Luke 18:5

“Yet because this widow troubleth me, etc.] By often knocking at his door, by loud cries and earnest entreaties, with strong arguments, and floods of tears, and could not easily be removed from his presence, or got out of his house: I will avenge her; I will hear her cause, do her justice, and deliver her from her troublesome adversary: lest by her continual coming she weary me: so that it was not from a conscience of duty in him, as a judge, or from a commiseration of the poor widow's case; but from a selfish end, for his own ease, in perfect agreement to his character, that his house might not be disturbed, and his ears stunned with her noise and cry, and he was pestered with her company…”

“continual coming--coming for ever.”

“For a while - Probably this means for a “considerable” time. It was his duty to attend to the claims of justice, but this was long delayed. Within himself - He thought, or came to a conclusion. Though I fear not ... - This contains the reason why he attended to the case at all. It was not from any regard to justice, or to the duties of his office. It was simply to avoid “trouble.” And yet his conduct in this case might have appeared very upright, and possibly might have been strictly according to law and to justice. How many actions are performed that “appear well,” when the doers of those actions know that they are mere hypocrisy! and how many actions are performed from the basest and…”

“18:5 driving me crazy: This colorful Greek expression literally means “striking the eye” or “giving me a black eye,” as in boxing. The sense is of wearing someone down through persistence.”

“because: Luk 11:8; Jdg 16:16; Sa2 13:24-27 weary: Luk 18:39; Mat 15:23; Mar 10:47, Mar 10:48 Luke 18:7”