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And there was a widow in that city. And she was coming to him, saying, ‘Avenge[a] me from my adversary’. And he was not willing for a time. But after these things, he said within himself, ‘Even though I do not fear God nor have regard for the person, yet because of this widow’s causing me trouble, I will avenge her— in order that she, while continually[b] coming, may not be wearing me out’”.

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 18:3 Or, Grant me justice. Depending on the issue, this widow could mean ‘Punish him for his crime’, ‘Protect me from his attack’, or, ‘Make him fulfill his contract’.
  2. Luke 18:5 Or, while coming she may not be completely (or, eventually) wearing me out.

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