Luke 18:4

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

For a while he refused, but later on he said to himself,‘Though I neither fear God nor have regard for people,

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Referenced Verses

  • Luke 12:17 : 17 so he thought to himself,‘What should I do, for I have nowhere to store my crops?’
  • Luke 16:3 : 3 Then the manager said to himself,‘What should I do, since my master is taking my position away from me? I’m not strong enough to dig, and I’m too ashamed to beg.
  • Heb 4:12-13 : 12 For the word of God is living and active and sharper than any double-edged sword, piercing even to the point of dividing soul from spirit, and joints from marrow; it is able to judge the desires and thoughts of the heart. 13 And no creature is hidden from God, but everything is naked and exposed to the eyes of him to whom we must render an account.

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    1Prayer and the Parable of the Persistent Widow Then Jesus told them a parable to show them they should always pray and not lose heart.

    2He said,“In a certain city there was a judge who neither feared God nor respected people.

    3There was also a widow in that city who kept coming to him and saying,‘Give me justice against my adversary.’

  • Luke 18:5-8
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    5yet because this widow keeps on bothering me, I will give her justice, or in the end she will wear me out by her unending pleas.’”

    6And the Lord said,“Listen to what the unrighteous judge says!

    7Won’t God give justice to his chosen ones, who cry out to him day and night? Will he delay long to help them?

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

  • Matt 18:30
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    30But he refused. Instead, he went out and threw him in prison until he repaid the debt.

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    17so he thought to himself,‘What should I do, for I have nowhere to store my crops?’

    18Then he said,‘I will do this: I will tear down my barns and build bigger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods.

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    7Then he will reply from inside,‘Do not bother me. The door is already shut, and my children and I are in bed. I cannot get up and give you anything.’

    8I tell you, even though the man inside will not get up and give him anything because he is his friend, yet because of the first man’s sheer persistence he will get up and give him whatever he needs.

  • Job 37:24
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    24Therefore people fear him, for he does not regard all the wise in heart.”

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    29The boy answered,‘I will not.’ But later he had a change of heart and went.

    30The father went to the other son and said the same thing. This boy answered,‘I will, sir,’ but did not go.

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

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    1For the music director; written by the LORD’s servant, David; an oracle. An evil man is rebellious to the core. He does not fear God,

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    13Why does the wicked man reject God? He says to himself,“You will not hold me accountable.”

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    4But you even break off piety, and hinder meditation before God.

  • Eccl 8:12-13
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    12Even though a sinner might commit a hundred crimes and still live a long time, yet I know that it will go well with God-fearing people– for they stand in fear before him.

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    18lest the LORD see it, and be displeased, and turn his wrath away from him.

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  • Job 33:13
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