Luke 18:5

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Because this widow is a trouble to me, I will give her her right; for if not, I will be completely tired out by her frequent coming.

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Referenced Verses

  • Luke 11:8 : 8 I say to you, Though he will not get up and give to him, because he is his friend, still, if he keeps on making his request, he will get up and give him as much as he has need of.
  • Luke 18:39 : 39 And those who were in front made protests and said to him, Be quiet: but he said all the more, O Son of David, have mercy on me.
  • Judg 16:16 : 16 So day after day she gave him no peace, for ever questioning him till his soul was troubled to death.
  • 2 Sam 13:24-27 : 24 And Absalom came to the king and said, See now, your servant is cutting the wool of his sheep; will the king and his servants be pleased to come? 25 And the king said to Absalom, No, my son, let us not all go, or the number will be over-great for you. And he made his request again, but he would not go, but he gave him his blessing. 26 Then Absalom said, If you will not go, then let my brother Amnon go with us. And the king said to him, Is there any reason for him to go with you? 27 But Absalom went on requesting him till he let Amnon and all the king's sons go with him. And Absalom made a great feast like a feast for a king.
  • Matt 15:23 : 23 But he gave her no answer. And his disciples came and said to him, Send her away, for she is crying after us.
  • Mark 10:47-48 : 47 And when it came to his ears that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he gave a cry, and said, Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me. 48 And some of them, turning in protest, gave him an order to be quiet: but he went on crying out all the more, Son of David, have mercy on me.

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    6 And the Lord said, Give ear to the words of the evil judge.

    7 And will not God do right in the cause of his saints, whose cries come day and night to his ears, though he is long in doing it?

    8 I say to you that he will quickly do right in their cause. But when the Son of man comes, will there be any faith on earth?

  • Luke 18:1-4
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    1 And he made a story for them, the point of which was that men were to go on making prayer and not get tired;

    2 Saying, There was a judge in a certain town, who had no fear of God or respect for man:

    3 And there was a widow in that town, and she kept on coming to him and saying, Give me my right against the man who has done me wrong.

    4 And for a time he would not: but later, he said to himself, Though I have no fear of God or respect for man,

  • Luke 11:7-8
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    7 And he, from inside the house, would say in answer, Do not be a trouble to me; the door is now shut, and my children are with me in bed; it is not possible for me to get up and give to you?

    8 I say to you, Though he will not get up and give to him, because he is his friend, still, if he keeps on making his request, he will get up and give him as much as he has need of.

  • 1 Tim 5:5
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    5 Now she who is truly a widow and without family puts her hope in God, giving herself to prayer day and night.

  • Judg 16:16
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    16 So day after day she gave him no peace, for ever questioning him till his soul was troubled to death.

  • Prov 27:15
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    15 Like an unending dropping on a day of rain is a bitter-tongued woman.

  • 2 Sam 14:15-16
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    15 And now it is my fear of the people which has made me come to say these words to my lord the king: and your servant said, I will put my cause before the king, and it may be that he will give effect to my request.

    16 For the king will give ear, and take his servant out of the power of the man whose purpose is the destruction of me and my son together from the heritage of God.

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    16 If I kept back the desire of the poor; if the widow's eye was looking for help to no purpose;

  • Luke 21:2-3
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    2 And he saw a certain poor widow putting in a farthing.

    3 And he said, Truly I say to you, This poor widow has given more than all of them:

  • 1 Sam 1:6
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    6 And the other wife did everything possible to make her unhappy, because the Lord had not let her have children;

  • Job 9:15
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    15 Even if my cause was good, I would not be able to give an answer; I would make request for grace from him who was against me.

  • 1 Tim 5:16
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    16 If any woman of the faith has relations who are widows, let her give them help, so that the care of them does not come on the church, and so it may give help to those who are truly widowed.

  • Luke 12:58
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    58 For if anyone has a cause at law against you, and you are going with him before the ruler, make an attempt, on the way, to come to an agreement with him, for if you do not, he may take you before the judge and the judge will give you up to the police, and they will put you in prison.

  • Luke 11:5
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    5 And he said to them, Which of you, having a friend, would go to him in the middle of the night and say to him, Friend, let me have three cakes of bread;

  • Job 24:21
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    21 He is not kind to the widow, and he has no pity for her child.

  • Mark 12:42-43
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    42 And there came a poor widow, and she put in two little bits of money, which make a farthing.

    43 And he made his disciples come to him, and said to them, Truly I say to you, This poor widow has put in more than all those who are putting money into the box:

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    24 For this reason the Lord, the Lord of armies, the Strong One of Israel, has said, I will put an end to my haters, and send punishment on those who are against me;

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    17 You have made the Lord tired with your words. And still you say, How have we made him tired? By your saying, Everyone who does evil is good in the eyes of the Lord, and he has delight in them; or, Where is God the judge?

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    8 (Because the soul of that upright man living among them was pained from day to day by seeing and hearing their crimes):

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    5 And the king said to her, What is your trouble? And her answer was, Truly I am a widow, and my husband is dead.

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    19 Give thought to me, O Lord, and give ear to the voice of those who put forward a cause against me.

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    23 If you are cruel to them in any way, and their cry comes up to me, I will certainly give ear;

    24 And in the heat of my wrath I will put you to death with the sword, so that your wives will be widows and your children without fathers.

  • Job 13:19
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    19 Is any one able to take up the argument against me? If so, I would keep quiet and give up my breath.

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    40 But Martha had her hands full of the work of the house, and she came to him and said, Lord, is it nothing to you that my sister has let me do all the work? Say to her that she is to give me some help.

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    3 I am troubled because of the voice of the cruel ones, because of the loud cry of the evil-doers; for they put a weight of evil on me, and they are cruel in their hate for me.

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    10 Then let my wife give pleasure to another man and let others make use of her body.

    11 For that would be a crime; it would be an act for which punishment would be measured out by the judges:

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    29 Am I not to give punishment for these things? says the Lord: will not my soul take payment from such a nation as this?

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    3 Give honour to widows who are truly widows.

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    2 How long will you make my life bitter, crushing me with words?

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    6 Let no wrong decisions be given in the poor man's cause.

  • Isa 10:2
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    2 Who do wrong to the poor in their cause, and take away the right of the crushed among my people, so that they may have the property of widows, and get under their power those who have no father.

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    23 But he gave her no answer. And his disciples came and said to him, Send her away, for she is crying after us.

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    17 Let not your foot be frequently in your neighbour's house, or he may get tired of you, and his feeling be turned to hate.

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    17 In the evening and in the morning and in the middle of the day I will make my prayer with sounds of grief; and my voice will come to his ears.

  • Mark 14:6
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    6 But Jesus said, Let her be; why are you troubling her? she has done a kind act to me.

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    47 Who take the property of widows and before the eyes of men make long prayers; they will get a greater punishment.

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    3 My soul is in bitter trouble; and you, O Lord, how long?

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    5 And sending for every one who was in debt to his lord he said to the first, What is the amount of your debt to my lord?