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Luke 18:3

But there was a widow in that town, and she kept coming to him, saying, ‘Get justice for me from my adversary.’

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In The King James Version

And there was a widow in that city; and she came unto him, saying, Avenge me of mine adversary.

In Context

2saying: “There was a judge in a certain town who did not fear God nor regard man.

4And for a while he refused; but afterward he said to himself, ‘Even though I don't fear God nor regard man,

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Cross References

Romans 13:3Now rulers are not a terror to good deeds but to bad ones. So if you wish not to fear the authority, do the good and you will have praise from the same;

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 →

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