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Chinese NCV (Simplified)

主說：“你們聽聽這不義的法官所說的話吧。

Parallel Translations

Chinese Union (Simplified)
主 说 ： 你 们 听 这 不 义 之 官 所 说 的 话 。

Contextual Overview

¹ Then Jesus used this story to teach his followers that they should always pray and never lose hope. ² "In a certain town there was a judge who did not respect God or care about people. ³ In that same town there was a widow who kept coming to this judge, saying, ‘Give me my rights against my enemy.' ⁴ For a while the judge refused to help her. But afterwards, he thought to himself, ‘Even though I don't respect God or care about people, ⁵ I will see that she gets her rights. Otherwise she will continue to bother me until I am worn out.'" ⁶ The Lord said, "Listen to what the unfair judge said. ⁷ God will always give what is right to his people who cry to him night and day, and he will not be slow to answer them. ⁸ I tell you, God will help his people quickly. But when the Son of Man comes again, will he find those on earth who believe in him?"

Bible Verse Review
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Reciprocal: Luke 12:18 - General Luke 16:8 - unjust

Cross-References

Isaiah 32:8
But a good leader plans to do good, and those good things make him a good leader.

Matthew 13:33
Then Jesus told another story: "The kingdom of heaven is like yeast that a woman took and hid in a large tub of flour until it made all the dough rise."

Acts 16:15
She and all the people in her house were baptized. Then she invited us to her home, saying, "If you think I am truly a believer in the Lord, then come stay in my house." And she persuaded us to stay with her.

Romans 12:13
Share with God's people who need help. Bring strangers in need into your homes.

Galatians 5:13
My brothers and sisters, God called you to be free, but do not use your freedom as an excuse to do what pleases your sinful self. Serve each other with love.

Hebrews 13:2
Remember to welcome strangers, because some who have done this have welcomed angels without knowing it.

1 Peter 4:9
Open your homes to each other, without complaining.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And the Lord said,.... The Lord Jesus Christ, who delivered out this parable to his disciples:

hear what the unjust judge saith; and take encouragement from hence to be frequent and importunate in prayer with God; for if such a cruel, merciless, and unjust judge is to be wrought upon by importunity to do justice, who has no principle to influence him, how much more will not God, who is a just judge, the judge of widows, and of the oppressed, a God of great mercy and compassion, who delights in the prayers of his people, knows their cases, and is able to help them, and who has an interest in them, and they in him? how much more will not he regard their importunate requests, and arise, and save them much such like reasoning this is used by the Jews:

"says R. Simeon ben Chelphetha, an impudent man overcomes a good man, or a modest man, (by his importunity,) how much more the goodness of the world itself q?''

that is, how much more will a man, by his continual prayer, prevail with God, who is goodness itself? And they have another saying r, that agrees with this:

"says R. Nachman, impudence (i.e. importunity) even against God is profitable.''

The application of this parable follows:

q T. Hieros. Taaniot, fol. 65. 2. r T. Bab. Sanhedrin, fol. 105. 1.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Hear ... - Give attention to this, and derive from it practical instruction.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Luke 18:6. Hear what the unjust judge saith. — Our blessed Lord intimates that we should reason thus with ourselves: "If a person of such an infamous character as this judge was could yield to the pressing and continual solicitations of a poor widow, for whom he felt nothing but contempt, how much more ready must God be, who is infinitely good and merciful, and who loves his creatures in the tenderest manner, to give his utmost salvation to all them who diligently seek it!"