Luke 18:3 - Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

³ In that same town there was a woman whose husband had died. She came many times to this judge and said, ‘There is a man who is doing bad things to me. Give me my rights!’

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

³ and there was a widow in that city; and she came unto him, saying, Avenge me of mine adversary.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

³ And there was a widow in that city who kept coming to him and saying, Protect and defend and give me justice against my adversary.

American Standard Version (1901)

³ and there was a widow in that city; and she came oft unto him, saying, Avenge me of mine adversary.

Common English Bible

³ In that city there was a widow who kept coming to him, asking, ‘Give me justice in this case against my adversary.’

Catholic Public Domain Version

³ But there was a certain widow in that city, and she went to him, saying, 'Vindicate me from my adversary.'

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

³ And there was a certain widow in that city, and she came to him, saying: Avenge me of my adversary.

Luke 18:3 Tagairtí Cros

Job 22:9

But maybe you sent widows away without giving them anything. And maybe you took advantage of orphans.

Job 29:13

People who were dying asked God to bless me. My help brought joy to widows in need.

Isaiah 1:17

Learn to do good. Treat people fairly. Punish those who hurt others. Speak up for the widows and orphans. Argue their cases for them in court.

Jeremiah 5:28

They have grown big and fat from the evil they have done. There is no end to the evil they do. They will not plead the case of children who have no parents. They will not help these orphans. They will not let the poor be judged fairly.

Matthew 5:25

“If anyone wants to take you to court, make friends with them quickly. Try to do that before you get to the court. If you don’t, they might hand you over to the judge. And the judge will hand you over to a guard, who will throw you into jail.

Luke 18:2

“Once there was a judge in a town. He did not care about God. He also did not care what people thought about him.

Luke 18:4

But the judge did not want to help the woman. After a long time, the judge thought to himself, ‘I don’t care about God. And I don’t care about what people think.

Luke 18:5

But this woman is bothering me. If I give her what she wants, then she will leave me alone. But if I don’t give her what she wants, she will bother me until I am sick.’”

Deuteronomy 27:19

“The Levites will say, ‘Cursed is the one who does not give fair judgment for the foreigners, orphans, and widows!’ “Then all the people will say, ‘Amen!’