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Andδὲthe Lordὁ κύριοςsaid,εἶπεν“Listen toἈκούσατεwhatτίthe unrighteousτῆς ἀδικίαςjudgeὁ κριτὴςsays.λέγει
Luke 18:6
Study it in the app“And the Lord said, “Listen to what the unrighteous judge says.”
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 18:6, word by word
- the Lordκύριοςkyrios
Lord
The Lord: God, whose name is YHWH; also Jesus.
Where else “kyrios” appears- saidεἶπενeipen
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “eipen” appears- “Listen toἈκούσατεAkousate
listen
To pay attention and obey.
Where else “Akousate” appears- the unrighteousἀδικίαςadikias
unrighteousness
Injustice, unrighteousness.
Where else “adikias” appears- judgeκριτὴςkritēs
judge
Judge: one who decides a case; also one who rules.
Where else “kritēs” appears
The context
5yet because this widow causes me trouble, I will grant her justice, so that she does not wear me out by coming continually.’”
6 · This verse (above)
7And will God not surely bring about justice for his chosen ones, who cry out to him day and night, and will he delay long over them?
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?