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Text -- Luke 18:1-8 (NET)

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Prayer and the Parable of the Persistent Widow
18:1 Then Jesus told them a parable to show them they should always pray and not lose heart. 18:2 He said, “In a certain city there was a judge who neither feared God nor respected people. 18:3 There was also a widow in that city who kept coming to him and saying, ‘Give me justice against my adversary.’ 18:4 For a while he refused, refused, but later on he said to himself, ‘Though I neither fear God nor have regard for people, 18:5 yet because this widow keeps on bothering me, I will give her justice, or in the end she will wear me out by her unending pleas.’” 18:6 And the Lord said, “Listen to what the unrighteous judge says! 18:7 Won’t God give justice to his chosen ones, who cry out to him day and night? Will he delay long to help them? 18:8 I tell you, he will give them justice speedily. Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on earth?”
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NET Notes: Luk 18:1 This is one of the few parables that comes with an explanation at the start: …they should always pray and not lose heart. It is part of LukeR...

NET Notes: Luk 18:2 Grk “man,” but the singular ἄνθρωπος (anqrwpo") is used as a generic in comparison to God.

NET Notes: Luk 18:3 This is an iterative imperfect; the widow did this on numerous occasions.

NET Notes: Luk 18:4 Grk “man,” but the singular ἄνθρωπος (anqrwpo") is used as a generic in comparison to God.

NET Notes: Luk 18:5 Grk “by her continual coming,” but the point of annoyance to the judge is her constant pleas for justice (v. 3).

NET Notes: Luk 18:6 Listen to what the unrighteous judge says! The point of the parable is that the judge’s lack of compassion was overcome by the widow’s per...

NET Notes: Luk 18:7 The issue of delay has produced a whole host of views for this verse. (1) Does this assume provision to endure in the meantime? Or (2) does it mean Go...

NET Notes: Luk 18:8 Will he find faith on earth? The Son of Man is looking for those who continue to believe in him, despite the wait.

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