Verse (Click for Chapter) Good News Translation And there was a widow in that same town who kept coming to him and pleading for her rights, saying, 'Help me against my opponent!' Contemporary English Version Douay-Rheims Bible Treasury of Scripture Knowledge And there was a certain widow in that city; and she came to him, saying: Avenge me of my adversary. a widow. Deuteronomy 27:19 Cursed be he that perverteth the judgment of the stranger, of the fatherless and the widow: and all the people shall say: Amen. 2 Samuel 14:5 And the king said to her: What is the matter with thee? She answered: Alas, I am a widow woman: for my husband is dead. *etc: Job 22:9 Thou hast sent widows away empty, and the arms of the fatherless thou hast broken in pieces. Job 29:13 The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me, and I comforted the heart of the widow. Isaiah 1:17,21-23 Learn to do well: seek judgment, relieve the oppressed, judge for the fatherless, defend the widow. . . . Jeremiah 5:28 They are grown gross and fat: and have most wickedly transgressed my words. They have not judged the cause of the widow, they have not managed the cause of the fatherless, and they have not judged the judgment of the poor. Avenge. Luke 18:7,8 And will not God revenge his elect who cry to him day and night? And will he have patience in their regard? . . . Romans 13:3,4 For princes are not a terror to the good work, but to the evil. Wilt thou then not be afraid of the power? Do that which is good: and thou shalt have praise from the same. . . . Context The Persistent Widow…2Saying: There was a judge in a certain city, who feared not God nor regarded man. 3And there was a certain widow in that city; and she came to him, saying: Avenge me of my adversary. 4And he would not for a long time. But afterwards he said within himself: Although I fear not God nor regard man,… Cross References Matthew 5:25 Be at agreement with thy adversary betimes, whilst thou art in the way with him: lest perhaps the adversary deliver thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and thou be cast into prison. Luke 18:2 Saying: There was a judge in a certain city, who feared not God nor regarded man. Luke 18:4 And he would not for a long time. But afterwards he said within himself: Although I fear not God nor regard man, Luke 18:5 Yet because this widow is troublesome to me, I will avenge her, lest continually coming she weary me. Additional Translations And there was a widow in that town who kept appealing to him, ‘Give me justice against my adversary.’And there was a widow in that city, and she was coming to him, saying, 'Avenge me of my adversary.' And there was a widow in that city; and she came to him, saying, Avenge me of my adversary. and there was a widow in that city; and she came oft unto him, saying, Avenge me of mine adversary. and there was a widow in that city, and she came to him, saying, Avenge me of mine adverse party. and there was a widow in that city; and she came oft unto him, saying, Avenge me of mine adversary. And there was a widow in that city; and she came to him, saying, Avenge me of my adversary. And in the same town was a widow who repeatedly came and entreated him, saying, "'Give me justice and stop my oppressor.' A widow was in that city, and she often came to him, saying, 'Defend me from my adversary!' and a widow was in that city, and she was coming unto him, saying, Do me justice on my opponent, Jump to Previous Adversary Adverse Avenge City Defend Entreated Grant Justice Kept Legal Oft Often Opponent Oppressor Party Plea Protection Repeatedly Right Stop Vindicate WidowJump to Next Adversary Adverse Avenge City Defend Entreated Grant Justice Kept Legal Oft Often Opponent Oppressor Party Plea Protection Repeatedly Right Stop Vindicate WidowLinks Luke 18:3 NIVLuke 18:3 NLT Luke 18:3 ESV Luke 18:3 NASB Luke 18:3 KJV Luke 18:3 Bible Apps Luke 18:3 Biblia Paralela Luke 18:3 Chinese Bible Luke 18:3 French Bible Luke 18:3 German Bible Alphabetical: a adversary' against And city coming from Give Grant him in justice kept legal me my opponent' plea protection saying she that the there to town was who widow with NT Gospels: Luke 18:3 A widow was in that city (Luke Lu Lk) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools |
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