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Luke 18:6

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18:6 And the Lord said, “Listen to what the unrighteous judge says! 1 

Luke 18:2

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18:2 He said, 2  “In a certain city 3  there was a judge 4  who neither feared God nor respected people. 5 
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[18:6]  1 sn 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 persistence.

[18:2]  2 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]  3 tn Or “town.”

[18:2]  4 sn The judge here is apparently portrayed as a civil judge who often handled financial cases.

[18:2]  5 tn Grk “man,” but the singular ἄνθρωπος (anqrwpo") is used as a generic in comparison to God.



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