Luke 18:1-5 ASV

Geneva Study Bible - Luke 18:5

18:5 Yet because this widow troubleth me, I will avenge her, lest by her continual coming she {c} weary me.(c) Literally, "beat me down with her blows", and it is a metaphor taken of wrestlers who beat their adversaries with their fists or clubs: in the same way those that are persistent beat the judge’s ears with their crying out, even as it were with blows. read more

L.M. Grant

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 18:1-43

GRACE PRODUCING PERSISTENT PRAYER (vs.1-8) This section connects with the subjects of chapter 17. We have seen in the four sections of that chapter that the gospel of grace produces in the believer a spirit that is (1) forgiving; (2) humble; (3) thankful; and (4) watchful. To complete this list, a prayerful spirit is now added. Nothing should at any time discourage our consistency in prayer. The parable the Lord used as to this is most instructive. The judge He spoke of was in no way a... read more

James Gray

James Gray's Concise Bible Commentary - Luke 18:1-30

COMING OF THE KINGDOM A transition of thought and teaching is marked by the demand of the Pharisees, “when the Kingdom of God should come” (Luke 17:20 ) the Kingdom of which he had said so much, and which they had been led to expect by the Old Testament prophets. In our Lord’s answer, “within you” (Luke 17:21 ) is to be taken in the sense of “in the midst of you” (see RV margin), the meaning of which is seen in the context. The Scofield Bible note is informative here: The Kingdom in its... read more

Joseph Parker

The People's Bible by Joseph Parker - Luke 18:1-43

The Danger of Riches Luk 18:24 Is it easy then for poor people to enter into the kingdom of God? Jesus Christ does not say so. It is always difficult to enter into the kingdom of heaven. It is not entered by wealth, nor is it entered by poverty; for wealth and poverty are incidental and external circumstances. Let us fix our attention upon the fact that this was probably the first rich applicant at the door of the kingdom of Christ. There have been many since; familiarity may have made some... read more

Robert Hawker

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary - Luke 18:1

CONTENTS This Chapter contains the Relation of the Importunate Widow, The Parable of the Pharisee and Publican. Children brought to Christ. Our Lord's Discourses; and the History of the Blind Man, near Jericho. read more

Robert Hawker

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary - Luke 18:1-3

(1) And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint; (2) Saying, There was in a city a judge, which feared not God, neither regarded man: (3) And there was a widow in that city; and she came unto him, saying, Avenge me of mine adversary. The scope of this beautiful parable is not to insist upon the necessity of prayer; for the Lord's people are supposed to be a praying people. Psalms 27:8 . No sooner doth grace at regeneration enter the heart, than... read more

Robert Hawker

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary - Luke 18:4-5

(4) And he would not for a while: but afterward he said within himself, Though I fear not God, nor regard man: (5) Yet because this widow troubleth me, I will avenge her, lest by her continual coming she weary me. It is on this point the Lord particularly lays the stress of the whole parable. Here is an unjust judge, one who is regardless both of God and man; fears not the one, nor loves the other; and yet, from the unceasing importunity and clamorous demands of a poor woman, determines in... read more

George Haydock

George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary - Luke 18:1

Always to pray, i.e. to pray daily, and frequently; (Witham) and also to walk always in the presence of God, by a spirit of prayer, love, and sorrow for sin. read more

George Haydock

George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary - Luke 18:2

This judge, who feared not God, nor cared for man, yet yielded to the importunity of the widow, represents the absolute and sovereign power of God. But we must not suppose the Almighty has any of the faults we see in this iniquitous judge. Comparisons are not meant to hold good in every particular. The only consequence to be drawn from the present parable, is this: if a man, who has neither piety nor tenderness for his fellow creatures, yield to the importunity of a widow, who is not wearied... read more

George Haydock

George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary - Luke 18:3

Avenge me; i.e. do me justice. It is a Hebraism. (Witham) read more

Geneva Study Bible - Luke 18:5

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 18:1-43

James Gray's Concise Bible Commentary - Luke 18:1-30

The People's Bible by Joseph Parker - Luke 18:1-43

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary - Luke 18:1

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary - Luke 18:1-3

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary - Luke 18:4-5

George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary - Luke 18:1

George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary - Luke 18:2

George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary - Luke 18:3

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