Luke 18:5 - Douy-Rheims Bible Challoner Revision

⁵ 3 And the publican, standing afar off, would not so much as lift up his eyes towards heaven; but struck his breast, saying: O god, be merciful to me a sinner.

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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

Nehemiah 6:4

For all these men thought to frighten us, thinking that our hands would cease from the work, and that we would leave off. Wherefore I strengthened my hands the more:

Matthew 15:23

1 So that the multitudes marvelled seeing the dumb speak, the lame walk, and the blind see: and they glorified the God of Israel.

Luke 11:8

6 And others tempting, asked of him a sign from heaven.

Luke 18:3

1 The Pharisee standing, prayed thus with himself: O God, I give thee thanks that I am not as the rest of men, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, as also is this publican.

Luke 18:39

And running before, he climbed up into a sycamore tree, that he might see him; for he was to pass that way.

1 Corinthians 9:27

Neither let us tempt Christ: as some of them tempted, and perished by the serpents.

Judges 16:16

1 Then the Philistines seized upon him, and forthwith pulled out his eyes, and led him bound in chains to Gaza, and shutting him up in prison made him grind.