Luke 18:2 · KJV
“Saying, There was in a city a judge, which feared not God, neither regarded man: {in a city: Gr. in a certain city}”
— Luke 18:2
And he spake a parable unto them {to this end}, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint;
And there was a widow in that city; and she came unto him, saying, Avenge me of mine adversary.
Luke 18 — Context
And he spake a parable unto them {to this end}, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint;
2Saying, There was in a city a judge, which feared not God, neither regarded man: {in a city: Gr. in a certain city}
3And there was a widow in that city; and she came unto him, saying, Avenge me of mine adversary.
4And he would not for a while: but afterward he said within himself, Though I fear not God, nor regard man;
Cross References
Proverbs 29:7
The righteous considereth the cause of the poor: {but} the wicked regardeth not to know {it}.
Psalms 8:1-4
[To the chief Musician upon Gittith, A Psalm of David.] O LORD our Lord, how excellent {is} thy name in all the earth! who hast set thy glory above the heavens.
Luke 18:4
And he would not for a while: but afterward he said within himself, Though I fear not God, nor regard man;
Jeremiah 22:16-17
He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then {it was} well {with him: was} not this to know me? saith the LORD.
Micah 3:1-3
And I said, Hear, I pray you, O heads of Jacob, and ye princes of the house of Israel; {Is it} not for you to know judgment?
Ezekiel 22:6-8
Behold, the princes of Israel, every one were in thee to their power to shed blood. {power: Heb. arm}
Exodus 18:21-22
Moreover thou shalt provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness; and place {such} over them, {to be} rulers of thousands, {and} rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens:
Romans 3:14-18
Whose mouth {is} full of cursing and bitterness: