Luke 18:3
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New International Version (©1984)
And there was a widow in that town who kept coming to him with the plea, 'Grant me justice against my adversary.'

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
"There was a widow in that city, and she kept coming to him, saying, 'Give me legal protection from my opponent.'

International Standard Version (©2008)
In that city there was also a widow who kept coming to him and saying, 'Grant me justice against my adversary.'

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
In that city there was also a widow who kept coming to him and saying, 'Give me justice.'

King James Bible
And there was a widow in that city; and she came unto him, saying, Avenge me of mine adversary.

American King James Version
And there was a widow in that city; and she came to him, saying, Avenge me of my adversary.

American Standard Version
and there was a widow in that city; and she came oft unto him, saying, Avenge me of mine adversary.

Bible in Basic English
And there was a widow in that town, and she kept on coming to him and saying, Give me my right against the man who has done me wrong.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And there was a certain widow in that city, and she came to him, saying: Avenge me of my adversary.

Darby Bible Translation
and there was a widow in that city, and she came to him, saying, Avenge me of mine adverse party.

English Revised Version
and there was a widow in that city; and she came oft unto him, saying, Avenge me of mine adversary.

Webster's Bible Translation
And there was a widow in that city; and she came to him, saying, Avenge me of my adversary.

Weymouth New Testament
And in the same town was a widow who repeatedly came and entreated him, saying, "'Give me justice and stop my oppressor.'

World English Bible
A widow was in that city, and she often came to him, saying, 'Defend me from my adversary!'

Young's Literal Translation
and a widow was in that city, and she was coming unto him, saying, Do me justice on my opponent,

Geneva Study Bible

And there was a widow in that city; and she came unto him, saying, Avenge me of mine adversary.

People's New Testament

18:3 A widow. The widow of the East, unless she has powerful friends, is absolutely helpless. In India, she is regarded almost as an outcast. It is only the Bible that proclaims God as the widow's friend.

Avenge me of my adversary. That is, redress the wrong I have suffered.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

3. came-kept coming. See Lu 18:5, "her continual coming."

Avenge me-that is, rid me of the oppression of.

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

18:1-8 All God's people are praying people. Here earnest steadiness in prayer for spiritual mercies is taught. The widow's earnestness prevailed even with the unjust judge: she might fear lest it should set him more against her; but our earnest prayer is pleasing to our God. Even to the end there will still be ground for the same complaint of weakness of faith.


Luke 18:2 saying, "In a certain city there was a judge who did not fear God and did not respect man.
Luke 18:4 "For a while he was unwilling; but afterward he said to himself, 'Even though I do not fear God nor respect man, (NASB ©1995)

Adversary Adverse Avenge City Defend Entreated Grant Justice Kept Legal Oft Often Opponent Oppressor Party Plea Protection Repeatedly Right Stop Vindicate Widow


And there was a widow in that city; and she came unto him, saying, Avenge me of mine adversary.

a widow. De 27:19 2Sa 14:5 *etc: Job 22:9 29:13 Isa 1:17,21-23 Jer 5:28

Avenge. 7,8 Ro 13:3,4

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