yet because this widow is causing trouble for me, I will grant her justice, so that she does not wear me down in the end by her[a] coming back!’” And the Lord said, “Listen to what the unrighteous judge is saying! And will not God surely see to it that justice is done[b] to his chosen ones who cry out to him day and night, and will he delay toward them?

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 18:5 Here “by” is supplied as a component of the participle (“coming back”) which is understood as means
  2. Luke 18:7 Literally “carry out the giving of justice”

yet because this widow keeps bothering me, I will see that she gets justice, so that she won’t eventually come and attack me!’”(A)

And the Lord(B) said, “Listen to what the unjust judge says. And will not God bring about justice for his chosen ones, who cry out(C) to him day and night? Will he keep putting them off?

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