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Andκαὶfor a whileἐπὶ χρόνονhe was notοὐκwilling;ἤθελενbutδὲafterwardμετὰ ταῦταhe saidεἶπενtoἐνhimself,ἑαυτῷ‘Even thoughΕἰ καὶI do notοὐfearφοβοῦμαιGodτὸν θεὸνnorοὐδὲrespectἐντρέπομαιman,ἄνθρωπον
Luke 18:4
Study it in the app“And for a while he was not willing; but afterward he said to himself, ‘Even though I do not fear God nor 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 18:4, word by word
- for a whileχρόνονchronon
time
Time; a span of time.
Where else “chronon” appears- willingἤθελενēthelen
want
To have the desire or the resolve for something.
Where else “ēthelen” appears- he saidεἶπενeipen
say to oneself
To say to oneself, to think.
Where else “eipen” appears- fearφοβοῦμαιphoboumai
revere
To honor God with reverence.
Where else “phoboumai” appears- Godθεὸνtheon
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theon” appears- respectἐντρέπομαιentrepomai
respect
To show regard for someone.
Where else “entrepomai” appears- manἄνθρωπονanthrōpon
someone
Any person, without saying who, as in the parables.
Where else “anthrōpon” appears
The context
3And there was a widow in that city, and she kept coming to him, saying, ‘Grant me justice against my adversary.’
4 · This verse (above)
5yet because this widow causes me trouble, I will grant her justice, so that she does not wear me out by coming continually.’”
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?