Parallel Verses

Weymouth New Testament

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?

New American Standard Bible

now, will not God bring about justice for His elect who cry to Him day and night, and will He delay long over them?

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

Will not God grant justice to His elect who cry out to Him day and night? Will He delay to help them?

International Standard Version

Won't God grant his chosen people justice when they cry out to him day and night? Is he slow to help them?

A Conservative Version

And God, will he, no, not do the vengeance of his chosen who cry out to him day and night, and yet being patient toward them?

American Standard Version

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

Amplified

And will not [our just] God defend and avenge His elect [His chosen ones] who cry out to Him day and night? Will He delay [in providing justice] on their behalf?

An Understandable Version

So, will God not grant justice to His elect [i.e., His people] who call out to Him [i.e., in prayer] day and night? Will He be slow in helping them?

Anderson New Testament

and will not God avenge his elect, who cry to him day and night, though he delay long in respect to them?

Bible in Basic English

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?

Common New Testament

And will not God bring about justice for his elect, who cry to him day and night? Will he delay long over them?

Daniel Mace New Testament

and will not God avenge his own elect, who cry to him night and day? will he delay their cause?

Darby Translation

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

Godbey New Testament

And shall not God avenge His elect, crying to Him day and night, and He is long-suffering over them?

Goodspeed New Testament

Then will not God provide protection for his chosen people, who cry out to him day and night?

John Wesley New Testament

And shall not God vindicate his own elect, who cry to him day and night, though he bear long with them?

Julia Smith Translation

And shall not God do the avenging of his chosen, crying to him day and night, being slow to anger toward them?

King James 2000

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

Lexham Expanded Bible

And will not God surely {see to it that justice is done} to his chosen ones who cry out to him day and night, and will he delay toward them?

Modern King James verseion

And shall not God avenge His own elect who cry day and night to Him, though He has been long-suffering over them?

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And shall not God avenge his elect, which cry night and day unto him? Yea though he defer them:

Moffatt New Testament

And will not God see justice done to his elect who cry to him by day and night? Will he be tolerant to their opponents?

Montgomery New Testament

"And will not God see justice done to his elect who are crying unto him day and night, even if he seems to delay helping them?

NET Bible

Won't God give justice to his chosen ones, who cry out to him day and night? Will he delay long to help them?

New Heart English Bible

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

Noyes New Testament

And will not God avenge his chosen, who cry to him day and night, though he be slow to punish in their behalf?

Sawyer New Testament

And will not God execute the judgment of his elect, who cry day and night to him, even though he waits long on them?

The Emphasized Bible

And shall, God, in any wise not execute the vindication of his chosen ones, who are crying out to him day and night, although he beareth long with regard to them?

Thomas Haweis New Testament

And shall not God execute vengeance for his own elect, who cry out to him day and night, though he bear long with them?

Twentieth Century New Testament

And God--will not he see that his own People, who cry to him night and day, have justice done them--though he holds his hand?

Webster

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

Williams New Testament

And will not God give justice and protection to His chosen people who continue to cry to Him day and night, since He is so patient with them?

World English Bible

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

Worrell New Testament

And will not God avenge His elect, who are crying to Him day and night, and He is long suffering over them?

Worsley New Testament

and will not God do justice for his elect that cry to Him day and night, though He bear long with them.

Youngs Literal Translation

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?

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And
δέ 
De 
but, and, now, then, also, yet, yea, so, moreover, nevertheless, for, even, , not tr
Usage: 2184

ποιέω 
Poieo 
do, make, bring forth, commit, cause, work, show, bear, keep, fulfil, deal, perform, not tr, , vr do
Usage: 372

not
μή 
me 
not, no, that not, God forbid 9, lest, neither, no man , but, none, not translated,
Usage: 493

God
θεός 
theos 
Usage: 1151

ἐκδίκησις 
Ekdikesis 
Usage: 6


Usage: 0

ἐκλεκτός 
Eklektos 
Usage: 14


which, who, the things, the son,
Usage: 0

cry
βοάω 
Boao 
cry
Usage: 11

day
ἡμέρα 
hemera 
day, daily 9, time, not tr,
Usage: 287

and

and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0

νύξ 
Nux 
Usage: 52

πρός 
Pros 
unto, to, with, for, against, among, at, not tr, , vr to
Usage: 412

him

Usage: 0


and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0

he bear long
μακροθυμέω 
Makrothumeo 
Usage: 7

with
ἐπί 
Epi 
on, in, upon, unto, to,
Usage: 644

Devotionals

Devotionals about Luke 18:7

Devotionals containing Luke 18:7

Images Luke 18:7

Prayers for Luke 18:7

Context Readings

The Parable Of The Unjust Judge

6 And the Lord said, "Hear those words of the unjust judge. 7 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? 8 Yes, He will soon avenge their wrongs. Yet, when the Son of Man comes, will He find faith on earth?"

Cross References

Revelation 6:10

And now in loud voices they cried out, saying, "How long, O Sovereign Lord, the holy One and the true, dost Thou delay judgment and the taking of vengeance upon the inhabitants of the earth for our blood?"

Matthew 7:11

If you then, imperfect as you are, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in Heaven give good things to those who ask Him!

Luke 2:37

and then being a widow of eighty-four years. She was never absent from the Temple, but worshipped, by day and by night, with fasting and prayer.

Luke 11:13

If you then, with all your human frailty, know how to give your children gifts that are good for them, how much more certainly will your Father who is in Heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him!"

Romans 8:33

Who shall impeach those whom God has chosen? God declares them free from guilt.

Colossians 3:12

Clothe yourselves therefore, as God's own people holy and dearly loved, with tender-heartedness, kindness, lowliness of mind, meekness, long-suffering;

1 Thessalonians 3:10

while night and day, with intense earnestness, we pray that we may see your faces, and may bring to perfection whatever may be still lacking in your faith?

2 Thessalonians 1:6

A plain token of God's righteous judgement, I say, since it is a righteous thing for Him to requite with affliction those who are now afflicting you;

1 Timothy 5:5

A widow who is really in need, friendless and desolate, has her hopes fixed on God, and continues at her supplications and prayers, night and day;

2 Timothy 1:3

I thank God, whom I serve with a pure conscience--as my forefathers did--that night and day I unceasingly remember you in my prayers,

Titus 1:1

Paul, a bondservant of God and an Apostle of Jesus Christ for building up the faith of God's own people and spreading a full knowledge of the truths of religion,

Hebrews 10:35-37

Therefore do not cast from you your confident hope, for it will receive a vast reward.

2 Peter 3:9

The Lord is not slow in fulfilling His promise, in the sense in which some men speak of slowness. But He bears patiently with you, His desire being that no one should perish but that all should come to repentance.

Revelation 7:15

For this reason they stand before the very throne of God, and render Him service, day after day and night after night, in His sanctuary, and He who is sitting upon the throne will shelter them in His tent.

Revelation 18:20

Rejoice over her, O Heaven, and you saints and Apostles and Prophets; for God has taken vengeance upon her because of you."

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