Luke 18:6

“And the Lord said, etc.] The Lord Jesus Christ, who delivered out this parable to his disciples: hear what the unjust judge saith; and take encouragement from hence to be frequent and importunate in prayer with God; for if such a cruel, merciless, and unjust judge is to be wrought upon by importunity to do justice, who has no principle to influence him, how much more will not God, who is a just judge, the judge of widows, and of the oppressed, a God of great mercy and compassion, who delights in the prayers of his people, knows their cases, and is able to help them, and who has an interest in them, and they in him? how much more will not he regard their importunate requests, and arise, and…”

“the Lord--a name expressive of the authoritative style in which He interprets His own parable.”

“Hear ... - Give attention to this, and derive from it practical instruction. return to 'Top of Page'”