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Luke 18:2 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 2. 2Saying, There was in a city a judge, which feared not God, neither regarded man:
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Quick Meaning
Luke 18:2 contributes the following verse-specific detail to “A Persistent Widow Confronts an Unjust Judge” at Luke 18:2: “Saying, There was in a city a judge, which feared not God, neither regarded man”.
Read It With
- Luke 18:1–18:8
Read Luke 18:2 with 18:1–18:8. In isolation, this contribution—contributes the following verse-specific detail to “A Persistent Widow Confronts an Unjust Judge” at Luke 18:2: “Saying, There was in a city a judge, which feared not God, neither regarded man”—can be detached from its speaker, audience, scene or teaching sequence, and outcome. The complete unit establishes: A widow repeatedly demands justice from a judge who fears neither God nor people; he acts to stop her pressure, and Jesus contrasts God's justice for the elect while asking whether the Son of Man will find faith.
Why This Verse Appears Here
Luke 18:2 contributes the following verse-specific detail to “A Persistent Widow Confronts an Unjust Judge” at Luke 18:2: “Saying, There was in a city a judge, which feared not God, neither regarded man”. This precise contribution belongs inside “A Persistent Widow Confronts an Unjust Judge” because A widow repeatedly demands justice from a judge who fears neither God nor people; he acts to stop her pressure, and Jesus contrasts God's justice for the elect while asking whether the Son of Man will find faith.
What Remains True
Luke 18:2 contributes the following verse-specific detail to “A Persistent Widow Confronts an Unjust Judge” at Luke 18:2: “Saying, There was in a city a judge, which feared not God, neither regarded man”. Read inside Luke 18:1–18:8, this contribution supports the unit's proportionate truth: A widow repeatedly demands justice from a judge who fears neither God nor people; he acts to stop her pressure, and Jesus contrasts God's justice for the elect while asking whether the Son of Man will find faith. Its use remains accountable to affected people and the unit's explicit boundary.
How It Can Shape Life
- Luke 18:2 contributes the following verse-specific detail to “A Persistent Widow Confronts an Unjust Judge” at Luke 18:2: “Saying, There was in a city a judge, which feared not God, neither regarded man”. Its faithful response is proportionate to that role: Persist in prayer and organize for justice when institutions fail vulnerable people; do not imitate coercive harassment or promise that every legal outcome will arrive quickly.
Continue in Context
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Read Luke 18:1–18:8 — A Persistent Widow Confronts an Unjust JudgeSources used for this Verse Lens
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Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
eBible.org and CrossWire Bible Society
USFM archive eng-kjv2006_usfm.zip; source files dated 2026-08-19; downloaded 2026-08-24; archive SHA-256 aec1b3b26c622fd3d963d2bbac963016b9513246ffbfa20da00bb100372ea007; normalized corpus SHA-256 09aef51d90488aa7b9722b3fd9a93f4b25f6bf2064c5fd798fb39673c300ddf2.
Supports: Exact displayed KJV wording, verse order, paragraph metadata, supplied-word markup, and coverage.
Exact location: Luke 18:1–18:8, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM-derived repository corpus
Open source ↗Greek textual evidence
The Greek New Testament: SBL Edition
Michael W. Holmes, editor; Society of Biblical Literature and Logos
Society of Biblical Literature and Logos Bible Software, 2010
Supports: Greek wording and sentence relations; the edition is not treated as a complete apparatus.
Exact location: Faithlife SBLGNT official repository, data/sblgnt/text/Luke.txt, 18:1–18:8
Open the Luke Greek text file ↗open translation and translator notes
NET Bible First Edition Notes: Luke
Biblical Studies Press
Biblical Studies Press, 2006
Supports: Verse-level translation, syntax, KJV-language clarification, historical notes, Synoptic parallels, and textual alternatives.
Exact location: NET Bible First Edition Luke PDF, exact tn/tc/sn entries attached to Luke 18:1–18:8
Open source ↗