Luke 18:4

And he would not, for a long time: but afterwards, he said to himself: Though I fear not God, and regard not men,

James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta

In The King James Version

And he would not for a while: but afterward he said within himself, Though I fear not God, nor regard man;

In Context

3And there was a certain widow in that city; and she came to him, and said: Vindicate me against my adversary.

5yet, because this widow troubleth me, I will vindicate her; that she may not be always coming and troubling me.

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Cross References

Luke 12:17And he considered with himself, and said: What shall I do; for I have not where I can store up my produce?

Hebrews 4:12For the word of God is living, and all-efficient, and sharper than a two-edged sword, and entereth even to the severance of the soul and the spirit, and of the joints and the marrow and the bones, and judgeth the thoughts and reasonings of the heart:

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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