Luke 18:2

18:2 He said, ¹  “In a certain city ²  there was a judge ³  who neither feared God nor respected people. ⁴ 

Luke 18:4

18:4 For ⁵  a while he refused, but later on ⁶  he said to himself, ‘Though I neither fear God nor have regard for people, ⁷ 

[18:2]  ¹ tn Grk “lose heart, saying.” This is a continuation of the previous sentence in the Greek text, but a new sentence was started here in the translation by supplying the pronominal subject “He.”

[18:2]  ² tn Or “town.”

[18:2]  ³ sn The judge here is apparently portrayed as a civil judge who often handled financial cases.

[18:2]  ⁴ tn Grk “man,” but the singular ἄνθρωπος (anqrwpo") is used as a generic in comparison to God.

[18:4]  ⁵ tn Grk “And for.” Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

[18:4]  ⁶ tn Grk “after these things.”

[18:4]  ⁷ tn Grk “man,” but the singular ἄνθρωπος (anqrwpo") is used as a generic in comparison to God.