Luke 18:2

New American Bible - revised edition

“There was a judge in a certain town who neither feared God nor respected any human being.

Cross References

Proverbs 29:7

The just care for the cause of the poor; the wicked do not understand such care.

Isaiah 33:8

The highways are desolate, travelers have quit the paths, Covenants are broken, witnesses spurned; yet no one gives it a thought.

Luke 18:3

And a widow in that town used to come to him and say, ‘Render a just decision for me against my adversary.’

Luke 18:4

For a long time the judge was unwilling, but eventually he thought, ‘While it is true that I neither fear God nor respect any human being,

Luke 20:13

The owner of the vineyard said, ‘What shall I do? I shall send my beloved son; maybe they will respect him.’

Hebrews 12:9

Besides this, we have had our earthly fathers to discipline us, and we respected them. Should we not [then] submit all the more to the Father of spirits and live?