Luke 18:8

I say to you, that He will execute the justice to them quickly; but the Son of Man having come, shall he find the faith upon the earth?'

Young's Literal Translation

In The King James Version

I tell you that he will avenge them speedily. Nevertheless when the Son of man cometh, shall he find faith on the earth?

In Context

7and shall not God execute the justice to His choice ones, who are crying unto Him day and night — bearing long in regard to them?

9And he spake also unto certain who have been trusting in themselves that they were righteous, and have been despising the rest, this simile:

Read all of Luke 18

Cross References

Psalms 143:7Haste, answer me, O Jehovah, My spirit hath been consumed, Hide not Thou Thy face from me, Or I have been compared with those going down [to] the pit.

Matthew 24:24for there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and they shall give great signs and wonders, so as to lead astray, if possible, also the chosen.

1 Thessalonians 5:1And concerning the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no need of my writing to you,

James 5:1Go, now, ye rich! weep, howling over your miseries that are coming upon [you];

2 Peter 3:8And this one thing let not be unobserved by you, beloved, that one day with the Lord [is] as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day;

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 →

This Verse In Other Editions

Study Luke 18:8