Luke 18:1
And He also spoke an allegory to them, that it is always necessary to pray and not to faint,
Literal Standard Version
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
2saying, “A certain judge was in a certain city—he is not fearing God, and he is not regarding man—
Cross References
Genesis 32:24And Jacob is left alone, and One wrestles with him until the ascending of the dawn;
Job 27:8For what [is] the hope of the profane, || When He cuts off? When God casts off his soul?
Psalms 55:16I call to God, and YHWH saves me.
Psalms 86:3Favor me, O Lord, for I call to You all the day.
Psalms 142:5I have cried to you, O YHWH, || I have said, “You [are] my refuge, || My portion in the land of the living.”
Jonah 2:7In the feebleness of my soul within me, || I have remembered YHWH, || And my prayer comes to You, || Into 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 →