Luke 18:1

Then ¹  Jesus ²  told them a parable to show them they should always ³  pray and not lose heart. ⁴ 

Then Jesus told his disciples a parable to show them that they should always pray and not give up.

Now He was telling them a parable to show that at all times they ought to pray and not to lose heart,

One day Jesus told his disciples a story to illustrate their need for constant prayer and to show them that they must never give up.

Jesus told them a story showing that it was necessary for them to pray consistently and never quit.

And he made a story for them, the point of which was that men were to go on making prayer and not get tired;

Then Jesus told them a parable about their need to pray always and not to lose heart.

Then He spoke a parable to them, that men always ought to pray and not lose heart,

Then ¹  Jesus ²  told them a parable to show them they should always ³  pray and not lose heart. ⁴ 

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

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

³ tn Or “should pray at all times” (L&N 67.88).

⁴ 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).