Luke 18:3
And there was a widow in that town who kept appealing to him, 'Give me justice against my adversary.'
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a widow.

Deuteronomy 27:19
Cursed is he who withholds justice from the foreigner, the fatherless, or the widow.' And let all the people say, 'Amen!'

2 Samuel 14:5
"What troubles you?" the king asked her. "Indeed, " she said, "I am a widow, for my husband is dead.

Job 22:9
You sent widows away empty-handed, and the strength of the fatherless was crushed.

Job 29:13
The dying man blessed me, and I made the widow's heart sing for joy.

Isaiah 1:17, 21-23
Learn to do right, seek justice, correct the oppressor, defend the fatherless, plead for the widow." . . .

Jeremiah 5:28
They have grown fat and sleek, and have excelled in evil matters. They have not taken up the cause of the fatherless, so they might prosper, nor have they defended the rights of the needy.

Avenge.

Luke 18:7, 8
Will not God bring about justice for His elect who cry out to Him day and night? Will He continue to defer their help? . . .

Romans 13:3, 4
For rulers are not a terror to good conduct, but bad. Do you want to be unafraid of the one in authority? Then do what is right, and you will have his approval. . . .

Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"There was a widow in that city, and she kept coming to him, saying, 'Give me legal protection from my opponent.'

King James Bible
And there was a widow in that city; and she came unto him, saying, Avenge me of mine adversary.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
And a widow in that town kept coming to him, saying, Give me justice against my adversary.'

International Standard Version
In that city there was also a widow who kept coming to him and saying, 'Grant me justice against my adversary.'

NET Bible
There was also a widow in that city who kept coming to him and saying, 'Give me justice against my adversary.'

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
“There was a certain widow in that city, and she was coming to him and saying, 'Vindicate me of my legal adversary.' “
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