11 translations · Greek
Luke 18:1
He also spoke a parable to them that they must always pray, and not give up,
Luke 18:1 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- He also spoke a parable to them that they must always pray, and not give up,
- KJV King James Version
- And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint;
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- Then Jesus told them a parable about their need to pray at all times and not lose heart:
- ASV American Standard Version
- And he spake a parable unto them to the end that they ought always to pray, and not to faint;
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- And He also spoke an allegory to them, that it is always necessary to pray and not to faint,
- FBV Free Bible Version
- Jesus told them this story to encourage them to pray at all times, and not to become discouraged.
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- And he spake also a simile to them, that it behoveth [us] always to pray, and not to faint,
- DBY Darby Translation
- And he spoke also a parable to them to the purport that they should always pray and not faint,
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- And he spoke a parable to them to this end , that men ought always to pray, and not to faint;
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- He also spoke a parable to them that they must always pray and not give up,
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- And he spoke also a parable to them, that we ought always to pray, and not to faint,
The Greek words
Each word of the Greek text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ἔλεγεν | Elegen | [Jesus] told | G2036 εἶπον to say |
| δὲ | de | Then | G1161 δέ then |
| παραβολὴν | parabolēn | a parable | G3850 παραβολή parable |
| αὐτοῖς | autois | them | G846 αὐτός it/s/he |
| πρὸς | pros | about | G4314 πρός to/with |
| τὸ | to | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| δεῖν | dein | need | G1163 δεῖ be necessary |
| πάντοτε | pantote | at all times | G3842 πάντοτε always |
| προσεύχεσθαι | proseuchesthai | to pray | G4336 προσεύχομαι to pray |
| αὐτοὺς | autous | their | G846 αὐτός it/s/he |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 καί and |
| μὴ | mē | not | G3361 μή not |
| ἐνκακεῖν | enkakein | lose heart | G1573 ἐκκακέω to lose heart |
Related verses
- Colossians 4:2
Continue steadfastly in prayer, watching therein with thanksgiving;
- Romans 12:12
rejoicing in hope; enduring in troubles; continuing steadfastly in prayer;
- 1 Thessalonians 5:17
Pray without ceasing.
- Philippians 4:6
In nothing be anxious, but in everything, by prayer and petition with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God.
- Ephesians 6:18
with all prayer and requests, praying at all times in the Spirit, and being watchful to this end in all perseverance and requests for all the saints:
- Psalm 55:16–17
As for me, I will call on God. Yahweh will save me. Evening, morning, and at noon, I will cry out in distress. He will hear my voice.
- Jeremiah 29:12
You shall call on me, and you shall go and pray to me, and I will listen to you.
- Luke 21:36
Therefore be watchful all the time, praying that you may be counted worthy to escape all these things that will happen, and to stand before the Son of Man.”
- Galatians 6:9
Let us not be weary in doing good, for we will reap in due season, if we don’t give up.
- Psalm 86:3
Be merciful to me, Lord, for I call to you all day long.
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
1 He also spoke a parable to them that they must always pray, and not give up,
2 saying, “There was a judge in a certain city who didn’t fear God, and didn’t respect man.
3 A widow was in that city, and she often came to him, saying, ‘Defend me from my adversary!’
Read all of Luke 18 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
Each translation is shown as its source prints it, in its own verse numbering; where an edition numbers this verse differently, its own reference is given. The World English Bible, King James Version and Berean Standard Bible link to their chapter pages. Edition notes.
Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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