Luke 18:6

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And the Lord said, Hear what the unrighteous judge saith.

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Formal EquivalenceSource: American Standard VersionBest for: Word studies and original-language research

🎯 Translation Approach

A highly literal, word-for-word translation (ASV, 1901) augmented with Strong's numbering to connect English words to underlying Hebrew and Greek terms for study.

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Readability

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💎 Distinctive Features

Integrated Strong's numbering: Links English terms to underlying Hebrew and Greek words for deeper lexical study.
Formal equivalence: Prioritizes close alignment with source-language forms and structures.
Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
Study-focused formatting: Optimized for reference and research rather than casual reading.

✅ Strengths

High fidelity to original languages
Includes Strong's numbers for precise word study
Consistent lexical choices aid exegesis
Stable, longstanding scholarly text

⚠️ Considerations

Archaic language reduces readability
Older textual basis compared to some modern translations
Strong's numbers are a concordance index, not full lexical definitions

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Referenced Verses

Luke 7:13 : 13 And when the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her, and said unto her, Weep not.

Similar Verses (AI)

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Luke 18:1-5
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87%
1And he spake a parable unto them to the end that they ought always to pray, and not to faint;
2saying, There was in a city a judge, who feared not God, and regarded not man:
3and there was a widow in that city; and she came oft unto him, saying, Avenge me of mine adversary.
4And he would not for a while: but afterward he said within himself, {G2532} Though I fear not God, nor regard man;
5yet because this widow {G3930} troubleth me, I will avenge her, lest she wear me out by her continual coming.
Luke 18:7-8
2 verses
81%
7And shall not God avenge his elect, that cry to him day and night, and [yet] he is longsuffering over them?
8I say unto you, that he will avenge them {G1722} speedily. Nevertheless, when the Son of man cometh, shall he find faith on the earth?
Luke 11:7-8
2 verses
73%
7and he from within shall answer and say, Trouble {G3930} me not: the door is now shut, and my children are with me in bed; I {G1410} cannot rise and give thee?
8I say unto you, Though he will not rise and give him because he is his friend, yet because of his importunity he will arise and give him as many as he needeth.
1 Cor 6:1
71%
1Dare any of you, having a matter against his neighbor, go to law before the unrighteous, and not before the saints?
2 Chr 19:6
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6and said to the judges, Consider what ye do: for ye judge not for man, but for Jehovah; and [he is] with you in the judgment.
Exod 23:6
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6Thou shalt not wrest the justice [due] to thy poor in his cause.
Luke 6:46
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46And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?
1 Cor 6:6
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6but brother goeth to law with brother, and that before unbelievers?
Luke 12:57-58
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69%
57And why even of yourselves judge ye not what is right?
58For as thou art going with thine adversary before the magistrate, on the way give diligence to be quit of him; lest haply he drag thee unto the judge, and the judge shall deliver thee to the officer, and the officer shall cast thee into prison.
Luke 11:5
69%
5And he said unto them, Which of you shall have a friend, and shall go unto him at midnight, and say to him, Friend, lend me three loaves;
Luke 16:8
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8And his lord commended the unrighteous steward because he had done wisely: for the sons of this world are for their own generation wiser than the sons of the light.
Prov 31:9
68%
9Open thy mouth, judge righteously, And minister justice to the poor and needy.
Mal 2:17
68%
17Ye have wearied Jehovah with your words. Yet ye say, Wherein have we wearied him? In that ye say, Every one that doeth evil is good in the sight of Jehovah, and he delighteth in them; or where is the God of justice?
Luke 16:1-2
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68%
1And he said also unto the disciples, There was a certain rich man, who had a steward; and the same was accused unto him that he was wasting his goods.
2And he called him, and said unto him, What is this that I hear of thee? render the account of thy stewardship; for thou canst be no longer steward.
Luke 19:22
68%
22He saith unto him, Out of thine own mouth will I judge thee, thou wicked servant. Thou knewest that I am an austere man, taking up that which I laid not down, and reaping that which I did not sow;
Ps 43:1
68%
1Judge me, O God, and plead my cause against an ungodly nation: Oh deliver me from the deceitful and unjust man.
Jas 5:6
68%
6Ye have condemned, ye have killed the righteous [one]; he doth not resist you.
Luke 16:5
68%
5And calling to him each one of his lord's debtors, he said to the first, How much owest thou unto my lord?
Job 19:7
68%
7Behold, I cry out of wrong, but I am not heard: I cry for help, but there is no justice.
Ps 17:1
68%
1A Prayer of David. Hear the right, O Jehovah, attend unto my cry; Give ear unto my prayer, that goeth not out of feigned lips.
Ps 82:2
68%
2How long will ye judge unjustly, And respect the persons of the wicked? Selah
Jer 18:19
68%
19Give heed to me, O Jehovah, and hearken to the voice of them that contend with me.
Ps 86:6
68%
6Give ear, O Jehovah, unto my prayer; And hearken unto the voice of my supplications.
John 7:51
68%
51Doth our law judge a man, except it first hear from himself and know what he doeth?
Mic 6:1
68%
1Hear ye now what Jehovah saith: Arise, contend thou before the mountains, and let the hills hear thy voice.
Ps 6:9
68%
9Jehovah hath heard my supplication; Jehovah will receive my prayer.
Jer 22:16
68%
16He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well. Was not this to know me? saith Jehovah.
John 7:24
68%
24Judge not according to appearance, but judge righteous judgment.
Matt 7:1
68%
1Judge not, that ye be not judged.
Rev 6:10
68%
10and they cried with a great voice, saying, How long, O Master, the holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth?
Deut 25:1
67%
1If there be a controversy between men, and they come unto judgment, and [the judges] judge them; then they shall justify the righteous, and condemn the wicked;
Gen 18:25
67%
25That be far from thee to do after this manner, to slay the righteous with the wicked, that so the righteous should be as the wicked; that be far from thee: shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?
Luke 6:37
67%
37And judge not, and ye shall not {G3361} be judged: and condemn not, and ye shall not {G3361} be condemned: release, and ye shall be released:
Job 9:15
67%
15Whom, though I were righteous, yet would I not answer; I would make supplication to my judge.
Luke 12:46
67%
46the lord of that servant shall come in a day when he expecteth not, {G4328} and in an hour when he {G1097} knoweth not, and shall cut him asunder, and appoint {G5087} his portion with the unfaithful.
Isa 3:13
67%
13Jehovah standeth up to contend, and standeth to judge the peoples.
Jas 5:9
67%
9Murmur not, brethren, one against another, that ye be not judged: behold, the judge standeth before the doors.
2 Pet 2:8
67%
8(for that righteous man dwelling among them, in seeing and hearing, vexed [his] righteous soul from day to day with [their] lawless deeds):
Rev 16:7
67%
7And I heard {G243} the altar saying, Yea, O Lord God, the Almighty, true and righteous are thy judgments.
2 Chr 6:23
67%
23then hear thou from heaven, and do, and judge thy servants, requiting the wicked, to bring his way upon his own head; and justifying the righteous, to give him according to his righteousness.
Ps 7:8
67%
8Jehovah ministereth judgment to the peoples: Judge me, O Jehovah, according to my righteousness, and to mine integrity that is in me.
Lev 19:15
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15Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment: thou shalt not respect the person of the poor, nor honor the person of the mighty; but in righteousness shalt thou judge thy neighbor.