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Luke 18:1-8

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Luke 18:1-8

1He also spoke a parable to them that they must always pray and not give up,

2saying, “There was a judge in a certain city who didn’t fear God and didn’t respect man.

3A widow was in that city, and she often came to him, saying, ‘Defend me from my adversary!’

4He wouldn’t for a while; but afterward he said to himself, ‘Though I neither fear God nor respect man,

5yet because this widow bothers me, I will defend her, or else she will wear me out by her continual coming.’”

6The Lord said, “Listen to what the unrighteous judge says.

7Won’t God avenge his chosen ones who are crying out to him day and night, and yet he exercises patience with them?

8I tell you that he will avenge them quickly. Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on the earth?”

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A few questions for reading in context
  • Who is speaking, and to whom?
  • What is happening before and after this passage?
  • What kind of writing is this—poetry, narrative, letter, or another form?
  • What does the passage say before I consider how to apply it?