New American Standard Bible 2020

Luke 18:3-8

3NowδὲdeG1161there was a widowχήραchēraG5503in that cityπόλειpoleiG4172,and she kept comingἤρχετοērchetoG2064to him, sayingλέγουσα·legousaG3004, ‘GiveG1556me justiceG1556againstἀπὸapoG575myopponentἀντιδίκουantidikouG476.’

4For a whileχρόνον.chrononG5550he was unwillingἤθελενēthelenG3756 G2309;but laterμετὰ ταῦταmeta tautaG3326 G3778he saidG3004to himselfἑαυτῷ·he'autōG1438, ‘EvenG2532thoughεἰeiG1487I do not fearφοβοῦμαιphoboumaiG5399GodθεὸνtheonG2316norοὐδὲoudeG3761respectἐντρέπομαι,entrepomaiG1788anypersonἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444,

5yetγεgeG1065becauseδιάdiaG1223thisταύτηνtautēnG3778widowχήρανchēranG5503is botheringπαρέχειν κόπονparechein koponG3930 G2873me, I will giveG1556her justiceG1556;otherwiseἵνα μὴina mēG2443 G3361by continuallyεἰς τέλοςeis telosG1519 G5056comingἐρχομένηerchomenēG2064she willwearG5299me outG5299.’”

6Andthe Lordκύριος·kuriosG2962saidλέγει·legeiG3004,“ListenἀκούσατεakousateG191to whatτίtiG5101the unrighteousἀδικίαςadikiasG93judgeκριτὴςkritēsG2923saidG3004;

7nowδὲdeG1161,will GodθεὸςtheosG2316notbringG4160aboutG4160justiceἐκδίκησινekdikēsinG1557for HiselectἐκλεκτῶνeklektōnG1588who cryβοώντωνboōntōnG994outG994to Him dayἡμέραςhēmerasG2250and nightνυκτός,nuktosG3571, and will HedelayG3114longG3114for them?

8I tellλέγωlegōG3004you that He will bringG4160aboutG4160justiceἐκδίκησινekdikēsinG1557for them quicklyτάχει.tacheiG5034.HoweverπλὴνplēnG4133,when the SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207of ManἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444comesἐλθὼνelthōnG2064,will He findεὑρήσειheurēseiG2147faithπίστινpistinG4102on the earthγῆς;¶gēsG1093?”

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