Luke 18:2 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

² He said, “There was a certain judge in this town who did not revere God nor respect man.

More versions

King James Version (Oxford) 1769

² saying, There was in a city a judge, which feared not God, neither regarded man:

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

² He said, In a certain city there was a judge who neither reverenced and feared God nor respected or considered man.

American Standard Version (1901)

² saying, There was in a city a judge, who feared not God, and regarded not man:

Common English Bible

² He said, “In a certain city there was a judge who neither feared God nor respected people.

Catholic Public Domain Version

² saying: "There was a certain judge in a certain city, who did not fear God and did not respect man.

Luke 18:2 Cross References

Luke 18:4

And for some time the judge refused to do it. But finally he said to himself, ‘Even though I do not revere God or respect man,

Luke 18:3

There was [also] a widow in that [same] town who kept coming to the judge saying, ‘Grant me a [favorable] judgment against my opponent.’

Luke 20:13

Then the owner of the vineyard said, ‘What shall I do [about this]? I will send my dearly loved son. Hopefully, they will treat him with respect.’

Hebrews 12:9

Furthermore, we had earthly fathers to discipline us and we respected them [for it]; should we not much rather submit to the Father of our spirits [i.e., God], so we can live [spiritually]?