Luke 18:3
“In the same town lived a widow who time and again went to the judge, saying, ‘Give me justice in the case against my enemy!’
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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.
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Deuteronomy 27:19“A curse on anyone who doesn't treat foreigners, the orphans, and widows fairly!” Everyone says “Amen!”
Job 22:9You have sent widows away empty-handed; you have crushed the outstretched arms of orphans, begging for help.
Isaiah 1:17Learn to do good; strive for justice, condemn those who oppress others; support the rights of orphans, take up cases to defend widows.
Jeremiah 5:28They've grown fat and smooth, and have become experts in evil. They deny justice to orphans, and they don't defend the rights of those in need.
Romans 13:3For rulers don't frighten those who do right, but those who do wrong. If you don't want to live in fear of the authorities, then do what is right, and you'll have their approval.
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 →