Luke 18:5 “yet because this widow keeps pestering me, I will give her justice. Ot…”

Luke 18:5

yet because this widow keeps pestering me, I will give her justice. Otherwise, she will wear me out with her perpetual requests.’”

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Yet because this widow troubleth me, I will avenge her, lest by her continual coming she weary me.

World English Bible

yet because this widow bothers me, I will defend her, or else she will wear me out by her continual coming.’”

American Standard Version

yet because this widow troubleth me, I will avenge her, lest she wear me out by her continual coming.

Geneva Bible 1599

Yet because this widowe troubleth mee, I will doe her right, lest at the last shee come and make me wearie.

Darby Translation

at any rate because this widow annoys me I will avenge her, that she may not by perpetually coming completely harass me.

Young's Literal Translation

yet because this widow doth give me trouble, I will do her justice, lest, perpetually coming, she may plague me.'

Bible in Basic English

Because this widow is a trouble to me, I will give her her right; for if not, I will be completely tired out by her frequent coming.

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Cross references

“because”

Luke 11:8 Judges 16:16 2 Samuel 13:24–27

Luke 11:8 · BSB

I tell you, even though he will not get up to provide for him because of his friendship, yet because of the man’s persistence, he will get up and give him as much as he needs.

Judges 16:16 · BSB

Finally, after she had pressed him daily with her words and pleaded until he was sick to death,

2 Samuel 13:24–27 · BSB

And he went to the king and said, “Your servant has just hired shearers. Will the king and his servants please come with me?”

“weary”

Luke 18:39 Matthew 15:23 Mark 10:47 Mark 10:48

Luke 18:39 · BSB

Those who led the way admonished him to be silent, but he cried out all the louder, “Son of David, have mercy on me!”

Matthew 15:23 · BSB

But Jesus did not answer a word. So His disciples came and urged Him, “Send her away, for she keeps crying out after us.”

Mark 10:47 · BSB

When he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!”

Mark 10:48 · BSB

Many people admonished him to be silent, but he cried out all the louder, “Son of David, have mercy on me!”

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

4For a while he refused, but later he said to himself, ‘Though I neither fear God nor respect men,

6And the Lord said, “Listen to the words of the unjust judge.

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