Luke 18:6
And the Lord said,“Listen to what the unrighteous judge says!
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- Luke 7:13 : 13 When the Lord saw her, he had compassion for her and said to her,“Do not weep.”
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1 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.
2 He said,“In a certain city there was a judge who neither feared God nor respected people.
3 There was also a widow in that city who kept coming to him and saying,‘Give me justice against my adversary.’
4 For a while he refused, but later on he said to himself,‘Though I neither fear God nor have regard for people,
5 yet 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.’”
- Luke 18:7-82 verses81%
7 Won’t God give justice to his chosen ones, who cry out to him day and night? Will he delay long to help them?
8 I tell you, he will give them justice speedily. Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on earth?”
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7 Then 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.’
8 I 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.
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1 Lawsuits When any of you has a legal dispute with another, does he dare go to court before the unrighteous rather than before the saints?
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6 He told the judges,“Be careful what you do, for you are not judging for men, but for the LORD, who will be with you when you make judicial decisions.
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6 “You must not turn away justice for your poor people in their lawsuits.
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46 “Why do you call me‘Lord, Lord,’ and don’t do what I tell you?
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6 Instead, does a Christian sue a Christian, and do this before unbelievers?
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57 Clear the Debts“And why don’t you judge for yourselves what is right?
58 As you are going with your accuser before the magistrate, make an effort to settle with him on the way, so that he will not drag you before the judge, and the judge hand you over to the officer, and the officer throw you into prison.
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5 Then he said to them,“Suppose one of you has a friend, and you go to him at midnight and say to him,‘Friend, lend me three loaves of bread,
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8 The master commended the dishonest manager because he acted shrewdly. For the people of this world are more shrewd in dealing with their contemporaries than the people of light.
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9 Open your mouth, judge in righteousness, and plead the cause of the poor and needy.
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17 Resistance to the Lord through Self-deceit You have wearied the LORD with your words. But you say,“How have we wearied him?” Because you say,“Everyone who does evil is good in the LORD’s opinion, and he delights in them,” or“Where is the God of justice?”
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1 The Parable of the Clever Steward Jesus also said to the disciples,“There was a rich man who was informed of accusations that his manager was wasting his assets.
2 So he called the manager in and said to him,‘What is this I hear about you? Turn in the account of your administration, because you can no longer be my manager.’
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22 The king said to him,‘I will judge you by your own words, you wicked slave! So you knew, did you, that I was a severe man, withdrawing what I didn’t deposit and reaping what I didn’t sow?
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1 Vindicate me, O God! Fight for me against an ungodly nation! Deliver me from deceitful and evil men!
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6 You have condemned and murdered the righteous person, although he does not resist you.
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5 So he contacted his master’s debtors one by one. He asked the first,‘How much do you owe my master?’
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7 Job’s Abandonment and Affliction“If I cry out,‘Violence!’ I receive no answer; I cry for help, but there is no justice.
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1 A prayer of David. LORD, consider my just cause! Pay attention to my cry for help! Listen to the prayer I sincerely offer!
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2 He says,“How long will you make unjust legal decisions and show favoritism to the wicked?(Selah)
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19 Then I said,“LORD, pay attention to me. Listen to what my enemies are saying.
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6 O LORD, hear my prayer! Pay attention to my plea for mercy!
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51 “Our law doesn’t condemn a man unless it first hears from him and learns what he is doing, does it?”
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1 The Lord Demands Justice, not Ritual Listen to what the LORD says:“Get up! Defend yourself before the mountains! Present your case before the hills!”
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9 The LORD has heard my appeal for mercy; the LORD has accepted my prayer.
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16 He upheld the cause of the poor and needy. So things went well for Judah.’ The LORD says,‘That is a good example of what it means to know me.’
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24 Do not judge according to external appearance, but judge with proper judgment.”
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1 Do Not Judge“Do not judge so that you will not be judged.
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10 They cried out with a loud voice,“How long, Sovereign Master, holy and true, before you judge those who live on the earth and avenge our blood?”
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1 If controversy arises between people, they should go to court for judgment. When the judges hear the case, they shall exonerate the innocent but condemn the guilty.
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25 Far be it from you to do such a thing– to kill the godly with the wicked, treating the godly and the wicked alike! Far be it from you! Will not the judge of the whole earth do what is right?”
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37 Do Not Judge Others“Do not judge, and you will not be judged; do not condemn, and you will not be condemned; forgive, and you will be forgiven.
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15 Although I am innocent, I could not answer him; I could only plead with my judge for mercy.
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46 then the master of that slave will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour he does not foresee, and will cut him in two, and assign him a place with the unfaithful.
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13 The LORD takes his position to judge; he stands up to pass sentence on his people.
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9 Do not grumble against one another, brothers and sisters, so that you may not be judged. See, the judge stands before the gates!
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8 (for while he lived among them day after day, that righteous man was tormented in his righteous soul by the lawless deeds he saw and heard)
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7 Then I heard the altar reply,“Yes, Lord God, the All-Powerful, your judgments are true and just!”
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23 listen from heaven and make a just decision about your servants’ claims. Condemn the guilty party, declare the other innocent, and give both of them what they deserve.
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8 The LORD judges the nations. Vindicate me, LORD, because I am innocent, because I am blameless, O Exalted One!
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15 Justice, Love, and Propriety“‘You must not deal unjustly in judgment: you must neither show partiality to the poor nor honor the rich. You must judge your fellow citizen fairly.