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Luke 15:31

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15:31 Then 1  the father 2  said to him, ‘Son, you are always with me, and everything that belongs to me is yours.

Luke 18:1

Context
Prayer and the Parable of the Persistent Widow

18:1 Then 3  Jesus 4  told them a parable to show them they should always 5  pray and not lose heart. 6 

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

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

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

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

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

6 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).



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