Luke 18:5
World English Bible (WEB)
yet because this widow bothers me, I will defend her, or else she will wear me out by her continual coming.’”
In context
3 A widow was in that city, and she often came to him, saying, ‘Defend me from my adversary!’
4 He wouldn’t for a while; but afterward he said to himself, ‘Though I neither fear God nor respect man,
5 yet because this widow bothers me, I will defend her, or else she will wear me out by her continual coming.’”
6 The Lord said, “Listen to what the unrighteous judge says.
7 Won’t God avenge his chosen ones who are crying out to him day and night, and yet he exercises patience with them?
Luke 18:5 in every translation
- WEB World English Bible
- yet because this widow bothers me, I will defend her, or else she will wear me out by her continual coming.’”
- KJV King James Version
- Yet because this widow troubleth me, I will avenge her, lest by her continual coming she weary me.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- yet because this widow keeps pestering me, I will give her justice. Then she will stop wearing me out with her perpetual requests.’”
- ASV American Standard Version
- yet because this widow troubleth me, I will avenge her, lest she wear me out by her continual coming.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- yet because this widow doth give me trouble, I will do her justice, lest, perpetually coming, she may plague me.'
- DBY Darby Translation
- at any rate because this widow annoys me I will avenge her, that she may not by perpetually coming completely harass me.
- WBS Webster Bible
- Yet because this widow troubleth me, I will avenge her, lest by her continual coming she weary me.