Luke 18:1-8
1And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint;
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2Saying,There was in a city a judge, which feared not God, neither regarded man:
Luke 18:2
3And there was a widow in that city; and she came unto him, saying, Avenge me of mine adversary.
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4And he would not for a while: but afterward he said within himself, Though I fear not God, nor regard man;
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5Yet because this widow troubleth me, I will avenge her, lest by her continual coming she weary me.
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6And the Lord said,Hear what the unjust judge saith.
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7And shall not God avenge his own elect, which cry day and night unto him, though he bear long with them?
Luke 18:7
8I tell you that he will avenge them speedily. Nevertheless when the Son of man cometh, shall he find faith on the earth?
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Cross References
Luke 18:1
Colossians 4:2Continue in prayer, and watch in the same with thanksgiving;Romans 12:12Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer;1 Thessalonians 5:17Pray without ceasing.Philippians 4:6Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thank...Ephesians 6:18Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching ther...
Luke 18:2
Proverbs 29:7The righteous considereth the cause of the poor: but the wicked regardeth not to...Psalms 8:1O LORD our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth! who hast set thy gl...Luke 18:4And he would not for a while: but afterward he said within himself, Though I fea...Micah 3:1And I said, Hear, I pray you, O heads of Jacob, and ye princes of the house of I...2 Chronicles 19:3Nevertheless there are good things found in thee, in that thou hast taken away t...
Luke 18:3
Isaiah 1:17Learn to do well; seek judgment, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, pl...Deuteronomy 27:19Cursed be he that perverteth the judgment of the stranger, fatherless, and widow...2 Samuel 14:5And the king said unto her, What aileth thee? And she answered, I am indeed a wi...Romans 13:3For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to the evil. Wilt thou then not b...Luke 18:7And shall not God avenge his own elect, which cry day and night unto him, though...
Luke 18:4
Luke 18:5
Luke 11:8I say unto you, Though he will not rise and give him, because he is his friend,...Luke 18:39And they which went before rebuked him, that he should hold his peace: but he cr...Judges 16:16And it came to pass, when she pressed him daily with her words, and urged him, s...Mark 10:47And when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out, and say, J...Matthew 15:23But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came and besought him, saying,...
Luke 18:7
Hebrews 10:35Cast not away therefore your confidence, which hath great recompence of reward.2 Peter 3:9The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but i...Jeremiah 20:11But the LORD is with me as a mighty terrible one: therefore my persecutors shall...Luke 11:13If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children: how much...1 Timothy 5:5Now she that is a widow indeed, and desolate, trusteth in God, and continueth in...
Luke 18:8
Hebrews 10:23Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; (for he is faithf...2 Peter 3:8But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord a...Matthew 24:9Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye shall...Luke 17:26And as it was in the days of Noe, so shall it be also in the days of the Son of...Psalms 46:5God is in the midst of her; she shall not be moved: God shall help her, and that...
Cross References
Luke 18:1
Colossians 4:2Continue in prayer, and watch in the same with thanksgiving;Romans 12:12Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer;1 Thessalonians 5:17Pray without ceasing.Philippians 4:6Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thank...Ephesians 6:18Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching ther...
Luke 18:2
Proverbs 29:7The righteous considereth the cause of the poor: but the wicked regardeth not to...Psalms 8:1O LORD our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth! who hast set thy gl...Luke 18:4And he would not for a while: but afterward he said within himself, Though I fea...Micah 3:1And I said, Hear, I pray you, O heads of Jacob, and ye princes of the house of I...2 Chronicles 19:3Nevertheless there are good things found in thee, in that thou hast taken away t...
Luke 18:3
Isaiah 1:17Learn to do well; seek judgment, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, pl...Deuteronomy 27:19Cursed be he that perverteth the judgment of the stranger, fatherless, and widow...2 Samuel 14:5And the king said unto her, What aileth thee? And she answered, I am indeed a wi...Romans 13:3For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to the evil. Wilt thou then not b...Luke 18:7And shall not God avenge his own elect, which cry day and night unto him, though...
Luke 18:4
Luke 18:5
Luke 11:8I say unto you, Though he will not rise and give him, because he is his friend,...Luke 18:39And they which went before rebuked him, that he should hold his peace: but he cr...Judges 16:16And it came to pass, when she pressed him daily with her words, and urged him, s...Mark 10:47And when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out, and say, J...Matthew 15:23But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came and besought him, saying,...
Luke 18:7
Hebrews 10:35Cast not away therefore your confidence, which hath great recompence of reward.2 Peter 3:9The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but i...Jeremiah 20:11But the LORD is with me as a mighty terrible one: therefore my persecutors shall...Luke 11:13If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children: how much...1 Timothy 5:5Now she that is a widow indeed, and desolate, trusteth in God, and continueth in...
Luke 18:8
Hebrews 10:23Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; (for he is faithf...2 Peter 3:8But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord a...Matthew 24:9Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye shall...Luke 17:26And as it was in the days of Noe, so shall it be also in the days of the Son of...Psalms 46:5God is in the midst of her; she shall not be moved: God shall help her, and that...