Luke 18:3

Amplified Bible

There was a [desperate] widow in that city and she kept coming to him and saying, ‘Give me justice and legal protection from my adversary.’

Cross References

Job 22:9

“You have sent widows away empty-handed, And the arms (strength) of the fatherless have been broken.

Job 29:13

“The blessing of him who was about to perish came upon me, And I made the widow’s heart sing for joy.

Isaiah 1:17

Learn to do good. Seek justice, Rebuke the ruthless, Defend the fatherless, Plead for the [rights of the] widow [in court].

Jeremiah 5:28

‘They are fat and they are sleek (prosperous), They excel in acts of wickedness; They do not plead the cause, The cause of the orphan, so that they [the wicked] may prosper, And they do not defend the rights of the poor.

Matthew 5:25

Come to terms quickly [at the earliest opportunity] with your opponent at law while you are with him on the way [to court], so that your opponent does not hand you over to the judge, and the judge to the guard, and you are thrown into prison. [Luke 12:58, 59]

Luke 18:2

saying, “In a certain city there was a judge who did not fear God and had no respect for man.

Luke 18:4

For a time he would not; but later he said to himself, ‘Even though I do not fear God nor respect man,

Luke 18:5

yet because this widow continues to bother me, I will give her justice and legal protection; otherwise by continually coming she [will be an intolerable annoyance and she] will wear me out.’ ”

Deuteronomy 27:19

‘Cursed is he who distorts (perverts) the justice due to a stranger, an orphan, and a widow.’ And all the people shall say, ‘Amen.’