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 bothers me, I will give her legal protection, otherwise by continually coming she will wear me out.’” 6And the Lord said, “Hear what the unrighteous judge said; now, will not God bring about justice for His elect who cry to Him day and night, and will He delay long over them? 8I tell you that He will bring about justice for them quickly. However, when the Son of Man comes, will He find faith on the earth?” 9And He also told this parable to some people who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and viewed others with contempt:

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

• nowδέde · thenG1161
• will not Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• bringποιέωpoieō · to do/make: doG4160
• justiceἐκδίκησιςekdikēsis · vengeanceG1557
• electἐκλεκτόςeklektos · selectG1588
• who cryβοάωboaō · to cry outG994
• to Him dayἡμέραhēmera · dayG2250
• and nightνύξnux · nightG3571
• delayμακροθυμέωmakrothumeō · to have patienceG3114
• overἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909

Cross-references for Luke 18:7

• Luke 11:13If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him?”
• Matthew 7:11If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give what is good to those who ask Him!
• 1 Samuel 24:12May the Lord judge between you and me, and may the Lord avenge me on you; but my hand shall not be against you.
• 1 Samuel 26:10David also said, “As the Lord lives, surely the Lord will strike him, or his day will come that he dies, or he will go down into battle and perish.
• Psalms 9:8And He will judge the world in righteousness; He will execute judgment for the peoples with equity.
• Psalms 10:15Break the arm of the wicked and the evildoer, Seek out his wickedness until You find none.
• Psalms 54:1Save me, O God, by Your name, And vindicate me by Your power.
• Jeremiah 20:11But the Lord is with me like a dread champion; Therefore my persecutors will stumble and not prevail. They will be utterly ashamed, because they have failed, With an everlasting disgrace that will not be forgotten.
• 2 Thessalonians 1:6For after all it is only just for God to repay with affliction those who afflict you,
• Revelation 6:10and they cried out with a loud voice, saying, “How long, O Lord, holy and true, will You refrain from judging and avenging our blood on those who dwell on the earth?”
• Revelation 18:20Rejoice over her, O heaven, and you saints and apostles and prophets, because God has pronounced judgment for you against her.”
• Luke 2:37and then as a widow to the age of eighty-four. She never left the temple, serving night and day with fastings and prayers.
• Psalms 88:1O Lord, the God of my salvation, I have cried out by day and in the night before You.
• 1 Thessalonians 3:10as we night and day keep praying most earnestly that we may see your face, and may complete what is lacking in your faith?
• 1 Timothy 5:5Now she who is a widow indeed and who has been left alone, has fixed her hope on God and continues in entreaties and prayers night and day.
• 2 Timothy 1:3I thank God, whom I serve with a clear conscience the way my forefathers did, as 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

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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