Luke 18:1
And he put forth a similitude vnto the signifyinge that men ought alwayes to praye and not to be wery
William Tyndale Bible (1525/1530)
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
2sayinge: Ther was a Iudge in a certayne cite which feared not god nether regarded man.
Cross References
Genesis 32:24ad taried behinde him selfe alone.And there wrastled a man with him vnto the breakynge of the daye.
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 →