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Andδὲwill Godὁ θεὸςnotοὐsurelyμὴbring aboutποιήσῃjusticeτὴν ἐκδίκησινfor his chosen ones,τῶν ἐκλεκτῶν αὐτοῦwhoτῶνcry outβοώντωνto himαὐτῷdayἡμέραςandκαὶnight,νυκτόςandκαὶwill he delay longμακροθυμεῖoverἐπ’them?αὐτοῖς
Luke 18:7
Study it in the app“And 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?”
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 18:7, word by word
- will Godθεὸςtheos
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theos” appears- bring aboutποιήσῃpoiēsēi
do
To carry out an action or cause an effect.
Where else “poiēsēi” appears- justiceἐκδίκησινekdikēsin
vindication
To defend someone wronged.
Where else “ekdikēsin” appears- for his chosen onesἐκλεκτῶνeklektōn
chosen
Chosen, elect.
Where else “eklektōn” appears- cry outβοώντωνboōntōn
cry out
Cry out, shout loudly.
Where else “boōntōn” appears- dayἡμέραςhēmeras
daylight
Daytime, when it is light, not night.
Where else “hēmeras” appears- nightνυκτόςnyktos
night
Night. "By night".
Where else “nyktos” appears- will he delay longμακροθυμεῖmakrothymei
delay
To let time pass before acting.
Where else “makrothymei” appears
The context
6And the Lord said, “Listen to what the unrighteous judge says.
7 · This verse (above)
8I tell you that he will bring about justice for them quickly. Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will he really find faith on the earth?”
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?