Luke 18:3

And, a widow, there was, in that city; and she kept coming unto him, saying—Vindicate me from mine adversary!

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

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—A certain judge, there was in a certain city,—having, for God, no reverence, and, for man, no respect.

4And he was unwilling for a time; but, after these things, he said within himself—Although, neither God, I reverence, nor man, I respect,

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 27:19Cursed, be he that perverteth the right of the sojourner, the fatherless, or the widow. And all the people shall say—Amen.

Job 22:9Widows, thou hast sent away empty, and, the arms of the fatherless, thou dost crush.

Isaiah 1:17Learn to do well—Seek justice, Correct the oppressor,—Vindicate the fatherless, Plead the cause of the widow,

Jeremiah 5:28They have waxed fat, they shine Yea they have overpassed the records of wickedness. The right, have they not determined, the right of the fatherless that they might prosper,—Yea justice to the helpless, have they not decreed.

Romans 13:3For, they who bear rule, are not a terror unto the good work but unto the evil. Wouldst thou not be afraid of the authority? That which is good, be thou doing, and thou shall have praise of the same;

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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