Luke 18:7

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

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  • Rev 6:10 : 10 They cried out with a loud voice, 'How long, Sovereign Lord, holy and true, until You judge the inhabitants of the earth and avenge our blood?'
  • Ps 88:1 : 1 A song, a psalm for the sons of Korah, to the chief musician. According to Mahalath Leannoth, a contemplative poem of Heman the Ezrahite.
  • 2 Pet 3:9 : 9 The Lord is not slow about His promise, as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wanting any to perish but for all to come to repentance.
  • Heb 10:35-37 : 35 So do not throw away your confidence, which has a great reward. 36 You need endurance so that after you have done the will of God, you may receive what was promised. 37 For yet in a very little while, the One who is coming will come and will not delay.
  • Rom 8:33 : 33 Who will bring any charge against God’s elect? It is God who justifies.
  • 2 Thess 1:6 : 6 Since it is just for God to repay those who trouble you with affliction,
  • 1 Tim 5:5 : 5 The widow who is truly alone and desolate has placed her hope in God and continues in prayers and petitions night and day.
  • Jer 20:11-13 : 11 But the LORD is with me like a mighty warrior; therefore, my persecutors will stumble and not prevail. They will be utterly disgraced, their dishonor will never be forgotten. 12 O LORD of Hosts, you who test the righteous and see the heart and mind, let me see your vengeance upon them, for I have presented my case to you. 13 Sing to the LORD! Praise the LORD! For He rescues the life of the needy from the hands of the wicked.
  • Hab 2:3 : 3 For the vision is yet for an appointed time; it speaks of the end and will not prove false. Though it may delay, wait for it, for it will surely come and will not be late.
  • Matt 7:11 : 11 If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good things to those who ask Him?
  • Luke 2:37 : 37 and then as a widow until she was eighty-four. She never left the temple but worshiped night and day with fasting and prayer.
  • Luke 11:13 : 13 If you then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him!
  • 1 Sam 24:12-15 : 12 Look, my father, see the corner of your robe in my hand! I cut off the corner of your robe but did not kill you. Know and understand that I am not guilty of wrongdoing or rebellion. I have not sinned against you, but you are hunting me down to take my life. 13 May the LORD judge between you and me, and may the LORD avenge me against you, but my hand will not be against you. 14 As the old proverb says, 'From evil people comes evil deeds,' so my hand will not be against you. 15 Against whom has the king of Israel come out? Who are you pursuing? A dead dog? A flea?
  • 1 Sam 26:10-11 : 10 David also said, "As surely as the LORD lives, the LORD Himself will strike him, or his day will come to die, or he will go down into battle and perish. 11 The LORD forbid that I should stretch out my hand against the LORD's anointed. Now take the spear by his head and the jar of water, and let us go.
  • Ps 9:8 : 8 But the LORD reigns forever; he has established his throne for judgment.
  • Ps 10:15-18 : 15 Break the arm of the wicked and the evildoer! Call him to account for his wickedness until it is no more found. 16 The Lord is King forever and ever; the nations have perished from His land. 17 Lord, You have heard the desire of the humble; You will strengthen their hearts and listen with Your ear. 18 To vindicate the fatherless and the oppressed, so that man, who is of the earth, will no longer terrorize.
  • Ps 13:1-2 : 1 For the director of music, a psalm of David. 2 How long, Lord, will You forget me forever? How long will You hide Your face from me?
  • Ps 54:1-7 : 1 To the chief musician, with stringed instruments, a contemplative psalm of David. 2 When the Ziphites came and said to Saul, 'Is David not hiding among us?' 3 God, save me by Your name, and vindicate me by Your power. 4 God, hear my prayer; listen to the words of my mouth. 5 For strangers have risen against me, and ruthless ones seek my life; they have not set God before them. Selah. 6 Look, God is my helper; the Lord is among those who uphold my soul. 7 He will bring evil back upon my enemies; in Your faithfulness, destroy them.
  • 2 Tim 1:3 : 3 I thank God, whom I serve with a clear conscience, as my ancestors did, as I constantly remember you in my prayers night and day.
  • Titus 1:1 : 1 Paul, a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ, for the faith of God's chosen ones and the knowledge of the truth that leads to godliness.
  • Col 3:12 : 12 Therefore, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience.
  • 1 Thess 3:10 : 10 Night and day we pray earnestly that we may see your face and complete what is lacking in your faith.
  • Rev 7:15 : 15 For this reason, they are before the throne of God, and they serve him day and night in his temple. The one who sits on the throne will spread his shelter over them.
  • Rev 18:20 : 20 Rejoice over her, O heaven, and you saints, apostles, and prophets, because God has pronounced your judgment against her!

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