Verse 5

'Because this widow keeps bothering me, I will see that she gets justice, so that she won't wear me out with her continual coming.'

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Referenced Verses

  • Luke 11:8 : 8 I tell you, even though he won’t get up and give him bread because he is his friend, yet because of the man’s persistence, he will surely get up and give him as much as he needs.
  • Luke 18:39 : 39 Those who were leading the way rebuked him and told him to be quiet, but he shouted all the more, 'Son of David, have mercy on me!'
  • Judg 16:16 : 16 With her nagging she pressed him day after day until he was sick to death of it.
  • 2 Sam 13:24-27 : 24 Absalom went to the king and said, 'Your servant has shearers. Will the king and his attendants please join me?' 25 The king replied, 'No, my son. All of us should not go; we would only be a burden to you.' Although Absalom urged him, he refused to go, but he gave him his blessing. 26 Then Absalom said, 'If not, please let my brother Amnon come with us.' The king asked him, 'Why should he go with you?' 27 But Absalom pressed him, so he sent with him Amnon and the rest of the king's sons.
  • Matt 15:23 : 23 But Jesus did not answer her a word. So his disciples came to him, urging him, “Send her away, for she keeps crying out after us.”
  • Mark 10:47-48 : 47 When he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to shout, 'Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!' 48 Many rebuked him and told him to be quiet, but he shouted all the more, 'Son of David, have mercy on me!'