Luke 18:2 He said: "In a certain town there was a judge who neither feared God nor cared what people thought.

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Parallel Verses

New International Version
He said: "In a certain town there was a judge who neither feared God nor cared what people thought.

English Standard Version
He said, “In a certain city there was a judge who neither feared God nor respected man.

New American Standard Bible
saying, "In a certain city there was a judge who did not fear God and did not respect man.

King James Bible
Saying, There was in a city a judge, which feared not God, neither regarded man:

Holman Christian Standard Bible
"There was a judge in a certain town who didn't fear God or respect man.

International Standard Version
He said, "In a city there was a judge who didn't fear God or respect people.

American Standard Version
saying, There was in a city a judge, who feared not God, and regarded not man:

Douay-Rheims Bible
Saying: There was a judge in a certain city, who feared not God, nor regarded man.

Darby Bible Translation
saying, There was a judge in a city, not fearing God and not respecting man:

Young's Literal Translation
saying, 'A certain judge was in a certain city -- God he is not fearing, and man he is not regarding --

Commentaries

Matthew Henry's Commentary

18:1-8 All God's people are praying people. Here earnest steadiness in prayer for spiritual mercies is taught. The widow's earnestness prevailed even with the unjust judge: she might fear lest it should set him more against her; but our earnest prayer is pleasing to our God. Even to the end there will still be ground for the same complaint of weakness of faith.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

2. feared not … neither regarded—defying the vengeance of God and despising the opinion of men.

widow—weak, desolate, defenseless (1Ti 5:5, which is taken from this).