Luke 18:3
ContextNET © | There was also a widow 1 in that city 2 who kept coming 3 to him and saying, ‘Give me justice against my adversary.’ |
NIV © | And there was a widow in that town who kept coming to him with the plea, ‘Grant me justice against my adversary.’ |
NASB © | "There was a widow in that city, and she kept coming to him, saying, ‘Give me legal protection from my opponent.’ |
NLT © | A widow of that city came to him repeatedly, appealing for justice against someone who had harmed her. |
MSG © | A widow in that city kept after him: 'My rights are being violated. Protect me!' |
BBE © | And there was a widow in that town, and she kept on coming to him and saying, Give me my right against the man who has done me wrong. |
NRSV © | In that city there was a widow who kept coming to him and saying, ‘Grant me justice against my opponent.’ |
NKJV © | "Now there was a widow in that city; and she came to him, saying, ‘Get justice for me from my adversary.’ |
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NET © | There was also a widow 1 in that city 2 who kept coming 3 to him and saying, ‘Give me justice against my adversary.’ |
NET © Notes |
1 sn This widow was not necessarily old, since many people lived only into their thirties in the 1st century. 2 tn Or “town.” 3 tn This is an iterative imperfect; the widow did this on numerous occasions. |