And there was a widow in that city; and she came to him, saying, Avenge me of my adversary. Treasury of Scripture a widow. Deuteronomy 27:19 Cursed be he that perverts the judgment of the stranger, fatherless, and widow. And all the people shall say, Amen. 2 Samuel 14:5 And the king said to her, What ails you? And she answered, I am indeed a widow woman, and my husband is dead. *etc: Job 22:9 You have sent widows away empty, and the arms of the fatherless have been broken. Job 29:13 The blessing of him that was ready to perish came on me: and I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy. Isaiah 1:17,21-23 Learn to do well; seek judgment, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow... Jeremiah 5:28 They are waxen fat, they shine: yes, they overpass the deeds of the wicked: they judge not the cause, the cause of the fatherless... Avenge. Luke 18:7,8 And shall not God avenge his own elect, which cry day and night to him, though he bear long with them... Romans 13:3,4 For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to the evil. Will you then not be afraid of the power? do that which is good...
Context Parable of the Persistent Widow
1And he spoke a parable to them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint; 2Saying, There was in a city a judge, which feared not God, neither regarded man: 3And there was a widow in that city; and she came to him, saying, Avenge me of my adversary. 4And he would not for a while: but afterward he said within himself, Though I fear not God, nor regard man; 5Yet because this widow troubles me, I will avenge her, lest by her continual coming she weary me. 6And the Lord said, Hear what the unjust judge said. 7And shall not God avenge his own elect, which cry day and night to him, though he bear long with them? 8I tell you that he will avenge them speedily. Nevertheless when the Son of man comes, shall he find faith on the earth? Parallel Verses American Standard Version
and there was a widow in that city; and she came oft unto him, saying, Avenge me of mine adversary.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And there was a certain widow in that city, and she came to him, saying: Avenge me of my adversary.
Darby Bible Translation
and there was a widow in that city, and she came to him, saying, Avenge me of mine adverse party.
King James Bible
And there was a widow in that city; and she came unto him, saying, Avenge me of mine adversary.
Young's Literal Translation
and a widow was in that city, and she was coming unto him, saying, Do me justice on my opponent,
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