Luke 18:1
And he said to them also a parable, that it behooveth to pray (for)evermore (or that it behooveth to always pray), and not fail;
Wycliffe Modern Spelling
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
Cross References
Genesis 32:24(and) Jacob dwelled (there) alone, and, lo! a man (came, and) wrestled with him till to the morrowtide.
Job 27:8For what is the hope of an hypocrite, if he ravisheth greedily, and God delivereth not his soul? (For what is the hope of a hypocrite, even though he may greedily robbeth, when God taketh away his life?)
Psalms 55:16But I cried to thee, Lord; and the Lord saved me. (But I shall cry to thee, Lord; and the Lord will save me.)
Psalms 86:3Lord, have thou mercy on me, for I cried all day (long) to thee;
Psalms 142:5Lord, I cried to thee; I said, Thou art mine hope; my part in the land of livers. (Lord, I cried to thee; I said, Thou art my only hope, my portion in the land of the living.)
Jonah 2:7When my soul was anguished in me, I bethought on the Lord, that my prayer come to thee, to thine holy temple. (And when my soul was anguished within me, I thought about the Lord, and that my prayer would come to thee, in thy holy Temple.)
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 →