Luke 15:31

15:31 Then the father said to him, ‘Son, you are always with me, and everything that belongs to me is yours.

Luke 18:1

Prayer and the Parable of the Persistent Widow

18:1 Then Jesus told them a parable to show them they should always pray and not lose heart.


tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events in the parable.

tn Grk “he”; the referent (the father) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

tn Or “should pray at all times” (L&N 67.88).

sn This is one of the few parables that comes with an explanation at the start: …they should always pray and not lose heart. It is part of Luke’s goal in encouraging Theophilus (1:4).