Luke 18:3
Now there was a widow in that city, and she came often to him, saying, 'Help me get justice against my opponent.'
Unlocked Literal Bible
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, “In a certain city there was a judge who did not fear God and did not respect people.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 27:19'May the man be cursed who uses force to take away the justice due to a foreigner, fatherless, or widow.' Then all the people must say, 'Amen.'
Job 22:9You have sent widows away empty; 1 the arms of the fatherless have been broken. 1
Isaiah 1:17learn to do good; 1 seek justice, make straight the oppression, + 1:17 Instead of make straight the oppression , some versions have help the oppressed . 1 give justice to the fatherless, defend the widow.” 1
Jeremiah 5:28They have become fat; they shine with well-being. They crossed over all bounds of wickedness. They do not plead the cause of the people, 1 or the cause of the orphan. They prosper even though they have not given justice to the needy. 1
Romans 13:3For rulers are not a terror to good deeds, but to evil deeds. Do you desire to be unafraid of the one in authority? Do what is good, and you will receive his 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 →