Key Verse Spotlight
Luke 18:7 β Meaning and Application
King James Version
βAnd shall not God avenge his own elect, which cry day and night unto him, though he bear long with them?β
Luke 18:7
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
Yet because this widow troubleth me, I will avenge her, lest by her continual coming she weary me.
And the Lord said, Hear what the unjust judge saith.
And shall not God avenge his own elect, which cry day and night unto him, though he bear long with them?
I tell you that he will avenge them speedily. Nevertheless when the Son of man cometh, shall he find faith on the earth?
And he spake this parable unto certain which trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others: {that...: or, as being righteous}
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