Luke 18:5 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

⁵ I will grant her a [favorable] judgment because she keeps bothering me [about the matter] and is about to exhaust my patience by her persistent visits.’”

More versions

King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁵ yet because this widow troubleth me, I will avenge her, lest by her continual coming she weary me.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁵ Yet because this widow continues to bother me, I will defend and protect and avenge her, lest she give me intolerable annoyance and wear me out by her continual coming or at the last she come and rail on me or assault me or strangle me.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁵ yet because this widow troubleth me, I will avenge her, lest she wear me out by her continual coming.

Common English Bible

⁵ but I will give this widow justice because she keeps bothering me. Otherwise, there will be no end to her coming here and embarrassing me.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁵ yet because this widow is pestering me, I will vindicate her, lest by returning, she may, in the end, wear me out.' "

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁵ Yet because this widow is troublesome to me, I will avenge her, lest continually coming she weary me.

Luke 18:5 Cross References

Matthew 15:23

But He did not say a word to her. His disciples came and begged Him; “Send her away, for she is [continually] shouting at us [as we go along].”

Luke 11:8

I tell you, even though he will not get up and give him something because he is a friend, yet because of his friend’s persistence, he will [eventually] get up and give him whatever he needs.

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 18:39

But those walking in front [of Jesus] spoke harshly to the blind beggar, telling him to be quiet. But he continued shouting all the more, “You son of David, take pity on me.”

1 Corinthians 9:27

But I work out and get my body in shape [i.e., spiritually], so that after preaching to other people, I myself do not become disqualified [i.e., for winning the prize from God. See verse 24].