Luke 18:4
And he would not for a while; but afterward he said within himself: Though I fear not God, nor regard man,
The New Testament, American Bible Union (1865)
In The King James Version
In Context
3And there was a widow in that city; and she came to him, saying: Avenge me of my adversary.
5yet because this widow troubles me, I will avenge her, lest continually coming she weary me.
Cross References
Luke 12:17And he thought within himself, saying: What shall I do, because I have not where to store my fruits?
Hebrews 4:12For the word of God is living, and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the dividing of soul and spirit, of 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 →