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 King James Version (NKJV)yet because this widow troubles me I will avenge her, lest by her continual coming she weary me.’ ”

Context of Luke 18:5

3And there was a widow in that city who kept coming to him, saying, ‘Give me justice against my opponent.’ 4“He was unwilling at the time. But afterward he said to himself, ‘Although I don’t fear God or respect people, yet because this widow keeps bothering me, I will give her justice so she won’t wear me out by her incessant coming.’” 6Then the Lord said, “Hear what the unjust judge is saying. 7Won’t God do justice for His chosen ones, who cry out to Him day and night? Will He be slow to help 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 tell you, even if the friend will not get up and give him anything out of friendship, yet because of the man’s persistence he will get up and give him as much as he needs.
• Judges 16:16Now it came about when she nagged him daily with her speeches and kept bothering him, his soul was annoyed to death.
• 2 Samuel 13:24Then Absalom came to the king and said, “See now, your servant has sheepshearers. Please let the king and his servants come with your servant.”
• Luke 18:39And those leading the way were scolding him, so he would be quiet. But he kept shouting all the more, “Ben-David, have mercy on me!”
• Matthew 15:23But He did not answer her a word. And when His disciples came, they were urging Him, saying, “Send her away, because she keeps shouting at us.”
• Mark 10:47When he heard that it was Yeshua of Natzeret, he began to cry out, “Ben-David, Yeshua! 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