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  1. 18 And he told them a parable to show that they must always pray and not be discouraged, 2 saying, “There was a certain judge in a certain town who did not fear God and did not respect people. 3 And there was a widow in that town, and she kept coming to him, saying, ‘Grant me justice against my adversary!’ 4 And he was not willing for a ...

    • Luke 19

      Jesus and Zacchaeus - And he entered and traveled through...

  2. Jan 4, 2022 · The parable of the persistent widow and the unjust judge ( Luke 18:18) is part of a series of illustrative lessons Jesus Christ used to teach His disciples about prayer.

  3. The Parable of the Unjust Judge (also known as the Parable of the Importunate Widow or the Parable of the Persistent Woman, is one of the parables of Jesus which appears in the Gospel of Luke (Luke 18:18). [1] In it, a judge who lacks compassion is repeatedly approached by a woman seeking justice.

  4. Jesus teaches persistence in prayer through the Parable of a Widow who keeps pestering an unjust judge until he gives her what she is entitled to.

  5. Mar 21, 2016 · Learn how Jesus used a fictional judge who finally gives in to a persistent widow's demands to illustrate God's willingness to hear and respond to His people's prayers. Explore the biblical context, interpretation, and application of this parable with Ligonier.org.

  6. Jul 10, 2018 · Here are reading notes on Luke 18:1-8, “the parable of the unjust judge,” the common text for Sunday, July 15: FIRST IMPRESSIONS: What is verse 8 doing here? BACKGROUND AND CONTEXT: We’ve come back to Luke (there are few notes on the whole gospel here and here). Chapter 18 is near the end of Luke’s…

  7. Luke 18:1-43 Jesus called the judge in this parable "the unjust judge." He was someone "who did not fear God nor regard (or respect) man." Recently a judge in Baghdad, Iraq made the national news, as he was to preside over someone accused of serious crimes. He said, "Nobody is above me, except God."