The Parable of the Persistent Widow. 18 Then Jesus told his disciples a parable to show them that they should always pray and not give up. 2 He said: “In a certain town there was a judge who neither feared God nor cared what people thought. 3 And there was a widow in that town who kept coming to him with the plea, ‘Grant me justice against my adversary.

18 And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint; 2 Saying, There was in a city a judge, which feared not God, neither regarded man: 3 And there was a widow in that city; and she came unto him, saying, Avenge me of mine adversary.

The Parable of the Persistent Widow. 18 Then He spoke a parable to them, that men () always ought to pray and not lose heart, 2 saying: “There was in a certain city a judge who did not fear God nor [] regard man. 3 Now there was a widow in that city; and she came to him, saying, [] ‘Get justice for me from my adversary.’ 4 And he would not for a while; but afterward he said within ...

The Parable of the Persistent Widow. 18 And he told them a parable to the effect that they ought () always to pray and not () lose heart. 2 He said, “In a certain city there was a judge who () neither feared God nor respected man. 3 And there was a widow in that city who kept coming to him and saying, ‘Give me justice against my adversary.’ 4 For a while he refused, but …

Parables on Prayer. 18 Now He was telling them a parable to show that at all times they () ought to pray and not () become discouraged, 2 saying, “In a certain city there was a judge who did not fear God and did not () respect any person. 3 Now there was a widow in that city, and she kept coming to him, saying, ‘Give me justice against my [] opponent.’ 4 For a while he was …

18 A certain ruler asked him, “Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” 19 Jesus said to him, “Why do you call me good? No one is good but God alone. 20 You know the commandments: ‘You shall not commit adultery. You shall not murder. You shall not steal. You shall not bear false witness. Honor your father and mother.’

Luke 18:37 Or Jesus the Nazarene; the Gk. Nazoraios may be a word play between Heb. netser, meaning branch (see Isa 11:1), and the name Nazareth. Luke 18:39 The Gk. lacks of the crowd Luke 18:40 Lit.

18 One day Jesus told his disciples a story to show that they should always pray and never give up. 2 “There was a judge in a certain city,” he said, “who neither feared God nor cared about people. 3 A widow of that city came to him repeatedly, saying, ‘Give me justice in this dispute with my enemy.’ 4 The judge ignored her for a ...

18 A certain ruler asked him, “Good teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” 19 “Why do you call me good?” Jesus answered.

Parables on Prayer. 18 Now He was telling them a parable to show that at all times they () ought to pray and not to () lose heart, 2 saying, “In a certain city there was a judge who did not fear God and did not () respect man. 3 There was a widow in that city, and she kept coming to him, saying, ‘ [] Give me legal protection from my opponent.’ 4 For a while he was unwilling; but ...