Luke 18:6

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

Luke 18:2

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

Luke 12:58

12:58 As you are going with your accuser before the magistrate, ⁶  make an effort to settle with him on the way, so that he will not drag you before the judge, and the judge hand you over to the officer, ⁷  and the officer throw you into prison.

[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.

[12:58]  ³ sn The term magistrate (ἄρχων, arcwn) refers to an official who, under the authority of the government, serves as judge in legal cases (see L&N 56.29).

[12:58]  ⁴ sn The officer (πράκτωρ, praktwr) was a civil official who functioned like a bailiff and was in charge of debtor’s prison. The use of the term, however, does not automatically demand a Hellenistic setting (BDAG 859 s.v.; K. H. Rengstorf, TDNT 8:539; C. Maurer, TDNT 6:642).