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1 And He spake a parable to them, to the end that they ought always to pray, and not to faint; 2 saying, "There was in a city a judge, who feared not God, nor regarded man. 3 And there was a widow in that city; and she kept coming to him, saying, 'Avenge me of my adversary.' 4 And he would not for a time; but afterward he said within himself, 'Though I fear not God, nor regard man; 5 yet, because this widow occasions me trouble, I will avenge her, lest, by her persistent coming, she wear me out.'" 6 And the Lord said, "Hear what the judge of unrighteousness says. 7 And will not God avenge His elect, who are crying to Him day and night, and He is long suffering over them? Luke 18:1-7, Worrell New Testament. Public domain.
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