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Luke 18:1-8
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The Parable of the Persistent Widow
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Then Jesus told his disciples a parable to show them that they should always pray and not give up.
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He said:
“In a certain town there was a judge who neither feared God nor cared what people thought.
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And there was a widow in that town who kept coming to him with the plea, ‘Grant me justice against my adversary.’
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“For some time he refused. But finally he said to himself, ‘Even though I don’t fear God or care what people think,
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yet because this widow keeps bothering me, I will see that she gets justice, so that she won’t eventually come and attack me!’ ”
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And the Lord said,
“Listen to what the unjust judge says.
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And will not God bring about justice for his chosen ones, who cry out to him day and night? Will he keep putting them off?
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I tell you, he will see that they get justice, and quickly. However, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on the earth?”
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Isaiah 40:31
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Luke 11:5-8
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Acts 1:14
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Romans 1:10
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Romans 12:12
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Ephesians 6:18
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Colossians 4:2
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1 Thessalonians 5:17
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Isaiah 1:17
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Luke 11:8
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Luke 7:13
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Exodus 22:23
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Psalms 88:1
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Revelation 6:10
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Matthew 8:20
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Matthew 16:27
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