Luke 18:1 KJV
And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint;
Old Words
- spake spoke
What these words meant when the King James Bible was translated.
Scofield Notes
- WheresoeverSee "Armageddon" Rev 16:14; Rev 19:17. (See Scofield "Rev 19:17").
Matthew Henry
- The parable of the importunate widowAll God's people are praying people. Here earnest steadiness in prayer for spiritual mercies is taught. The widow's earnestness prevailed even with the...
Thompson Chains
- Prayer EnjoinedLink 5 of 10 · next Luke 21:36
- EnjoinedLast of 6 links
Harmony of the Gospels
- § 103 Parables: The importunate Widow. The Pharisee and PublicanTold in Luke alone
Parallel Passages
- Luke 11:5 And he said unto them, Which of you shall have a friend, and shall go unto him at midnight, and say unto him, Friend, lend me three loaves;
From Thompson’s Chain-Reference Bible (1908).
Cross References
- Colossians 4:2 Continue in prayer, and watch in the same with thanksgiving;
- 1 Thessalonians 5:17 Pray without ceasing.
- Romans 12:12 Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer;
- Ephesians 6:18 Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;
- Philippians 4:6 Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.
- Psalms 55:16–17 As for me, I will call upon God; and the LORD shall save me. …
- Luke 21:36 Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.
- Jeremiah 29:12 Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you.
- Luke 11:5–9 And he said unto them, Which of you shall have a friend, and shall go unto him at midnight, and say unto him, Friend, lend me three loaves; …
- Psalms 86:3 Be merciful unto me, O Lord: for I cry unto thee daily.
- Psalms 102:17 He will regard the prayer of the destitute, and not despise their prayer.
- Galatians 6:9 And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.
- Genesis 32:24–26 And Jacob was left alone; and there wrestled a man with him until the breaking of the day. …
- Job 27:8–10 For what is the hope of the hypocrite, though he hath gained, when God taketh away his soul? …
- 2 Corinthians 4:1 Therefore seeing we have this ministry, as we have received mercy, we faint not;
- Psalms 27:13 I had fainted, unless I had believed to see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living.
- Psalms 65:2 O thou that hearest prayer, unto thee shall all flesh come.
- Psalms 142:5–7 I cried unto thee, O LORD: I said, Thou art my refuge and my portion in the land of the living. …
- Jonah 2:7 When my soul fainted within me I remembered the LORD: and my prayer came in unto thee, into thine holy temple.
- Colossians 4:12 Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ, saluteth you, always labouring fervently for you in prayers, that ye may stand perfect and complete in all the will of God.
- Hebrews 12:3–5 For consider him that endured such contradiction of sinners against himself, lest ye be wearied and faint in your minds. …
- Genesis 32:9–12 And Jacob said, O God of my father Abraham, and God of my father Isaac, the LORD which saidst unto me, Return unto thy country, and to thy kindred, and I will deal well with thee: …
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Topics
- Afflictions and adversities Despondency in
- Constancy In prayer
- Despondency Comfort in
- Jesus, the Christ Enunciates the parables of the unjust judge, and the Pharisee and publican praying in the temple (in Peraea)
- Prayer Unclassified scriptures relating to
Timeline
- Timeline of the BibleAbout AD 27–31 · The Ministry of Jesus Christ
Strong’s Numbers
- And δέ dé
- he spake λέγω légō καί kaí
- a parable παραβολή parabolḗ
- unto them αὐτός autós πρός prós
- that men ought δεῖ deî
- always πάντοτε pántote
- to pray προσεύχομαι proseúchomai
- and καί kaí
- not μή mḗ
- to faint ἐκκακέω ekkakéō
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