Luke 18:3

Bible in Basic English 1965

And there was a widow in that town, and she kept on coming to him and saying, Give me my right against the man who has done me wrong.

Cross References

Job 22:9

You have sent widows away without hearing their cause, and you have taken away the support of the child who has no father.

Job 29:13

The blessing of him who was near to destruction came on me, and I put a song of joy into the widow's heart.

Isaiah 1:17

Take pleasure in well-doing; let your ways be upright, keep down the cruel, give a right decision for the child who has no father, see to the cause of the widow.

Jeremiah 5:28

They have become fat and strong: they have gone far in works of evil: they give no support to the cause of the child without a father, so that they may do well; they do not see that the poor man gets his rights.

Matthew 5:25

Come to an agreement quickly with him who has a cause against you at law, while you are with him on the way, for fear that he may give you up to the judge and the judge may give you to the police and you may be put into prison.

Luke 18:2

Saying, There was a judge in a certain town, who had no fear of God or respect for man:

Luke 18:4

And for a time he would not: but later, he said to himself, Though I have no fear of God or respect for man,

Luke 18:5

Because this widow is a trouble to me, I will give her her right; for if not, I will be completely tired out by her frequent coming.

Deuteronomy 27:19

Cursed is he who gives a wrong decision in the cause of a man from a strange land, or of one without a father, or of a widow. And let all the people say, So be it.