Luke 18:5 KJV — MannaFest

Luke 18:5

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

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ASV

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

WEB

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

YLT

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

DBT

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

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Luke — Luke's 'orderly account' (1:3) follows Jesus from Bethlehem through the long travel narrative to Jerusalem and the Emmaus road.

Author: Luke, beloved physician (Col 4:14), travel-companion of Paul
Date: c. AD 60–62

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8 verses on the floor

Luke 11:8
I say unto you, Though he will not rise and give him, because he is his friend, yet because of his importunity he will rise and give him as many as he needeth.
Luke 18:39
And they which went before rebuked him, that he should hold his peace: but he cried so much the more, Thou Son of David, have mercy on me.
Judges 16:16
And it came to pass, when she pressed him daily with her words, and urged him, so that his soul was vexed unto death;
Mark 10:47–48
And when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out, and say, Jesus, thou Son of David, have mercy on me.
2 Samuel 13:24–27
And Absalom came to the king, and said, Behold now, thy servant hath sheepshearers; let the king, I beseech thee, and his servants go with thy servant.

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He applies this for the encouragement of God's praying people to pray with faith and fervency, and to persevere therein. He assures them that God will at length be gracious to them (

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

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