Parallel Verses
Lexham Expanded Bible
saying, "There was a certain judge in a certain town who did not fear God and did not respect people.
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:
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.
The Emphasized Bible
saying - A certain judge, there was in a certain city, - having, for God, no reverence, and, for man, no respect.
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 told them a parable to [show that] they must always pray and not be discouraged, 2 saying, "There was a certain judge in a certain town who did not fear God and did not respect people. 3 And there was a widow in that town, and she kept coming to him, saying, 'Grant me justice against my adversary!'
Cross References
Luke 18:4
And he was not willing for a time, but after these [things] he said to himself, 'Even if I do not fear God or respect people,
Exodus 18:21-22
And you will select from all the people men of ability, fearers of God, trustworthy men, haters of [dishonest] gain, and you will appoint [such men] over them [as] commanders of thousands, commanders of hundreds, commanders of fifties, and commanders of tens.
2 Chronicles 19:3-9
Nevertheless some good things have been found in regard to you, for you burned the Asherahs out of the land and set your heart to seek God."
Job 29:7-17
"At my going out [the] gate to [the] city, I secured my seat in the square.
Psalm 8:1-4
Yahweh, our Lord, how majestic [is] your name in all the earth, who put your splendor above the heavens.
Proverbs 29:7
[The] righteous knows [the] case of the poor, but [the] wicked does not understand knowledge.
Isaiah 33:8
Highways are deserted; [the] traveler [on the] road ceases. One breaks a treaty, he rejects [the] cities, he does not hold man in high regard.
Jeremiah 22:16-17
He judged [the] legal cause of [the] needy and [the] poor, [and] then it was well. {Is that not what it means to know me}?" {declares} Yahweh.
Ezekiel 22:6-8
Look! The princes of Israel, each [one] according to his strength, they are in you {for the shedding of blood}.
Micah 3:1-3
And I said, "Listen, O heads of Jacob and leaders of the house of Israel! [Is it] not for you to know justice?
Romans 3:14-18
whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness.