Luke 18:1
And he spake also a simile to them, that it behoveth [us] always to pray, and not to faint,
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint;
In Context
Cross References
Genesis 32:24And Jacob is left alone, and one wrestleth with him till the ascending of the dawn;
Job 27:8For what [is] the hope of the profane, When He doth cut off? When God doth cast off his soul?
Psalms 55:16I — to God I call, and Jehovah saveth me.
Psalms 86:3Favour me, O Lord, for to Thee I call all the day.
Psalms 142:5I have cried unto thee, O Jehovah, I have said, 'Thou [art] my refuge, My portion in the land of the living.'
Jonah 2:7In the feebleness within me of my soul Jehovah I have remembered, And come in unto Thee doth my prayer, Unto Thy holy temple.
Matthew Henry on Luke 18:1
In this chapter we have, I. The parable of the importunate widow, designed to teach us fervency in prayer, ver. 1-8 . II. The parable of the Pharisee and publican, designed to teach us humility, and humiliation for sin, in prayer, ver. 9-14 . III. Christ's favour to little children that were brought to him, ver. 15-17 . IV. The trial of a rich man that had a mind to follow Christ, whether he loved better Christ or his riches; his coming short upon that trial; and Christ's discourse with his disciples upon that… Read the whole commentary →