5yet because this widow doth give me trouble, I will do her justice, lest, perpetually coming, she may plague me.'


In Context

2 saying, 'A certain judge was in a certain city — God he is not fearing, and man he is not regarding —

3 and a widow was in that city, and she was coming unto him, saying, Do me justice on my opponent,

4 and 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,

5 yet because this widow doth give me trouble, I will do her justice, lest, perpetually coming, she may plague me.'

6 And the Lord said, 'Hear ye what the unrighteous judge saith:

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

Luke 18:5 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

18:5Yet because this widow troubleth me, I will avenge her, lest by her continual coming she weary me.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

18:5yet 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!' "

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

18:5Yet because this widow is troublesome to me, I will avenge her, lest continually coming she weary me.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

18:5yet because this widow troubleth me, I will avenge her, lest she wear me out by her continual coming.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

18:5at any rate because this widow annoys me I will avenge her, that she may not by perpetually coming completely harass me.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

18:5yet because this widow troubleth me, I will avenge her, lest she wear me out by her continual coming.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

18:5Yet because this widow troubleth me, I will avenge her, lest by her continual coming she weary me.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

18:5yet because this widow bothers me, I will defend her, or else she will wear me out by her continual coming.'|

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

18:5Yet because this widow troubles me, I will avenge her, lest by her continual coming she weary me.