LUKE 18:3 Parallel Verse View

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Key: khaki:verbs, light-green:nominative/subject, orange:accusative/object, pink:genitive/possessor, cyan:dative/indirect object.
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ULT And there was a widow in that city, and she was coming to him, saying, ‘Vindicate me against my opponent.’

UST There was a widow in that city who kept coming to that judge, saying, ‘Please get justice for me against the man who is opposing me in court.’

BSB And there was a widow in that town who kept appealing to him, ‘Give me justice against my adversary.’

BLB And there was a widow in that city, and she was coming to him, saying, 'Avenge me of my adversary.'

AICNT And there was a widow in that city who kept coming to him and saying, ‘Give me justice against my adversary.’

OEB In the same town there was a widow who went to him again and again, and said “Grant me justice against my opponent.”

WEBBE A widow was in that city, and she often came to him, saying, ‘Defend me from my adversary!’

WMBB (Same as above)

NET There was also a widow in that city who kept coming to him and saying, ‘Give me justice against my adversary.’

LSV and a widow was in that city, and she was coming to him, saying, Do me justice on my opponent,

FBV “In the same town lived a widow who time and again went to the judge, saying, ‘Give me justice in the case against my enemy!’

TCNT There was also a widow in that city who kept coming to him and saying, ‘Give me justice against my adversary.’

T4T There was a widow in that city who kept coming to him, saying, ‘Please decide what is just in the dispute between me and the man who is opposing me in court!’

LEB And there was a widow in that town, and she kept coming to him, saying, ‘Grant me justice against my adversary!’

BBE And there was a widow in that town, and she kept on coming to him and saying, Give me my right against the man who has done me wrong.

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Wymth And in the same town was a widow who repeatedly came and entreated him, saying, "`Give me justice and stop my oppressor.'

ASV and there was a widow in that city; and she came oft unto him, saying, Avenge me of mine adversary.

DRA And there was a certain widow in that city, and she came to him, saying: Avenge me of my adversary.

YLT and a widow was in that city, and she was coming unto him, saying, Do me justice on my opponent,

Drby and there was a widow in that city, and she came to him, saying, Avenge me of mine adverse party.

RV and there was a widow in that city; and she came oft unto him, saying, Avenge me of mine adversary.

Wbstr And there was a widow in that city; and she came to him, saying, Avenge me of my adversary.

KJB-1769 And there was a widow in that city; and she came unto him, saying, Avenge me of mine adversary.

KJB-1611 And there was a widowe in that citie, and she came vnto him, saying, Auenge me of mine aduersarie:
(And there was a widow in that city, and she came unto him, saying, Auenge me of mine adversary:)

Bshps And there was a certayne widdowe in the same citie, and she came vnto him, saying: Auenge me of mine aduersarie.
(And there was a certain widow in the same city, and she came unto him, saying: Auenge me of mine adversary.)

Gnva And there was a widowe in that citie, which came vnto him, saying, Doe mee iustice against mine aduersarie.
(And there was a widow in that city, which came unto him, saying, Do me justice against mine adversary. )

Cvdl And in the same cite there was a wedowe, which came vnto him, and sayde: delyuer me fro myne aduersary.
(And in the same cite there was a wedowe, which came unto him, and said: deliver me from mine adversary.)

TNT And ther was a certayne wedowe in the same cite which came vnto him sayinge: avenge me of myne adversary.
(And there was a certain wedowe in the same cite which came unto him saying: avenge me of mine adversary. )

Wycl And a widowe was in that citee, and sche cam to hym, and seide, Venge me of myn aduersarie;
(And a widow was in that city, and she came to him, and said, Venge me of mine adversary;)

Luth Es war aber eine Witwe in derselbigen Stadt, die kam zu ihm und sprach: Rette mich von meinem Widersacher!
(It what/which but one Witwe in derselbigen city, the came to him and spoke: Rette me from my Widersacher!)

