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Luke 18:4

For a while he refused, but later he said to himself, ‘Though I neither fear God nor respect men,

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ASV

And he would not for a while: but afterward he said within himself, Though I fear not God, nor regard man;

KJV

And he would not for a while: but afterward he said within himself, Though I fear not God, nor regard man;

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
καὶkaiAndG2532 →
οὐκouknotG3756 →
ἤθελενēthelenhe was desiring [to do]G2309 →
ἐπὶepiforG1909 →
χρόνον.chronona time.G5550 →
μετὰmetaafterwardG3326 →
δὲdehoweverG1161 →
ταῦταtautaheG3778 →
εἶπενeipensaidG2036 →
ἐνenwithinG1722 →
ἑαυτῷ·he'autōhimself;G1438 →
εἰeiIfG1487 →
καὶkaievenG2532 →
τὸνton<the>G3588 →
θεὸνtheonGodG2316 →
οὐounotG3756 →
φοβοῦμαιphoboumaiI fearG5399 →
οὐδὲoudenorG3761 →
ἄνθρωπονanthrōponmanG444 →
ἐντρέπομαι,entrepomairespect,G1788 →

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Hebrews 4:12–13For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it pierces even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow. It judges the thoughts and intentions of the heart.Luke 18:2“In a certain town there was a judge who neither feared God nor respected men.Luke 12:18Then he said, ‘This is what I will do: I will tear down my barns and will build bigger ones, and there I will store up all my grain and my goods.Luke 12:17So he thought to himself, ‘What shall I do, since I have nowhere to store my crops?’Luke 16:3The manager said to himself, ‘What shall I do, now that my master is taking away my position? I am too weak to dig and too ashamed to beg.Luke 7:39When the Pharisee who had invited Jesus saw this, he said to himself, “If this man were a prophet, He would know who this is and what kind of woman is touching Him—for she is a sinner!”Philippians 3:19Their end is destruction, their god is their belly, and their glory is in their shame. Their minds are set on earthly things.Psalms 73:9They set their mouths against the heavens, and their tongues strut across the earth.Genesis 42:18and on the third day he said to them, “I fear God. So do this and you will live:Exodus 18:21Furthermore, 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.

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The Return of the Prodigal Son — Gustave Doré (engraving, public domain)
The Return of the Prodigal Son — Gustave Doré (engraving, public domain)
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