Luke 18:3 And there was a widow in that town who kept coming to him with the plea, 'Grant me justice against my adversary.'

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Parallel Verses

New International Version
And there was a widow in that town who kept coming to him with the plea, 'Grant me justice against my adversary.'

English Standard Version
And there was a widow in that city who kept coming to him and saying, ‘Give me justice against my adversary.’

New American Standard Bible
"There was a widow in that city, and she kept coming to him, saying, 'Give me legal protection from my opponent.'

King James Bible
And there was a widow in that city; and she came unto him, saying, Avenge me of mine adversary.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
And a widow in that town kept coming to him, saying, Give me justice against my adversary.'

International Standard Version
In that city there was also a widow who kept coming to him and saying, 'Grant me justice against my adversary.'

American Standard Version
and there was a widow in that city; and she came oft unto him, saying, Avenge me of mine adversary.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And there was a certain widow in that city, and she came to him, saying: Avenge me of my adversary.

Darby Bible Translation
and there was a widow in that city, and she came to him, saying, Avenge me of mine adverse party.

Young's Literal Translation
and a widow was in that city, and she was coming unto him, saying, Do me justice on my opponent,

Cross References

Matthew 5:25
Agree with your adversary quickly, whiles you are in the way with him; lest at any time the adversary deliver you to the judge, and the judge deliver you to the officer, and you be cast into prison.

Luke 18:2
Saying, There was in a city a judge, which feared not God, neither regarded man:

Luke 18:4
And he would not for a while: but afterward he said within himself, Though I fear not God, nor regard man;

Luke 18:5
Yet because this widow troubles me, I will avenge her, lest by her continual coming she weary me.

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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

3. came—kept coming. See Lu 18:5, "her continual coming."

Avenge me—that is, rid me of the oppression of.