ClVg Vidua autem quædam erat in civitate illa, et veniebat ad eum, dicens: Vindica me de adversario meo.[fn]
(Vidua however quædam was in civitate illa, and he_was_coming to him, saying: Vindica me about adversario meo. )

18.3 Vidua autem. Hæc vidua potest habere similitudinem Ecclesiæ, quæ desolata videtur donec veniat Dominus, qui tamen in secreto etiam nunc curam ejus gerit. Vindica me. Cum justi pro persecutoribus orare moneantur, tamen de malis salva justitia hanc vindictam expetunt: ut pereant omnes mali, vel conversi ad justitiam, vel amissa per supplicium potestate quam nunc contra bonos quandiu hoc ipsum bonis expedit vel temporaliter aliquid possunt. Quem finem cum justi venire desiderant, quamvis pro inimicis orent, tamen non absurde vindictam desiderare dicuntur.

18.3 Vidua however. This vidua potest habere similitudinem Ecclesiæ, which desolata videtur until let_him_come Master, who tamen in secreto also now curam his gerit. Vindica me. Since justi for persecutoribus orare moneantur, tamen about malis salva justitia hanc vindictam expetunt: as pereant everyone mali, or conversi to justitiam, or amissa through supplicium potestate how now on_the_contrary bonos quandiu this ipsum bonis expedit or temporaliter aliquid possunt. Quem finem when/with justi venire desiderant, quamvis for inimicis orent, tamen not/no absurde vindictam desiderare dicuntur.

UGNT χήρα δὲ ἦν ἐν τῇ πόλει ἐκείνῃ, καὶ ἤρχετο πρὸς αὐτὸν λέγουσα, ἐκδίκησόν με ἀπὸ τοῦ ἀντιδίκου μου.
(ⱪaʸra de aʸn en taʸ polei ekeinaʸ, kai aʸrⱪeto pros auton legousa, ekdikaʸson me apo tou antidikou mou.)

SBL-GNT χήρα δὲ ἦν ἐν τῇ πόλει ἐκείνῃ καὶ ἤρχετο πρὸς αὐτὸν λέγουσα· Ἐκδίκησόν με ἀπὸ τοῦ ἀντιδίκου μου.
(ⱪaʸra de aʸn en taʸ polei ekeinaʸ kai aʸrⱪeto pros auton legousa; Ekdikaʸson me apo tou antidikou mou.)

TC-GNT χήρα δὲ ἦν ἐν τῇ πόλει ἐκείνῃ, καὶ ἤρχετο πρὸς αὐτόν, λέγουσα, Ἐκδίκησόν με ἀπὸ τοῦ ἀντιδίκου μου.
(ⱪaʸra de aʸn en taʸ polei ekeinaʸ, kai aʸrⱪeto pros auton, legousa, Ekdikaʸson me apo tou antidikou mou. )

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs, orange:accents differ (from our SR-GNT base).

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-participants

χήρα δὲ ἦν ἐν τῇ πόλει ἐκείνῃ

/a/_widow and was in ¬the city that

Jesus uses this phrase to introduce the other main character into the story. Alternate translation: [There was also a woman who lived in that city whose husband had died]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

χήρα

/a/_widow

A widow is a woman whose husband has died and who has not remarried. Jesus assumes that his disciples will know that in this culture, she would have had no one to protect her from anyone who was trying to take advantage of her. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could state that explicitly. Alternate translation: [a woman whose husband had died, and so she had no one to protect her]

ἤρχετο πρὸς αὐτὸν

˱she˲_/was/_coming to him

Here the Greek verb indicates repeated or continual action. Alternate translation: [she kept coming to the judge]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / quotesinquotes

λέγουσα, ἐκδίκησόν με ἀπὸ τοῦ ἀντιδίκου μου

saying avenge me of the opponent ˱of˲_me

If it would be helpful in your language, you could translate this so that there is not a quotation within a quotation. Alternate translation: [and asking him to make a fair ruling in her case against her opponent]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / imperative

ἐκδίκησόν με ἀπὸ τοῦ ἀντιδίκου μου

avenge me of the opponent ˱of˲_me

This is an imperative, but since the woman is not in a position to make a demand, it should be translated as a polite request rather than as a command. It may be helpful to add an expression such as “please” to make this clear. Alternate translation: [Please give me a fair ruling in my case against my opponent]

Note 5 topic: translate-unknown

τοῦ ἀντιδίκου μου

the opponent ˱of˲_me

The term opponent refers specifically to the opposing party in a lawsuit. It is not clear whether the widow is suing the man to protect her interests, or the man is suing the widow to try to take things from her unfairly. If your language has a specific term for a legal adversary, you could use it here.

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