Luke 18:1

KJV1611 – Modern English

And he spoke a parable to them to this end, that men ought always to pray and not lose heart;

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

¶Ἔλεγεν δὲ καὶ παραβολὴν αὐτοῖς, πρὸς τὸ δεῖν πάντοτε προσεύχεσθαι, καὶ μὴ ἐκκακεῖν·

Transliteration

Elegen de and parabolēn to-them, pros the dein always proseuchesthai, and not ekkakein;

Grammar Details

• *Elegen*: imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular - was speaking/saying [continuous action]
• *de*: conjunction, adversative/transitional - but/and/now
• *parabolēn*: accusative feminine singular - parable/comparison
• *pros*: preposition + accusative - for/toward [purpose]
• *dein*: present active infinitive - necessity/obligation
• *proseuchesthai*: present middle/passive infinitive - to pray
• *ekkakein*: present active infinitive - to lose heart/give up/grow weary

Word Meanings

• *Elegen*: was telling/was saying/continued speaking
• *parabolēn*: parable/analogy/comparison/illustration
• *dein*: necessity/ought/must/should
• *ekkakein*: lose heart/become discouraged/give up/grow weary

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Jesus told them a parable to show that they should always pray and not give up.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint;

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And he spake a parable unto them to the end that they ought always to pray, and not to faint;

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint;

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And he put forth a similitude vnto the signifyinge that men ought alwayes to praye and not to be wery

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  He tolde them a symilitude, signifienge, yt men ought allwayes to praye, & not to leaue of,

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And he spake also a parable vnto them, to this ende, that they ought alwayes to pray, and not to waxe faint,

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And he put foorth a parable vnto them, to this ende that me ought alwayes to pray, & not to be weery,

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ And he spake a parable unto them [to this end], that men ought always to pray, and not to faint;

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  He also spoke a parable to them that they must always pray, and not give up,

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And he spake also a simile to them, that it behoveth `us' always to pray, and not to faint,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And he spake a parable unto them to the end that they ought always to pray, and not to faint;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And he spake a parable unto them to the end that they ought always to pray, and not to faint;

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And he made a story for them, the point of which was that men were to go on making prayer and not get tired;

• World English Bible (2000)

  He also spoke a parable to them that they must always pray, and not give up,

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Prayer and the Parable of the Persistent Widow Then Jesus told them a parable to show them they should always pray and not lose heart.

Referenced Verses

• Col 4:2 : 2 Continue in prayer, and watch in the same with thanksgiving;
• 1 Thess 5:17 : 17 Pray without ceasing.
• Rom 12:12 : 12 Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing steadfastly in prayer;
• Eph 6:18 : 18 Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and being watchful to this end with all perseverance and supplication for all the saints;
• Phil 4:6 : 6 Be anxious for nothing; but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God.
• Ps 55:16-17 : 16 As for me, I will call upon God, and the LORD shall save me. 17 Evening and morning and at noon I will pray and cry aloud, and He shall hear my voice.
• Luke 21:36 : 36 Watch therefore, and pray always, that you may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of Man.
• Luke 11:5-9 : 5 And he said to them, Which of you shall have a friend, and go to him at midnight and say to him, Friend, lend me three loaves; 6 For a friend of mine on his journey has come to me, and I have nothing to set before him? 7 And he from within shall answer and say, Do not trouble me: the door is now shut, and my children are with me in bed; I cannot rise and give you. 8 I say to you, Though he will not rise and give to him because he is his friend, yet because of his persistence he will rise and give him as many as he needs. 9 And I say to you, Ask, and it shall be given to you; seek, and you shall find; knock, and it shall be opened to you.
• Jer 29:12 : 12 Then you will call upon me, and you will go and pray to me, and I will listen to you.
• Ps 86:3 : 3 Be merciful to me, O Lord, for I cry to You daily.
• Ps 102:17 : 17 He will regard the prayer of the destitute and not despise their prayer.
• Gal 6:9 : 9 And let us not grow weary in doing good: for in due season we shall reap, if we do not faint.
• 2 Cor 4:1 : 1 Therefore, since we have this ministry, as we have received mercy, we do not lose heart;
• Gen 32:24-26 : 24 And Jacob was left alone; and a man wrestled with him until the breaking of the day. 25 And when he saw that he did not prevail against him, he touched the socket of his hip; and the socket of Jacob's hip was out of joint, as he wrestled with him. 26 And he said, Let me go, for the day breaks. But he said, I will not let you go, unless you bless me.
• Job 27:8-9 : 8 For what is the hope of the hypocrite, though he has gained, when God takes away his soul? 9 Will God hear his cry when trouble comes upon him? 10 Will he delight himself in the Almighty? Will he always call upon God?
• Ps 27:13 : 13 I would have lost heart, unless I had believed that I would see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living.
• Ps 65:2 : 2 O You who hear prayer, to You shall all flesh come.
• Ps 142:5-7 : 5 I cried unto You, O LORD: I said, You are my refuge and my portion in the land of the living. 6 Attend to my cry, for I am brought very low; deliver me from my persecutors, for they are stronger than I. 7 Bring my soul out of prison, that I may praise Your name; the righteous shall surround me, for You shall deal bountifully with me.
• Jonah 2:7 : 7 When my soul fainted within me, I remembered the LORD; and my prayer came to You, into Your holy temple.
• Heb 12:3-5 : 3 For consider him who endured such hostility from sinners against himself, lest you become weary and discouraged in your minds. 4 You have not yet resisted to the point of bloodshed, striving against sin. 5 And you have forgotten the exhortation which speaks to you as to children, "My son, do not despise the chastening of the Lord, nor be discouraged when you are rebuked by him:
• Col 4:12 : 12 Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ, greets you, always laboring fervently for you in prayers, that you may stand perfect and complete in all the will of God.
• Gen 32:9-9 : 9 And Jacob said, O God of my father Abraham, and God of my father Isaac, the LORD who said to me, Return to your country and to your relatives, and I will deal well with you: 10 I am not worthy of the least of all the mercies, and of all the truth, which you have shown to your servant; for with my staff I crossed over this Jordan; and now I have become two groups. 11 Deliver me, I pray, from the hand of my brother, from the hand of Esau: for I fear him, lest he come and attack me, and the mother with the children. 12 And you said, I will surely do you good, and make your descendants as the sand of the sea, which cannot be numbered for multitude.