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Luke 18:1–2

The Parable of the Persistent Widow

18 And he told them a parable to the effect that they ought ralways to pray and not slose heart. He said, In a certain city there was a judge who tneither feared God nor respected man.

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Luke 18:1–2 — The New International Version (NIV)

Then Jesus told his disciples a parable to show them that they should always pray and not give up. He said: In a certain town there was a judge who neither feared God nor cared what people thought.

Luke 18:1–2 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint; Saying, There was in a city a judge, which feared not God, neither regarded man:

Luke 18:1–2 — New Living Translation (NLT)

One day Jesus told his disciples a story to show that they should always pray and never give up. There was a judge in a certain city,” he said, who neither feared God nor cared about people.

Luke 18:1–2 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

Then He spoke a parable to them, that men always ought to pray and not lose heart, saying: There was in a certain city a judge who did not fear God nor regard man.

Luke 18:1–2 — New Century Version (NCV)

Then Jesus used this story to teach his followers that they should always pray and never lose hope. “In a certain town there was a judge who did not respect God or care about people.

Luke 18:1–2 — American Standard Version (ASV)

And he spake a parable unto them to the end that they ought always to pray, and not to faint; saying, There was in a city a judge, who feared not God, and regarded not man:

Luke 18:1–2 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

And he spoke also a parable to them to the purport that they should always pray and not faint, saying, There was a judge in a city, not fearing God and not respecting man:

Luke 18:1–2 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

Jesus used this illustration with his disciples to show them that they need to pray all the time and never give up. He said, “In a city there was a judge who didn’t fear God or respect people.

Luke 18:1–2 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

He then told them a parable on the need for them to pray always and not become discouraged: There was a judge in a certain town who didn’t fear God or respect man.

Luke 18:1–2 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

Then Jesus told them a parable about their need to pray always and not to lose heart. He said, In a certain city there was a judge who neither feared God nor had respect for people.

Luke 18:1–2 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

And he told them a parable to show that they must always pray and not be discouraged, saying, “There was a certain judge in a certain town who did not fear God and did not respect people.

Luke 18:1–2 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

Jesus told his disciples a story. He wanted to show them that they should always pray and not give up. He said, “In a certain town there was a judge. He didn’t have any respect for God or care about people.

Luke 18:1–2 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

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

saying, In a certain city there was a judge who did not fear God and did not respect man.


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