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Luke 18:8
Luke 18:8
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humiliation…Luke 18 — OverviewLuke 18 · Treasury of Scripture KnowledgeLuke 18:1, Of the importunate widow; Luke 18:9, Of the Pharisee and the publican; Luke 18:15, Of Children brought to Christ; Luke 18:18, A ruler would follow Christ, but is hindered by his riches; Luke 18:28, The reward…Luke 18:1-8Luke 18:1-8 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleThis parable has its key hanging at the door; the drift and design of
it are prefixed. Christ spoke it with this intent, to teach us that men
ought always to pray and not to faint, v. 1. It supposes that all God's…Luke 18:1-8Luke 18:1-8 · The Pulpit CommentaryThe importunate widow.
The importance which Christ attaches to prayer is evidenced by the frequency with which he recurs to it in his teaching, and the variety of his illustration of its duty and blessedness. The…Luke 18:1-14Luke 18:1-14 · The Pulpit CommentaryThe Lord speaks the two parables on prayer—the importunate widow, and the Pharisee and publican.Luke 18:1-14Luke 18:1-14 · The Pulpit CommentaryLessons in prayer.
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