Luke 18:5 - English Majority Text Version 2009

⁵ yet because this widow bothers me I will give justice to her, lest she wear me out by forever coming to me.' "

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 answered her not a word. And His disciples approached and urged Him, saying, "Send her away, for she cries out after us."

Luke 11:8

I say to you, even if he will not get up and give to him, because he is his friend, yet on account of his persistence he will get up and give him as much as he needs.

Luke 18:3

Now there was a widow in that city; and she kept coming to him, saying, 'Give justice to me against my adversary.'

Luke 18:39

Then those who went before warned him that he should be quiet; but he cried out all the more, "Son of David, have pity on me!"

1 Corinthians 9:27

But I treat my body roughly, and I bring it into subjection, lest, having preached to others, I myself should become disqualified.