Luke 18:1

NETBible

Then 1  Jesus 2  told them a parable to show them they should always 3  pray and not lose heart. 4 

NIV ©

Then Jesus told his disciples a parable to show them that they should always pray and not give up.

NASB ©

Now He was telling them a parable to show that at all times they ought to pray and not to lose heart,

NLT ©

One day Jesus told his disciples a story to illustrate their need for constant prayer and to show them that they must never give up.

MSG ©

Jesus told them a story showing that it was necessary for them to pray consistently and never quit.

BBE ©

And he made a story for them, the point of which was that men were to go on making prayer and not get tired;

NRSV ©

Then Jesus told them a parable about their need to pray always and not to lose heart.

NKJV ©

Then He spoke a parable to them, that men always ought to pray and not lose heart,

KJV
And
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he spake
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a parable
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unto them
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[to this end], that men ought
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always
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to pray
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and
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not
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to faint
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NASB ©
Now
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He was telling
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them a parable
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to show that at all
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times
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they ought
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to pray
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and not to lose
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heart
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,
NET [draft] ITL
Then
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Jesus told
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them
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a parable
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to show them they should
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always
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pray
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and
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not
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lose heart
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.
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kai
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CONJ
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NETBible

Then 1  Jesus 2  told them a parable to show them they should always 3  pray and not lose heart. 4 

NET Notes

1 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

2 tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

3 tn Or “should pray at all times” (L&N 67.88).

4 sn 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 Luke’s goal in encouraging Theophilus (1:4).