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Luke 18:7-9
Disciples’ Literal New Testament
Luke 18:7-9
Disciples’ Literal New Testament
7 And shall not God execute vengeance[a] for His chosen ones— the ones crying-out to Him by day and by night and He is being patient[b] with them? 8 I say to you that He will execute vengeance for them quickly. However, the Son of Man having come, will He find faith[c] on the earth?”
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9 And He also spoke this parable to some putting-confidence upon themselves that they were righteous, and treating the rest with contempt—
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- Luke 18:7 Or, punishment.
- Luke 18:7 Unlike the unrighteous judge who only answered out of impatience, God is patient with those crying out to Him. Or, and He is delaying [to act] for them? (from their point of view). Or, night? And is He delaying over them?
- Luke 18:8 Or, faithfulness. Lit, the faith. That is, the faith spoken of in this parable, which prays and does not lose heart; or more broadly, a true faith in God that would act in this way. No answer is implied by the grammar of the question.
Disciples’ Literal New Testament (DLNT) 
Disciples' Literal New Testament: Serving Modern Disciples by More Fully Reflecting the Writing Style of the Ancient Disciples, Copyright © 2011 Michael J. Magill. All Rights Reserved. Published by Reyma Publishing
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