God. She fasted and she prayed.
• Psalms 88:1Lord, you are the God who rescues me. I call out to you in the day, and I pray for help at night.
• 1 Thessalonians 3:10We pray very much for you, during the day and during the night. We ask God to give us the chance to visit you again. We want to help you to understand the things that you still need to know. Then you will be able to trust Christ even more.
• 1 Timothy 5:5Some widows are really alone and they have nobody to take care of them. A widow like that trusts God that he will help her. As a result, she prays a lot, at night and during the day, and she asks God to help her.
• 2 Timothy 1:3Like my ancestors, I serve God in a good way, that I know is right. When I pray to God, at night and during the day, I always remember to pray for you. And I thank God for you.

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

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• God
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Day and Night
• Admiration
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• 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