Luke 18:4 - Plain English Version

^4-5 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.’ ”

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁴ And he would not for a while: but afterward he said within himself, Though I fear not God, nor regard man;

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁴ And for a time he would not; but later he said to himself, Though I have neither reverence or fear for God nor respect or consideration for man,

American Standard Version (1901)

⁴ And he would not for a while: but afterward he said within himself, Though I fear not God, nor regard man;

Common English Bible

⁴ For a while he refused but finally said to himself, I don’t fear God or respect people,

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁴ And he refused to do so for a long time. But afterwards, he said within himself: 'Even though I do not fear God, nor respect man,

Luke 18:4 Cross References

Luke 12:17

The man looked at it all and said to himself, ‘My sheds are not big enough for all this seed food. Where will I put it all?’

Luke 16:3

The manager thought to himself, ‘Soon I will not have a job. What will I do to get money for my food? I’m not strong enough to do hard work, like digging the ground. And if I ask people for money all the time, I will feel shame.

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 18:3

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.’