The Parable of the Persistent Widow
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And he spake a parable unto them to the end that they ought always to pray, and not to faint;
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saying, There was in a city a judge, who feared not God, and regarded not man:
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and there was a widow in that city; and she came oft unto him, saying, Avenge me of mine adversary.
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And he would not for a while: but afterward he said within himself, Though I fear not God, nor regard man;
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yet because this widow troubleth me, I will avenge her, lest she wear me out by her continual coming.
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And the Lord said, Hear what the unrighteous judge saith.
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And shall not God avenge his elect, that cry to him day and night, and yet he is longsuffering over them?
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I say unto you, that he will avenge them speedily. Nevertheless, when the Son of man cometh, shall he find faith on the earth?
Bible text: American Standard Version (1901) · Public domain