Luke 18:5
Translations
King James Version (KJV)
Yet because this widow troubles me, I will avenge her, lest by her continual coming she weary me.
American King James Version (AKJV)
Yet because this widow troubles me, I will avenge her, lest by her continual coming she weary me.
American Standard Version (ASV)
yet because this widow troubleth me, I will avenge her, lest she wear me out by her continual coming.
Basic English Translation (BBE)
Because this widow is a trouble to me, I will give her her right; for if not, I will be completely tired out by her frequent coming.
Webster's Revision
Yet because this widow troubleth me, I will avenge her, lest by her continual coming she weary me.
World English Bible
yet because this widow bothers me, I will defend her, or else she will wear me out by her continual coming.'"
English Revised Version (ERV)
yet because this widow troubleth me, I will avenge her, lest she wear me out by her continual coming.
Clarke's Luke 18:5 Bible Commentary
She weary me - Ὑπωπιαζῃ με, Stun me. A metaphor taken from boxers, who bruise each other, and by beating each other about the face blacken the eyes. See 1 Corinthians 9:27.
