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Luke 18:7
7Even he rendered a just decision in the end. So don’t you think God will surely give justice to his chosen people who cry out to him day and night? Will he keep putting them off?
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 is driving me crazy. I’m going to see that she gets justice, because she is wearing me out with her constant requests!’” 6Then the Lord said, “Learn a lesson from this unjust judge. Even he rendered a just decision in the end. So don’t you think God will surely give justice to his chosen people who cry out to him day and night? Will he keep putting them off? 8I tell you, he will grant justice to them quickly! But when the Son of Man returns, how many will he find on the earth who have faith?” 9Then Jesus told this story to some who had great confidence in their own righteousness and scorned everyone else:
Read all of Luke 18Luke 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 11:13So if you sinful people 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 7:11So if you sinful people know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give good gifts to those who ask him.
- 1 Samuel 24:12“May the Lord judge between us. Perhaps the Lord will punish you for what you are trying to do to me, but I will never harm you.
- 1 Samuel 26:10Surely the Lord will strike Saul down someday, or he will die of old age or in battle.
- Psalms 9:8He will judge the world with justice and rule the nations with fairness.
- Psalms 10:15Break the arms of these wicked, evil people! Go after them until the last one is destroyed.
- Psalms 54:1Come with great power, O God, and rescue me! Defend me with your might.
- Jeremiah 20:11But the Lord stands beside me like a great warrior. Before him my persecutors will stumble. They cannot defeat me. They will fail and be thoroughly humiliated. Their dishonor will never be forgotten.
- 2 Thessalonians 1:6In his justice he will pay back those who persecute you.
- Revelation 6:10They shouted to the Lord and said, “O Sovereign Lord, holy and true, how long before you judge the people who belong to this world and avenge our blood for what they have done to us?”
- Revelation 18:20Rejoice over her fate, O heaven and people of God and apostles and prophets! For at last God has judged her for your sakes.
- Luke 2:37Then she lived as a widow to the age of eighty-four. She never left the Temple but stayed there day and night, worshiping God with fasting and prayer.
- Psalms 88:1O Lord, God of my salvation, I cry out to you by day. I come to you at night.
- 1 Thessalonians 3:10Night and day we pray earnestly for you, asking God to let us see you again to fill the gaps in your faith.
- 1 Timothy 5:5Now a true widow, a woman who is truly alone in this world, has placed her hope in God. She prays night and day, asking God for his help.
- 2 Timothy 1:3Timothy, I thank God for you—the God I serve with a clear conscience, just as my ancestors did. Night and day I constantly remember you in my prayers.
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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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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