Luke 18:1
AND he spake also a parable to them, that in all time (men) should pray and not weary.
The Peschito Syriac New Testament: Translated into English by John Wesley Etheridge
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
2There was a judge in a certain city who of Aloha was not afraid, and of men was not regardful.
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 →