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saying,λέγων“There wasἦνa certainτιςjudgeΚριτήςinἔνa certainτινιcityπόλειwho did notμὴfearφοβούμενοςGodτὸν θεὸνandκαὶdid notμὴrespectἐντρεπόμενοςman.ἄνθρωπον
Luke 18:2
Study it in the app“saying, “There was a certain judge in a certain city who did not fear God and did not respect man.”
Jesus tells the parable of the widow to show we should always pray and not lose heartPrayerJesus tells of a widow who never tired of asking the judge for justiceWaiting on God
With the Greek beneath
Luke 18:2, word by word
- sayingλέγωνlegōn
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “legōn” appears- “There wasἦνēn
there is
Something exists somewhere, or happens.
Where else “ēn” appears- judgeΚριτήςKritēs
judge
Judge: one who decides a case; also one who rules.
Where else “Kritēs” appears- cityπόλειpolei
city, town
City, town.
Where else “polei” appears- fearφοβούμενοςphoboumenos
revere
To honor God with reverence.
Where else “phoboumenos” appears- Godθεὸνtheon
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theon” appears- respectἐντρεπόμενοςentrepomenos
respect
To show regard for someone.
Where else “entrepomenos” appears- manἄνθρωπονanthrōpon
someone
Any person, without saying who, as in the parables.
Where else “anthrōpon” appears
The context
1And he was telling them a parable about the need for them to pray always and not lose heart,
2 · This verse (above)
3And there was a widow in that city, and she kept coming to him, saying, ‘Grant me justice against my adversary.’
To study Luke 18 in a group
1. What it says
In the parable of the two men praying in the temple, what does each one say, and who goes home declared righteous? (vv. 10-14)
2. What it means
What does Jesus ask of the rich ruler, and how does he react? What does Jesus say about what is impossible and possible with God? (vv. 18-27)
3. How I live it
The blind man kept shouting though people told him to be quiet, and Jesus asked what he wanted (vv. 38-41). What would you ask Jesus today?