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Luke 18:1

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The Parable of the Persistent Widow

18Then Jesus told his disciples a parable to show them that they should always pray and not give up.f

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Luke 18:1: And he told them a parable to the effect that they ought always to pray and not lose heart.

Cross references

  1. fIsa 40:31; Lk 11:5–8; See Ac 1:14; See Ro 1:10; 12:12; Eph 6:18; Col 4:2; 1 Th 5:17

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

And he told them a parable to the effect that they ought always to pray and not lose heart.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Now he told them a parable on the need for them to pray always and not give up.

NLTNew Living Translation

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

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

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

KJV 1900King James Version

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