4And he would not for a time; but afterwards he said within himself, If even I fear not God and respect not man,


In Context

1 And he spoke also a parable to them to the purport that they should always pray and not faint,

2 saying, There was a judge in a city, not fearing God and not respecting man:

3 and there was a widow in that city, and she came to him, saying, Avenge me of mine adverse party.

4 And he would not for a time; but afterwards he said within himself, If even I fear not God and respect not man,

5 at any rate because this widow annoys me I will avenge her, that she may not by perpetually coming completely harass me.

6 And the Lord said, Hear what the unjust judge says.

Luke 18:4 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

18:4And he would not for a while: but afterward he said within himself, Though I fear not God, nor regard man;

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

18:4"For some time he refused. But finally he said to himself, 'Even though I don't fear God or care about men,

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

18:4And he would not for a long time. But afterwards he said within himself: Although I fear not God, nor regard man,

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

18:4And he would not for a while: but afterward he said within himself, Though I fear not God, nor regard man;

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

18:4And he would not for a while: but afterward he said within himself, Though I fear not God, nor regard man;

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

18:4And he would not for a while: but afterward he said within himself, Though I fear not God, nor regard man;

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

18:4He wouldn't for a while, but afterward he said to himself, 'Though I neither fear God, nor respect man,

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

18:4and he would not for a time, but after these things he said in himself, Even if God I do not fear, and man do not regard,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

18:4And he would not for a while: but afterward he said within himself, Though I fear not God, nor regard man;