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 Living Translation (NLT)but this woman is driving me crazy. I’m going to see that she gets justice, because she is wearing me out with her constant requests!’”

Context of Luke 18:5

3Now there was a widow in that city; and she came to him, saying, ‘Get justice for me from my adversary.’ 4And he would not for a while; but afterward he said within himself, ‘Though I do not fear God nor regard man, yet because this widow troubles me I will avenge her, lest by her continual coming she weary me.’ ” 6Then the Lord said, “Hear what the unjust judge said. 7And shall God not avenge His own elect who cry out day and night to Him, though He bears long with them?

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 11:8I say to you, though he will not rise and give to him because he is his friend, yet because of his persistence he will rise and give him as many as he needs.
• Judges 16:16And it came to pass, when she pestered him daily with her words and pressed him, so that his soul was vexed to death,
• 2 Samuel 13:24Then Absalom came to the king and said, “Kindly note, your servant has sheepshearers; please, let the king and his servants go with your servant.”
• Luke 18:39Then those who went before warned him that he should be quiet; but he cried out all the more, “Son of David, have mercy on me!”
• Matthew 15:23But He answered her not a word. And His disciples came and urged Him, saying, “Send her away, for she cries out after us.”
• Mark 10:47And when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out and say, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on 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