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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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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
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Dictionary Themes and Topics:
Prayer |
Despondency |
PRAYERS OF CHRIST |
JESUS CHRIST, 4D |
Jesus, The Christ |
LUKE, THE GOSPEL OF |
God |
ADVERSARY |
PERSON OF CHRIST, 4-8 |
RETRIBUTION |
Afflictions and Adversities |
Stability |
Unbelief |
Predestination |
Faith |
MAN OF SIN |
TABER |
LONGSUFFERING |
AVENGE; AVENGER |
BEAR; BORNE |
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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...
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NET Notes: Luk 18:2 Grk “man,” but the singular ἄνθρωπος (anqrwpo") is used as a generic in comparison to God.
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NET Notes: Luk 18:4 Grk “man,” but the singular ἄνθρωπος (anqrwpo") is used as a generic in comparison to God.
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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).
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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...
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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...
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