The Parable of the Persistent Widow
Luke 18:2
In 9 translations
- BSB
- “In a certain town there was a judge who neither feared God nor respected men.
- KJV
- Saying, There was in a city a judge, which feared not God, neither regarded man:
- WEB
- saying, “There was a judge in a certain city who didn’t fear God and didn’t respect man.
- ASV
- saying, There was in a city a judge, who feared not God, and regarded not man:
- LSV
- saying, “A certain judge was in a certain city—he is not fearing God, and he is not regarding man—
- YLT
- saying, 'A certain judge was in a certain city — God he is not fearing, and man he is not regarding —
- DBY
- saying, There was a judge in a city, not fearing God and not respecting man:Elohim
- DRC
- Saying: There was a judge in a certain city, who feared not God, nor regarded man.
- GNV
- Saying, There was a iudge in a certaine citie, which feared not God, neither reuereced man.
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Original-language editions
- SBLGNT
- λέγων· Κριτής τις ἦν ἔν τινι πόλει τὸν θεὸν μὴ φοβούμενος καὶ ἄνθρωπον μὴ ἐντρεπόμενος.
- RP2018
- λέγων, Κριτής τις ἦν ἔν τινι πόλει, τὸν θεὸν μὴ φοβούμενος, καὶ ἄνθρωπον μὴ ἐντρεπόμενος·
- TR-Boyd
- λέγων, Κριτής τις ἦν ἔν τινι πόλει, τὸν Θεὸν μὴ φοβούμενος, καὶ ἄνθρωπον μὴ ἐντρεπόμενος·
- SCR1894
- λεγων κριτης τις ην εν τινι πολει τον θεον μη φοβουμενος και ανθρωπον μη εντρεπομενος
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Cross-references most cited first
- Proverbs 29:7The righteous consider the cause of the poor, but the wicked have no regard for such concerns.
- Psalms 8:1–4O LORD, our Lord, how majestic is Your name in all the earth! You have set Your glory above the heavens. From the mouths of children and infants You have ordained praise on account of Your adversaries, to silence the…
- Luke 18:4For a while he refused, but later he said to himself, ‘Though I neither fear God nor respect men,
- Jeremiah 22:16–17He took up the cause of the poor and needy, and so it went well with him. Is this not what it means to know Me?” declares the LORD. “But your eyes and heart are set on nothing except your own dishonest gain, on…
- Ezekiel 22:6–8See how every prince of Israel within you has used his power to shed blood. Father and mother are treated with contempt. Within your walls the foreign resident is exploited, the fatherless and the widow are oppressed.…
- Romans 3:14–18“Their mouths are full of cursing and bitterness.” “Their feet are swift to shed blood; ruin and misery lie in their wake, and the way of peace they have not known.”
- Micah 3:1–3Then I said: “Hear now, O leaders of Jacob, you rulers of the house of Israel. Should you not know justice? You hate good and love evil. You tear the skin from my people and strip the flesh from their bones. You eat…
- 2 Chronicles 19:3–9However, some good is found in you, for you have removed the Asherah poles from the land and have set your heart on seeking God.” Jehoshaphat lived in Jerusalem, and once again he went out among the people from…
- Job 29:7–17When I went out to the city gate and took my seat in the public square, the young men saw me and withdrew, and the old men rose to their feet. The princes refrained from speaking and covered their mouths with their…
- Exodus 18:21–22Furthermore, select capable men from among the people—God-fearing, trustworthy men who are averse to dishonest gain. Appoint them over the people as leaders of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties, and of tens. Have…
- Isaiah 33:8The highways are deserted; travel has ceased. The treaty has been broken, the witnesses are despised, and human life is disregarded.
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