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yetγεbecauseδιά τὸthisταύτηνwidowτὴν χήρανcausesπαρέχεινmeμοιtrouble,κόπονI will grantἐκδικήσωherαὐτήνjustice,ἐκδικήσωso thatἵναshe does notμὴwearὑπωπιάζῃmeμεoutὑπωπιάζῃby comingἐρχομένηcontinually.’”εἰς τέλος
Luke 18:5
Study it in the app“yet because this widow causes me trouble, I will grant her justice, so that she does not wear me out by coming continually.’””
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 18:5, word by word
- widowχήρανchēran
widow
Widow.
Where else “chēran” appears- causesπαρέχεινparechein
bother
To cause someone annoyance or weariness.
Where else “parechein” appears- troubleκόπονkopon
bother
A nuisance: "leave me alone".
Where else “kopon” appears- I will grantἐκδικήσωekdikēsō
vindicate
Defend one who suffers and give them their due.
Where else “ekdikēsō” appears- wearὑπωπιάζῃhypōpiazēi
wear out
To tire someone completely by bothering them without stopping.
Where else “hypōpiazēi” appears- by comingἐρχομένηerchomenē
come
To move to where someone is or to a place, and be present there.
Where else “erchomenē” appears- continually.’τέλοςtelos
end
The end of something.
Where else “telos” appears
The context
4And for a while he was not willing; but afterward he said to himself, ‘Even though I do not fear God nor respect man,
5 · This verse (above)
6And the Lord said, “Listen to what the unrighteous judge says.
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?