Luke 18:2

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He said, 'There was a judge in a certain town who neither feared God nor respected people.'

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  • Prov 29:7 : 7 The righteous care about the justice of the poor, but the wicked have no understanding of it.
  • Luke 18:4 : 4 For a while, he refused. But later, he said to himself, 'Even though I do not fear God or respect people, I will give her justice.'
  • Rom 3:14-18 : 14 Their mouths are full of curses and bitterness. 15 Their feet are swift to shed blood. 16 Ruin and misery mark their paths. 17 And the way of peace they have not known. 18 There is no fear of God before their eyes.
  • Ezek 22:6-8 : 6 See, the princes of Israel, each one by his own might, have been in you to shed blood. 7 Within you, they have treated father and mother with contempt; they have oppressed the foreigner in your midst; they have wronged the orphan and the widow. 8 You have despised my holy things and profaned my Sabbaths.
  • Mic 3:1-3 : 1 Then I said: "Hear now, leaders of Jacob and rulers of the house of Israel: Is it not your responsibility to know justice? 2 You who hate good and love evil; you tear the skin from my people and the flesh from their bones. 3 You eat the flesh of my people, strip off their skin, break their bones, and chop them up like meat for the pot, like flesh in a cauldron.
  • Exod 18:21-22 : 21 But select capable men from among all the people—men who fear God, are trustworthy, and hate dishonest gain. Appoint them as officials over thousands, hundreds, fifties, and tens. 22 Let them judge the people at all times. Have them bring every difficult case to you, but have them decide simple cases themselves. That will make your load lighter, because they will share it with you.
  • 2 Chr 19:3-9 : 3 But there is some good in you, for you have removed the Asherah poles from the land and have set your heart to seek God. 4 Jehoshaphat lived in Jerusalem, but he also went out among the people, from Beersheba to the hill country of Ephraim, and turned them back to the LORD, the God of their ancestors. 5 He appointed judges throughout the land, in all the fortified cities of Judah, city by city. 6 He said to the judges, 'Consider carefully what you do, because you are not judging for mere mortals, but for the LORD, who is with you whenever you give a judgment.' 7 Now let the fear of the LORD be upon you. Be careful and act, for with the LORD our God there is no injustice, partiality, or taking of bribes. 8 In Jerusalem also, Jehoshaphat appointed some of the Levites, priests, and heads of the Israelite families to administer the law of the LORD and settle disputes. And they lived in Jerusalem. 9 He gave them these orders: 'You must act in the fear of the LORD, faithfully and with a whole heart.'
  • Job 29:7-9 : 7 When I went out to the city gate, and took my seat in the public square, 8 the young men saw me and stepped aside, and the aged stood and rose to their feet. 9 Leaders refrained from speaking and laid their hands on their mouths. 10 The voices of nobles quieted, and their tongues stuck to the roofs of their mouths. 11 For when the ear heard me, it called me blessed, and when the eye saw me, it gave testimony about me. 12 Because I rescued the poor who cried for help, and the orphan who had no helper. 13 The blessing of the one about to perish came upon me, and I made the widow's heart sing for joy. 14 I put on righteousness, and it clothed me; my justice was like a robe and a turban. 15 I was eyes to the blind, and feet to the lame. 16 I was a father to the needy, and I searched out the case of one I did not know. 17 I broke the jaws of the wicked and snatched the prey from his teeth.
  • Ps 8:1-4 : 1 For the chief musician, on the Gittith, a psalm of David. 2 LORD, our Lord, how majestic is Your name in all the earth! You have set Your glory above the heavens. 3 Out of the mouths of infants and nursing babies, You have established strength because of Your adversaries, to silence the enemy and the avenger. 4 When I look at Your heavens, the work of Your fingers, the moon, and the stars that You have set in place—
  • Isa 33:8 : 8 The highways are deserted; travelers have ceased. Covenants are broken, cities are despised, and no one cares about humanity.
  • Jer 22:16-17 : 16 He defended the cause of the poor and needy, and it was well with him. Is this not what it means to know me? declares the LORD. 17 But your eyes and heart are set only on your dishonest gain, on shedding innocent blood, and on oppression and violence.

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  • Luke 18:3-10
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    3And there was a widow in that town who kept coming to him and saying, 'Grant me justice against my adversary.'

    4For a while, he refused. But later, he said to himself, 'Even though I do not fear God or respect people, I will give her justice.'

    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.'

    6And the Lord said, 'Listen to what the unjust judge says.'

    7And will not God bring about justice for his chosen ones, who cry out to him day and night? Will he delay in helping them?

    8I tell you, he will give them justice quickly. However, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on the earth?

    9Jesus also told this parable to some who trusted in their own righteousness and treated others with contempt:

    10'Two men went up to the temple to pray. One was a Pharisee, and the other was a tax collector.'

  • Luke 18:1
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    1Jesus told them a parable to show that they should always pray and not give up.

