Parallel Verses
The Emphasized Bible
saying - A certain judge, there was in a certain city, - having, for God, no reverence, and, for man, no respect.
New American Standard Bible
saying,
King James Version
Saying, There was in a city a judge, which feared not God, neither regarded man:
Holman Bible
International Standard Version
He said, "In a city there was a judge who didn't fear God or respect people.
A Conservative Version
saying, In a certain city there was a judge who did not fear God, and did not regard man.
American Standard Version
saying, There was in a city a judge, who feared not God, and regarded not man:
Amplified
saying,
An Understandable Version
He said, "There was a certain judge in this town who did not revere God nor respect man.
Anderson New Testament
saying: There was in a certain city a judge, who neither feared God nor regarded man.
Bible in Basic English
Saying, There was a judge in a certain town, who had no fear of God or respect for man:
Common New Testament
He said: "In a certain city there was a judge who neither feared God nor regarded man.
Daniel Mace New Testament
saying, in a certain city there was a judge, who neither feared God, nor regarded man.
Darby Translation
saying, There was a judge in a city, not fearing God and not respecting man:
Godbey New Testament
saying, There was a certain judge in a certain city, fearing not God, and regarding not man.
Goodspeed New Testament
and he said, "There was once in a city a judge who had no fear of God and no respect for men.
John Wesley New Testament
Saying, There was in a certain city a judge who feared not God nor reverenced man.
Julia Smith Translation
Saying, There was a certain judge in a certain city, fearing not God, and not occupied about man:
King James 2000
Saying, There was in a city a judge, who feared not God, neither regarded man:
Lexham Expanded Bible
saying, "There was a certain judge in a certain town who did not fear God and did not respect people.
Modern King James verseion
saying, A certain judge was in a certain city, not fearing God, nor respecting man.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
saying, "There was a Judge in a certain city, which feared not God neither regarded man.
Moffatt New Testament
"In a certain town," he said, "there was a judge who had no reverence for God and no respect even for man.
Montgomery New Testament
"There was a certain town," he said, "a judge who had neither reverence for God, nor respect for man.
NET Bible
He said, "In a certain city there was a judge who neither feared God nor respected people.
New Heart English Bible
saying, "There was a judge in a certain city who did not fear God, and did not respect man.
Noyes New Testament
saying, There was in a certain city a judge, who feared not God, nor regarded man.
Sawyer New Testament
saying, There was a certain judge in a certain city, who feared not God and regarded not man.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
saying, There was a certain judge in a particular city, having no fear of God, nor respect for man:
Twentieth Century New Testament
"There was," he said, "in a certain town a judge, who had no fear of God nor regard for man.
Webster
Saying, There was in a city a judge, who feared not God, neither regarded man.
Weymouth New Testament
"In a certain town," He said, "there was a judge who had no fear of God and no respect for man.
Williams New Testament
"Once there was in a city a judge who had no reverence for God nor respect for men.
World English Bible
saying, "There was a judge in a certain city who didn't fear God, and didn't respect man.
Worrell New Testament
saying, "There was in a city a judge, who feared not God, nor regarded man.
Worsley New Testament
saying, There was a judge in a certain city, who neither feared God, nor regarded man.
Youngs Literal Translation
saying, 'A certain judge was in a certain city -- God he is not fearing, and man he is not regarding --
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Word Count of 37 Translations in Luke 18:2
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Parable Of The Unjust Judge
1 And he was speaking a parable unto them, as to its being needful for them always to pray, and not be faint-hearted; 2 saying - A certain judge, there was in a certain city, - having, for God, no reverence, and, for man, no respect. 3 And, a widow, there was, in that city; and she kept coming unto him, saying - Vindicate me from mine adversary!
Cross References
Luke 18:4
And he was unwilling for a time; but, after these things, he said within himself - Although, neither God, I reverence, nor man, I respect,
Exodus 18:21-22
Thou thyself, therefore shalt look out, from among all the people - men of ability, reverers of God, men of fidelity, haters of extortion, - and place them over them as rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens.
2 Chronicles 19:3-9
howbeit, good things, are found with thee,-for that thou hast consumed the Sacred Stems out of the land, and hast fixed thy heart to seek God.
Job 29:7-17
When I went out to the gate unto the city, in the open place, made ready my seat,
Psalm 8:1-4
O Yahweh, our Lord! How majestic is thy Name, in all the earth, Who hast set thy splendour upon the heavens.
Proverbs 29:7
The righteous doth acknowledge the plea of the poor, but, the lawless, regardeth not knowledge.
Isaiah 33:8
The highways are deserted, The passer-by on the path, hath ceased, - He hath broken covenant, He hath despised cities, He hath made no account of men.
Jeremiah 22:16-17
Did he not plead the cause of the oppressed and the needy, And, then, it was well? Was not, that, to know, me? Demandeth Yahweh.
Ezekiel 22:6-8
Lo! the princes of Israel, very man for his own arm, have they been in thee, For the sake of shedding blood.
Micah 3:1-3
Then said I, Hear, I pray you, ye heads of Jacob, and ye judges of the house of Israel, - Is it not yours to know justice?
Romans 3:14-18
Whose mouth, of cursing and bitterness, is full,