Luke 18:4

An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

And for some time the judge refused to do it. But finally he said to himself, ‘Even though I do not revere God or respect man,

Cross References

Luke 12:17

so he thought to himself, ‘What should I do, because I do not have any [more] room to store my crops?’

Luke 16:3

Then the property manager said to himself, ‘What am I going to do since my master is taking away my job? I am not strong enough to dig [i.e., as a farm laborer], and I am too ashamed to beg.

Luke 18:2

He said, “There was a certain judge in this town who did not revere God nor respect man.

Luke 18:3

There was [also] a widow in that [same] town who kept coming to the judge saying, ‘Grant me a [favorable] judgment against my opponent.’

Luke 20:13

Then the owner of the vineyard said, ‘What shall I do [about this]? I will send my dearly loved son. Hopefully, they will treat him with respect.’

Hebrews 12:9

Furthermore, we had earthly fathers to discipline us and we respected them [for it]; should we not much rather submit to the Father of our spirits [i.e., God], so we can live [spiritually]?