Luke 18:8

I say to you that He will execute justice to them quickly; but the Son of Man having come, will He find faith on the earth?”

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In The King James Version

I tell you that he will avenge them speedily. Nevertheless when the Son of man cometh, shall he find faith on the earth?

In Context

7and will God not execute justice to His chosen ones, who are crying to Him day and night—bearing long in regard to them?

9And He also spoke to some who have been trusting in themselves that they were righteous, and have been despising the rest, this allegory:

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Cross References

Psalms 143:7Hurry, answer me, O YHWH, || My spirit has been consumed, || Do not hide Your face from me, || Or I have been compared with those going down [to] the pit.

Matthew 24:24for there will arise false Christs, and false prophets, and they will give great signs and wonders, so as to lead astray, if possible, also the chosen.

1 Thessalonians 5:1And concerning the times and the seasons, brothers, you have no need of my writing to you,

James 5:1Go, now, you rich! Weep, howling over your miseries that are coming on [you];

2 Peter 3:8And do not let this one thing be concealed from you, beloved, that one day with the LORD [is] as one thousand years and one thousand years as one day;

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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