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Luke 18:1

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.

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

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

Luke 18:1 — 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;

Luke 18:1 — New Living Translation (NLT)

One day Jesus told his disciples a story to show that they should always pray and never give up.

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

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

Luke 18:1 — New Century Version (NCV)

Then Jesus used this story to teach his followers that they should always pray and never lose hope.

Luke 18:1 — American Standard Version (ASV)

And he spake a parable unto them to the end that they ought always to pray, and not to faint;

Luke 18:1 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

And he spoke also a parable to them to the purport that they should always pray and not faint,

Luke 18:1 — 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.

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

He then told them a parable on the need for them to pray always and not become discouraged:

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

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

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

And he told them a parable to show that they must always pray and not be discouraged,

Luke 18:1 — 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.

Luke 18:1 — 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,


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