Luke 18:3 - Plain English Version

³ A woman lived in that city. Her husband was dead, and she had nobody to look after her. Then a bad man tricked that woman and took her money. So she went to the judge and said, ‘Your honour, that man tricked me. Please give me a fair go. Make him give me back my money.’

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

³ and there was a widow in that city; and she came unto him, saying, Avenge me of mine adversary.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

³ 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)

³ and there was a widow in that city; and she came oft unto him, saying, Avenge me of mine adversary.

Common English Bible

³ In that city there was a widow who kept coming to him, asking, ‘Give me justice in this case against my adversary.’

Catholic Public Domain Version

³ But there was a certain widow in that city, and she went to him, saying, 'Vindicate me from my adversary.'

Luke 18:3 Cross References

Matthew 5:25

If somebody blames you and says that you have done something wrong, and if they start to take you to court about it, then you have to talk to that person straight away, and fix up that problem. Both of you have to agree about what is right. Do that even while you are going along the road to the court. If you don’t do that, then that person will blame you in the court, and the judge might agree with them and tell the police to grab you and put you in jail.

Luke 18:2

He said, “There was a judge in a city, and he was a hard man. He didn’t respect God, and he didn’t care about people either.

Luke 18:4

The judge didn’t answer her. He took no notice of her, and he wouldn’t listen to her. But she kept on asking him, and for a while he kept on taking no notice of her. But after a while he said to himself, ‘This woman is making me go crazy. Even though I don’t respect God, and I don’t care about people, I will make sure she gets a fair go. I will give her what she wants. If I don’t do that, she will keep on asking me, and I’m getting sick of it.’ ”