Luke 18:7 Parallel Translations

Won't God give his chosen people justice when they cry out to him for help day and night? Is he slow to help them?(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

And shall not God avenge his own elect, which cry day and night unto him, though he bear long with them?

ASV:

And shall not God avenge his elect, that cry to him day and night, and yet he is longsuffering over them?

BBE:

And will not God do right in the cause of his saints, whose cries come day and night to his ears, though he is long in doing it?

DBY:

And shall not God at all avenge his elect, who cry to him day and night, and he bears long as to them?

ERV:

And shall not God avenge his elect, which cry to him day and night, and he is longsuffering over them?

WEY:

And will not God avenge the wrongs of His own People who cry aloud to Him day and night, although He seems slow in taking action on their behalf?

WBS:

And will not God avenge his own elect, who cry day and night to him, though he beareth long with them?

WEB:

Won't God avenge his chosen ones, who are crying out to him day and night, and yet he exercises patience with them?

YLT:

and shall not God execute the justice to His choice ones, who are crying unto Him day and night -- bearing long in regard to them?

Luke 18:7 Cross References

XREF:

Matthew 24:22 "Unless those days had been cut short, no life would have been saved; but for the sake of the elect those days will be cut short.

Romans 8:33 Who will bring a charge against God's elect? God is the one who justifies;

Colossians 3:12 So, as those who have been chosen of God, holy and beloved, put on a heart of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience;

2 Timothy 2:10 For this reason I endure all things for the sake of those who are chosen, so that they also may obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus and with it eternal glory.

Titus 1:1 Paul, a bond-servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ, for the faith of those chosen of God and the knowledge of the truth which is according to godliness,

2 Peter 3:9 The Lord is not slow about His promise, as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing for any to perish but for all to come to repentance.

Revelation 6:10 and they cried out with a loud voice, saying, "How long, O Lord, holy and true, will You refrain from judging and avenging our blood on those who dwell on the earth?" (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

GSB:

18:7 And shall not God avenge his own elect, which cry day and night unto him, though {d} he bear long with them?
(d) Though he seems slow in avenging the harm done to his own.

PNT:

18:7 Shall not God avenge his own elect? If an unjust, hard-hearted judge can be moved by the persistent prayers of a widow, will not the tender, loving, good Father hear the cries of his children?
Though he bear long with them. Rather, as in the Revised Version, He is long-suffering over them. He is long-suffering for them for their own good, and long-suffering towards their enemies in order that they may have opportunity to repent.

WES:

18:7 And shall not God - The most just Judge, vindicate his own elect - Preserve the Christians from all their adversaries, and in particular save them out of the general destruction, and avenge them of the Jews? Though he bear long with them - Though he does not immediately put an end, either to the wrongs of the wicked, or the sufferings of good men.

MHC:

18:1-8 All God's people are praying people. Here earnest steadiness in prayer for spiritual mercies is taught. The widow's earnestness prevailed even with the unjust judge: she might fear lest it should set him more against her; but our earnest prayer is pleasing to our God. Even to the end there will still be ground for the same complaint of weakness of faith.

CONC:

Action Aloud Although Avenge Bear Beareth Bearing Bears Behalf Bring Cause Choice Chosen Cries Cry Crying Delay Ears Elect Execute Exercises Justice Longsuffering Ones Patience Putting Regard Saints Seems Slow Taking Though Vindicate Won't Wrongs Yet

Action Aloud Although Avenge Bear Beareth Behalf Cause Chosen Cries Cry Crying Delay Ears Elect Exercises Justice Longsuffering Night Ones Patience Putting Right Saints Seems Slow Won't Wrongs

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