  • 2 Chr 19:6-7
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    6He said to the judges, 'Consider carefully what you do, because you are not judging for mere mortals, but for the LORD, who is with you whenever you give a judgment.'

    7Now let the fear of the LORD be upon you. Be careful and act, for with the LORD our God there is no injustice, partiality, or taking of bribes.

  • Rom 3:18
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    18There is no fear of God before their eyes.

  • Ps 36:1
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    1To the choirmaster, a servant of the Lord, a psalm of David.

  • Rom 2:11
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    11For God shows no partiality.

  • Prov 18:5
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    5It is not good to show partiality to the wicked or to subvert the justice of the righteous.

  • Exod 23:3
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    3Do not show partiality to a poor person in his lawsuit.

  • Lev 19:15
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    15Do not pervert justice; do not show partiality to the poor or favoritism to the great, but judge your neighbor fairly.

  • Rom 2:2-3
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    2We know that God's judgment is based on truth against those who practice such things.

    3Do you think this, O person who judges those who practice such things, yet does the same yourself, that you will escape God’s judgment?

  • Matt 7:1
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    1Do not judge, so that you will not be judged.

  • Eccl 5:8
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    8The benefit of the land is for everyone; even a king depends on the field being cultivated.

  • Exod 23:6
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    6Do not deny justice to your poor among you in their lawsuit.

  • Jer 22:16
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    16He defended the cause of the poor and needy, and it was well with him. Is this not what it means to know me? declares the LORD.

  • Luke 16:1
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    1Jesus also said to His disciples, "There was a rich man who had a manager, and charges were brought to him that this manager was wasting his possessions.

  • Job 37:24
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    24Therefore, people fear Him; He does not regard any who are wise in their own hearts.

  • Mal 2:17
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    17You have wearied the Lord with your words. Yet you ask, 'How have we wearied Him?' By saying, 'Everyone who does evil is good in the eyes of the Lord, and He delights in them,' or 'Where is the God of justice?'

  • Luke 19:21-22
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    21'For I was afraid of you, because you are a harsh man. You take what you did not deposit, and reap what you did not sow.'

    22He said to him, 'I will judge you by your own words, you wicked servant! You knew, did you, that I am a harsh man, taking what I did not deposit and reaping what I did not sow?'

  • Luke 21:2
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    2He also saw a poor widow putting in two small coins.

  • Rom 3:6
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    6Certainly not! If that were so, how could God judge the world?

  • Deut 27:19
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    19Cursed is anyone who denies justice to the foreigner, the fatherless, or the widow. Then all the people shall say, 'Amen.'

  • Deut 25:1
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    1If there is a dispute between men, and they come to court for judgment, the judges shall justify the innocent and condemn the guilty.

  • Luke 18:13
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    13'But the tax collector stood at a distance. He would not even look up to heaven but beat his chest and said, 'God, have mercy on me, a sinner.'

  • Deut 1:17
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    17Do not show partiality in judgment; hear both small and great alike. Do not be afraid of anyone, for judgment belongs to God. Bring any case that is too difficult for you to me, and I will hear it.

  • 1 Pet 1:17
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    17If you call upon the Father, who judges impartially according to each one’s deeds, live your lives in reverent fear during the time of your temporary residence here.

  • Prov 24:23
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    23These also belong to the wise: showing partiality in judgment is not good.

  • Prov 24:18
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    18Otherwise, the LORD will see and disapprove, and He may turn His anger away from them.

  • Ps 10:18
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    18To vindicate the fatherless and the oppressed, so that man, who is of the earth, will no longer terrorize.

  • Lam 3:36
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    36to subvert a person in their cause—the Lord does not approve.

  • Ezek 18:8
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    8He does not lend at interest or take a profit; he withholds his hand from injustice and judges fairly between parties.

  • Ps 82:2
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    2How long will you judge unjustly and show partiality to the wicked? Selah.

  • Luke 16:15
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    15Jesus said to them, "You are the ones who justify yourselves in the eyes of others, but God knows your hearts. What people value highly is detestable in God’s sight."

  • 1 Cor 5:13
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    13God will judge those outside. 'Expel the wicked person from among you.'

  • John 7:24
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    24Do not judge by appearance, but judge with righteous judgment.

  • Ps 9:19
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    19For the needy will not always be forgotten, nor the hope of the afflicted perish forever.

  • Job 31:28
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    28then this too would be an iniquity to be judged, for I would have denied God above.

  • Jas 2:4
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    4have you not discriminated among yourselves and become judges with evil thoughts?

  • Eccl 8:13
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    13But it will not go well for the wicked, nor will they prolong their days like a shadow, because they do not fear God.

  • Job 18:21
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    21Surely these are the dwellings of the wicked, and this is the place of one who does not know God.

  • Isa 10:2
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    2They deprive the poor of justice and rob the rights of the needy among my people, making widows their spoil and leaving orphans to be plundered.