Escape

LUKE CHAPTER 18
Teaching concerning Persistent Prayer
Chapter 18:1-8

1 And He told them a parable to the end that they ought always to pray and not lose heart,

2 Saying, There was a certain judge in a certain city who did not fear God and did not regard man.

3 And there was a widow in that city, and she kept coming to him, saying, Avenge me of my opponent.

4 And for a time he would not; but afterward he said within himself, Even though I do not fear God nor regard man,

5 Yet because this widow causes me trouble, I will avenge her, lest by continually coming she wear me out.

6 And the Lord said, Hear what the unrighteous judge says.

7 And will not God by all means carry out the avenging of His chosen ones, who cry to Him day and night, though He is long-suffering over them?

8 I tell you that He will carry out their avenging quickly. Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will He find faith on the earth? More