Morning Bible Study: Luke 18:1-8

The Parable of the Persistent Widow

18:1 Now he told them a parable on the need for them to pray always and not give up. 

2 “There was a judge in a certain town who didn’t fear God or respect people. 

3 And a widow in that town kept coming to him, saying, ‘Give me justice against my adversary.’

4 “For a while he was unwilling, but later he said to himself, ‘Even though I don’t fear God or respect people, 

5 yet because this widow keeps pestering me, I will give her justice, so that she doesn’t wear me out by her persistent coming.’”

6 Then the Lord said, “Listen to what the unjust judge says. 

7 Will not God grant justice to his elect who cry out to him day and night? Will he delay helping them? 

8 I tell you that he will swiftly grant them justice. Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on earth?”

Commentary

(the following is from Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary, 1706 -- www.christianity.com)

"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."