Luke 18:1-8

GOD’S WORD Translation

God Will Help His People

18 Jesus used this illustration with his disciples to show them that they need to pray all the time and never give up. ² He said, “In a city there was a judge who didn’t fear God or respect people. ³ In that city there was also a widow who kept coming to him and saying, ‘Give me justice.’

⁴ “For a while the judge refused to do anything. But then he thought, ‘This widow really annoys me. Although I don’t fear God or respect people, ⁵ I’ll have to give her justice. Otherwise, she’ll keep coming to me until she wears me out.’ ”

⁶ The Lord added, “Pay attention to what the dishonest judge thought. ⁷ Won’t God give his chosen people justice when they cry out to him for help day and night? Is he slow to help them? ⁸ I can guarantee that he will give them justice quickly. But when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on earth?”