Luke 18:5

In 9 translations

BSB

yet because this widow keeps pestering me, I will give her justice. Then she will stop wearing me out with her perpetual requests.’”

KJV

Yet because this widow troubleth me, I will avenge her, lest by her continual coming she weary me.

WEB

yet because this widow bothers me, I will defend her, or else she will wear me out by her continual coming.’”

ASV

yet because this widow troubleth me, I will avenge her, lest she wear me out by her continual coming.

LSV

yet because this widow gives me trouble, I will do her justice, lest, continuously coming, she may bruise me.”

YLT

yet because this widow doth give me trouble, I will do her justice, lest, perpetually coming, she may plague me.'

DBY

at any rate because this widow annoys me I will avenge her, that she may not by perpetually coming completely harass me.

DRC

Yet because this widow is troublesome to me, I will avenge her, lest continually coming she weary me.

GNV

Yet because this widowe troubleth mee, I will doe her right, lest at the last shee come and make me wearie.

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT

διά γε τὸ παρέχειν μοι κόπον τὴν χήραν ταύτην ἐκδικήσω αὐτήν, ἵνα μὴ εἰς τέλος ἐρχομένη ὑπωπιάζῃ με.

RP2018

διά γε τὸ παρέχειν μοι κόπον τὴν χήραν ταύτην, ἐκδικήσω αὐτήν, ἵνα μὴ εἰς τέλος ἐρχομένη ὑποπιάζῃ με.

TR-Boyd

διά γε τὸ παρέχειν μοι κόπον τὴν χήραν ταύτην, ἐκδικήσω αὐτήν, ἵνα μὴ εἰς τέλος ἐρχομένη ὑπωπιάζῃ με.

SCR1894

δια γε το παρεχειν μοι κοπον την χηραν ταυτην εκδικησω αυτην ινα μη εις τελος ερχομενη υπωπιαζη με

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• Luke 11:8I tell you, even though he will not get up to provide for him because of his friendship, yet because of the man’s persistence, he will get up and give him as much as he needs.
• Luke 18:39Those who led the way admonished him to be silent, but he cried out all the louder, “Son of David, have mercy on me!”
• Judges 16:16Finally, after she had pressed him daily with her words and pleaded until he was sick to death,
• Mark 10:47–48When he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!” Many people admonished him to be silent, but he cried out all the louder, “Son of David, have mercy on me!”
• Matthew 15:23But Jesus did not answer a word. So His disciples came and urged Him, “Send her away, for she keeps crying out after us.”
• 2 Samuel 13:24–27And he went to the king and said, “Your servant has just hired shearers. Will the king and his servants please come with me?” “No, my son,” the king replied, “we should not all go, or we would be a burden to you.”…

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