Luke 18:4
And for a while he refused. But afterward he said within himself: Though I fear not God, nor regard man,
Henry Tompkins Anderson’s 1864 New Testament
In The King James Version
In Context
3And there was a widow in that city, and she came to him, and said: Avenge me on my opponent at law.
5yet, because this widow troubles me, I will avenge her, lest by her continual coming she weary me.
Cross References
Luke 12:17And he reasoned within himself, saying: What shall I do? for I have no place in which I can store my fruits.
Hebrews 4:12For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, and pierces even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.
Matthew Henry on Luke 18:2-9
The Unjust Judge. 1 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. 4 And he would not for a while: but afterward he said within himself, Though I fear not God, nor regard man; 5 Yet because this widow troubleth me, I will avenge her, lest by her continual coming she weary me. 6 And the… Read the whole commentary →