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Luke 18:7 - Meaning and Application
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Translation: King James Version
" And shall not God avenge his own elect, which cry day and night unto him, though he bear long with them? "
Luke 18:7
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5 Yet because this widow troubleth me, I will avenge her, lest by her continual coming she weary me.
6 And the Lord said, Hear what the unjust judge saith.
7 And shall not God avenge his own elect, which cry day and night unto him, though he bear long with them?
8 I tell you that he will avenge them speedily. Nevertheless when the Son of man cometh, shall he find faith on the earth?
9 And he spake this parable unto certain which trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others:
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Luke 18:1
"And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint;"
Luke 18:2
"Saying, There was in a city a judge, which feared not God, neither regarded man:"
Luke 18:3
"And there was a widow in that city; and she came unto him, saying, Avenge me of mine adversary."
Luke 18:4
"And he would not for a while: but afterward he said within himself, Though I fear not God, nor regard man;"
Luke 18:5
"Yet because this widow troubleth me, I will avenge her, lest by her continual coming she weary me."
Luke 18:6
"And the Lord said, Hear what the unjust judge saith."
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