Luke 18:8

KJV1611 – Modern English

I tell you that he will avenge them speedily. Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, shall he find faith on the earth?

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  • Heb 10:23-26 : 23 Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who promised is faithful; 24 And let us consider one another in order to stir up love and good works, 25 Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as is the manner of some, but exhorting one another, and so much the more as you see the Day approaching. 26 For if we sin willfully after we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remains no more sacrifice for sins,
  • Matt 24:9-9 : 9 Then they will deliver you up to be afflicted, and will kill you, and you will be hated by all nations for my name’s sake. 10 And then many will be offended, will betray one another, and will hate one another. 11 And many false prophets will rise and will deceive many. 12 And because iniquity will abound, the love of many will grow cold. 13 But he who endures to the end will be saved.
  • 2 Pet 2:3 : 3 And through covetousness they will exploit you with deceptive words; their judgment is long overdue, and their destruction does not slumber.
  • 2 Pet 3:8-9 : 8 But, beloved, do not be ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day. 9 The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is patient toward us, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
  • Matt 24:24 : 24 For false Christs and false prophets will arise and show great signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect.
  • Luke 17:26-30 : 26 And as it was in the days of Noah, so will it be also in the days of the Son of Man. 27 They ate, they drank, they married wives, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into the ark, and the flood came and destroyed them all. 28 Likewise as it was also in the days of Lot: they ate, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they built; 29 But on the same day that Lot went out of Sodom, it rained fire and brimstone from heaven and destroyed them all. 30 Even so will it be in the day when the Son of Man is revealed.
  • 1 Thess 5:1-3 : 1 But concerning the times and the seasons, brothers, you have no need that I write to you. 2 For you know perfectly that the day of the Lord comes as a thief in the night. 3 For when they say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction comes upon them, as labor pains upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.
  • Jas 5:1-8 : 1 Come now, you rich men, weep and wail for your miseries that shall come upon you. 2 Your riches are corrupted, and your garments are moth-eaten. 3 Your gold and silver are corroded; and their corrosion shall be a witness against you, and shall consume your flesh like fire. You have hoarded treasure for the last days. 4 Behold, the wages of the laborers who have reaped down your fields, which you have kept back by fraud, cry out; and the cries of those who have reaped have entered into the ears of the Lord of hosts. 5 You have lived in pleasure on the earth, and been indulgent; you have nourished your hearts as in a day of slaughter. 6 You have condemned and killed the righteous; and he does not resist you. 7 Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold, the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, and has long patience for it, until he receives the early and latter rain. 8 Be also patient; establish your hearts: for the coming of the Lord is near.
  • Ps 46:5 : 5 God is in her midst; she shall not be moved: God shall help her, and that right early.
  • Ps 143:7-9 : 7 Answer me quickly, O LORD; my spirit fails: do not hide Your face from me, lest I be like those who go down into the pit. 8 Cause me to hear Your lovingkindness in the morning, for I trust in You: cause me to know the way I should walk, for I lift up my soul to You. 9 Deliver me, O LORD, from my enemies: I flee to You to hide me.

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  • Luke 18:1-7
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    1And he spoke a parable to them to this end, that men ought always to pray and not lose heart;

    2Saying, There was in a city a judge who did not fear God, nor regard man:

    3And there was a widow in that city; and she came to him, saying, Avenge me of my adversary.

    4And he would not for a while: but afterward he said within himself, Though I do not fear God, nor regard man;

    5Yet because this widow troubles me, I will avenge her, lest by her continual coming she weary me.

    6And the Lord said, Hear what the unjust judge says.

    7And shall not God avenge his own elect, who cry day and night to him, though he bears long with them?

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    27For the Son of Man will come in the glory of His Father with His angels, and then He will reward each according to his works.

    28Truly I say to you, there are some standing here who shall not taste death till they see the Son of Man coming in His kingdom.

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    36And you yourselves be like men who wait for their master, when he will return from the wedding; that when he comes and knocks, they may open to him immediately.

    37Blessed are those servants, whom the master when he comes shall find watching: truly I say to you, that he shall gird himself, and make them sit down to eat, and will come forth and serve them.

    38And if he shall come in the second watch, or come in the third watch, and find them so, blessed are those servants.

    39And know this, that if the master of the house had known what hour the thief would come, he would have watched, and not have allowed his house to be broken into.

    40Therefore be ready also: for the Son of Man comes at an hour you do not expect.

  • Luke 11:8-9
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    8I 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.

    9And 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.

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    30Even so will it be in the day when the Son of Man is revealed.

    31In that day, he who is on the housetop, with his goods in the house, let him not come down to take them away: and he who is in the field, let him likewise not turn back.

  • 37For yet a little while, and he who is coming will come and will not tarry.

  • 46The lord of that servant will come in a day when he does not expect him, and at an hour when he is not aware, and will cut him in two, and will appoint him his portion with the unbelievers.

  • 43Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he comes shall find so doing.

  • 9And he spoke this parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous and despised others:

  • 10When Jesus heard it, he marveled, and said to those who followed, Truly I say to you, I have not found such great faith, no, not in Israel.

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    26And then they shall see the Son of Man coming in the clouds with great power and glory.

    27And then he shall send his angels, and shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from the farthest part of the earth to the farthest part of heaven.

  • 27And then shall they see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.

  • 7But which of you, having a servant plowing or feeding cattle, will say to him immediately when he comes in from the field, Go and sit down to eat?

  • 30Who shall not receive many times more in this present time, and in the world to come everlasting life.

  • 50the master of that servant will come on a day when he is not looking for him, and at an hour that he is not aware of,

  • 44Therefore you also be ready, for in an hour you do not expect the Son of Man will come.

  • 40When therefore the owner of the vineyard comes, what will he do to those vine dressers?

  • 36Lest coming suddenly he find you sleeping.

  • 46Blessed is that servant whom his master, when he comes, will find so doing.

  • 23Therefore the kingdom of heaven is like a certain king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants.

  • 11So that a man shall say, Truly there is a reward for the righteous: truly he is a God who judges in the earth.

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    34And his lord was angry, and delivered him to the torturers until he should pay all that was due to him.

    35So also shall my heavenly Father do to you, if you do not forgive from your hearts every one his brother their trespasses.

  • 48But if that evil servant says in his heart, My master is delaying his coming,

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    11And as they heard these things, he added and spoke a parable, because he was near to Jerusalem, and because they thought the kingdom of God would immediately appear.

    12He said therefore, A certain nobleman went into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom and to return.

  • 30Then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.

  • Luke 16:9-11
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    9And I say to you, Make friends for yourselves using the wealth of unrighteousness; that, when you fail, they may receive you into everlasting dwellings.

    10He who is faithful in what is least is faithful also in much: and he who is unjust in what is least is also unjust in much.

    11If therefore you have not been faithful in the unrighteous wealth, who will commit to your trust the true riches?

  • 6He also spoke this parable: A certain man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard; and he came seeking fruit on it and found none.

  • 38Whoever is ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, of him also the Son of Man will be ashamed when he comes in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.

  • 24For as the lightning that flashes out of one part under heaven shines to the other part under heaven, so will the Son of Man be in his day.

  • 19After a long time, the lord of those servants came and settled accounts with them.

  • 12But the children of the kingdom will be cast out into outer darkness: there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

  • 22And he said to the disciples, The days will come when you will desire to see one of the days of the Son of Man, and you will not see it.