Now Jesus was telling the disciples a parable to make the point that at all times they ought to pray and not give up and lose heart.

In a certain city there was a judge who did not fear God and had no respect for man. There was a desperate widow in that city and she kept coming to him.

Jesus told them a parable to the effect that they ought always to pray and not to [a] turn coward (faint, lose heart, and give up).

Jesus told them a parable to the effect that they ought always to pray and not to turn coward (faint, lose heart, and give up).

1Now Jesus was telling the disciples a parable to make the point that at all times they ought to pray and not give up and lose heart, 2saying, “In a certain ...

Luke 18:1-8 contains the Parable of the Persistent Widow. Luke prefaces Jesus' narration of the story of the widow's pestering of the unjust judge.

The Parable of the Persistent Widow (Luke 18:1-8) teaches the necessity of patient, persistent, and persevering prayer, much like the Parable of the Persistent ...

The Parable of the Widow and the Unjust Judge. 18Then Jesus * told them a parable about their need to pray always and not to lose heart.

The powerful and just God takes the place of the unjust judge in the end, granting justice to his vulnerable, chosen ones who cry to him day and night. There is ...

Now Jesus was telling the disciples a parable to make the point that at all times they ought to pray and not give up and lose heart.