Luke 18:2
He said, “In a certain city there was a judge who did not revere God, and did not care about people, either.
Translation for Translators
In The King James Version
Saying, There was in a city a judge, which feared not God, neither regarded man:
In Context
Cross References
2 Chronicles 19:3But you have done some good things; you got rid of the poles in this country for worshiping the goddess Asherah, and you have strongly determined to do what pleases God.”
Psalms 8:1Yahweh, our Lord, people all over the world know that you [MTY] are very great! Your glory reaches up higher than the heavens!
Isaiah 33:8No one travels on our roads [DOU]. The leaders of Assyria have broken/disregarded their peace treaty with us; they despise the people who made those treaties, and they do not respect anyone.
Ezekiel 22:6Think about how each of your Israeli kings have used their power to cause people to be murdered [MTY].
Luke 18:4For a long time the judge refused to help her. But later he thought to himself, ‘I do not revere God and I do not care about people,
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 →