New American Standard Bible 2020
Luke 18:1-8
1NowG1161 He was tellingG3004 them a parableG3850 to showG4314 that at allG3842 timesG3842 they 1oughtG1163 to prayG4336 and not 2becomeG1457 discouragedG1457, 2sayingG3004, “In a certainG5100 cityG4172 thereG1510 was a judgeG2923 who did not fearG5399 GodG2316 and did not 3respectG1788 any personG444. 3NowG1161 there was a widowG5503 in that cityG4172, and she kept comingG2064 to him, sayingG3004, ‘GiveG1556 me justiceG1556 againstG575 my 4opponentG476.’ 4For a whileG5550 he was unwillingG3756G2309; but laterG3326G3778 he saidG3004 to himselfG1438, ‘EvenG2532 thoughG1487 I do not fearG5399 GodG2316 norG3761 5respectG1788 any personG444, 5yetG1065 6becauseG1223 thisG3778 widowG5503 is botheringG3930G2873 me, I will giveG1556 her justiceG1556; otherwiseG2443G3361 7by continuallyG1519G5056 comingG2064 she will 8wearG5299 me outG5299.’” 6And 9the LordG2962 saidG3004, “ListenG191 to whatG5101 the unrighteousG93 judgeG2923 saidG3004; 7nowG1161, will GodG2316 not 10bringG4160 aboutG4160 justiceG1557 for His 11electG1588 who cryG994 outG994 to Him dayG2250 12and nightG3571, and will He 13delayG3114 longG3114 for them? 8I tellG3004 you that He will bringG4160 aboutG4160 justiceG1557 for them quicklyG5034. HoweverG4133, when the SonG5207 of ManG444 comesG2064, 14will He findG2147 15faithG4102 on the earthG1093?”
Notes
- 1. Luke 18:1 Luke 11:5-10 ↩
- 2. Luke 18:1 2 Cor 4:1 ↩
- 3. Luke 18:2 Luke 18:4; 20:13; Heb 12:9 ↩
- 4. Luke 18:3 Or enemy ↩
- 5. Luke 18:4 Luke 18:2; 20:13; Heb 12:9 ↩
- 6. Luke 18:5 Luke 11:8 ↩
- 7. Luke 18:5 Or in the end she may come and give me a black eye ↩
- 8. Luke 18:5 1 Cor 9:27 ↩
- 9. Luke 18:6 Luke 7:13 ↩
- 10. Luke 18:7 Rev 6:10 ↩
- 11. Luke 18:7 Matt 24:22; Rom 8:33; Col 3:12; 2 Tim 2:10; Titus 1:1 ↩
- 12. Luke 18:7 Or and night? He is also patient toward them ↩
- 13. Luke 18:7 2 Pet 3:9 ↩
- 14. Luke 18:8 Luke 17:26ff ↩
- 15. Luke 18:8 Lit the faith ↩
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
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