Luke 18:1
Then Jesus told them a parable about their need to pray at all times and not lose heart:
Berean Standard Bible
In The King James Version
And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint;
In Context
2“In a certain town there was a judge who neither feared God nor respected men.
Cross References
Genesis 32:24So Jacob was left all alone, and there a man wrestled with him until daybreak.
Job 27:8For what is the hope of the godless when he is cut off, when God takes away his life?
Psalms 55:16But I call to God, and the LORD saves me.
Psalms 86:3Be merciful to me, O Lord, for I call to You all day long.
Psalms 142:5I cry to You, O LORD: “You are my refuge, my portion in the land of the living.”
Jonah 2:7As my life was fading away, I remembered the LORD. My prayer went up to You, to Your holy temple.
Matthew Henry on Luke 18:1
In this chapter we have, I. The parable of the importunate widow, designed to teach us fervency in prayer, ver. 1-8 . II. The parable of the Pharisee and publican, designed to teach us humility, and humiliation for sin, in prayer, ver. 9-14 . III. Christ's favour to little children that were brought to him, ver. 15-17 . IV. The trial of a rich man that had a mind to follow Christ, whether he loved better Christ or his riches; his coming short upon that trial; and Christ's discourse with his disciples upon that… Read the whole commentary →