You have sent widows away empty, and you have crushed the shoulders of orphans.
Luke 18:3 - Catholic Public Domain Version But there was a certain widow in that city, and she went to him, saying, 'Vindicate me from my adversary.' Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 and there was a widow in that city; and she came unto him, saying, Avenge me of mine adversary. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And there was a widow in that city who kept coming to him and saying, Protect and defend and give me justice against my adversary. American Standard Version (1901) and there was a widow in that city; and she came oft unto him, saying, Avenge me of mine adversary. Common English Bible In that city there was a widow who kept coming to him, asking, ‘Give me justice in this case against my adversary.’ Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And there was a certain widow in that city, and she came to him, saying: Avenge me of my adversary. English Standard Version 2016 And there was a widow in that city who kept coming to him and saying, ‘Give me justice against my adversary.’ |
You have sent widows away empty, and you have crushed the shoulders of orphans.
The blessing of him who would have been destroyed came upon me, and I consoled the heart of the widow.
Learn to do good. Seek judgment, support the oppressed, judge for the orphan, defend the widow.
They have grown stout and fat. And they have transgressed my words most wickedly. They have not judged the case of the widow; they have not given guidance to the case of the orphan; and they have not judged a judgment for the poor.
Be reconciled with your adversary quickly, while you are still on the way with him, lest perhaps the adversary may hand you over to the judge, and the judge may hand you over to the officer, and you will be thrown in prison.
saying: "There was a certain judge in a certain city, who did not fear God and did not respect man.
And he refused to do so for a long time. But afterwards, he said within himself: 'Even though I do not fear God, nor respect man,
yet because this widow is pestering me, I will vindicate her, lest by returning, she may, in the end, wear me out.' "
Cursed be he who subverts the judgment of the new arrival, the orphan, or the widow. And all the people shall say: Amen.