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OET (OET-LV) And he_was_speaking a_parable to_them, because/for the way it_to_be_fitting always them to_be_praying and to_be_ not _losing_heart
OET (OET-RV) Then he told them another parable because it’s good to always be praying and not to be discouraged:
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / parables
ἔλεγεν δὲ παραβολὴν αὐτοῖς, πρὸς τὸ
˱he˲_/was/_speaking and /a/_parable ˱to˲_them for the_‹way›
Alternate translation: “Then Jesus told his disciples this story to help them understand that it was necessary”
18:1-8 The parable of the persistent widow follows naturally from Jesus’ teaching about coming troubles (17:20-37). Believers can face trials and persevere through persistent prayer.
OET (OET-LV) And he_was_speaking a_parable to_them, because/for the way it_to_be_fitting always them to_be_praying and to_be_ not _losing_heart
OET (OET-RV) Then he told them another parable because it’s good to always be praying and not to be discouraged:
Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Greek words that they’re translated from.
Acknowledgements: The SR Greek text, lemmas, morphology, and English gloss (7th line) are all thanks to the SR-GNT.