Luke 18:1-8 Then Jesus told His disciples a parable for the purpose of showing them that they should pray continually and not become discouraged.

AUV⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹ Then Jesus told His disciples a parable for the purpose of showing them that they should pray continually and not become discouraged. ² He said, “There was a certain judge in this town who did not revere God nor respect man. ³ There was [also] a widow in that [same] town who kept coming to the judge saying, ‘Grant me a [favorable] judgment against my opponent.’ ⁴ And for some time the judge refused to do it. But finally he said to himself, ‘Even though I do not revere God or respect man, ⁵ I will grant her a [favorable] judgment because she keeps bothering me [about the matter] and is about to exhaust my patience by her persistent visits.’” ⁶ And the Lord said, “Listen to what [even] this unjust judge said [about the widow]. ⁷ 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? ⁸ I tell you, He will grant justice to them quickly. However, will the Son of man find [very many] believing people on the earth when He returns?”