King James Version
What Does Luke 18:6 Mean?
“And the Lord said, Hear what the unjust judge saith.”
Context
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And he would not for a while: but afterward he said within himself, Though I fear not God, nor regard man;
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Yet because this widow troubleth me, I will avenge her, lest by her continual coming she weary me.
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And the Lord said, Hear what the unjust judge saith.
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And shall not God avenge his own elect, which cry day and night unto him, though he bear long with them?
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I tell you that he will avenge them speedily . Nevertheless when the Son of man cometh, shall he find faith on the earth?
Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(6) **The unjust judge.**—Literally, *the judge of injustice,* as with the unjust steward in Luke 16:8, the usual adjective giving way to the stronger, more Hebraic idiom of the characterising genitive.
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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