7And will not God bring about justice for his chosen ones, who cry out to him day and night? Will he keep putting them off?


In Context

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

5 yet because this widow keeps bothering me, I will see that she gets justice, so that she won't eventually wear me out with her coming!' "

6 And the Lord said, "Listen to what the unjust judge says.

7 And will not God bring about justice for his chosen ones, who cry out to him day and night? Will he keep putting them off?

8 I tell you, he will see that they get justice, and quickly. However, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on the earth?"

9 To some who were confident of their own righteousness and looked down on everybody else, Jesus told this parable:

Luke 18:7 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

18:7And shall not God avenge his own elect, which cry day and night unto him, though he bear long with them?

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

18:7And will not God revenge his elect who cry to him day and night: and will he have patience in their regard?

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

18:7And shall not God avenge his elect, that cry to him day and night, and yet he is longsuffering over them?

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

18:7And shall not God at all avenge his elect, who cry to him day and night, and he bears long as to them?

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

18:7And shall not God avenge his elect, which cry to him day and night, and he is longsuffering over them?

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

18:7And will not God avenge his own elect, who cry day and night to him, though he beareth long with them?

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

18:7Won't God avenge his chosen ones, who are crying out to him day and night, and yet he exercises patience with them?

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

18:7and shall not God execute the justice to His choice ones, who are crying unto Him day and night — bearing long in regard to them?

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

18:7And shall not God avenge his own elect, which cry day and night to him, though he bear long with them?