Catholic Public Domain Version
"But there was a certain widow in that city, and she went to him, saying, ‘Vindicate me from my adversary.’ "
— Luke 18:3, Catholic Public Domain Version
“And there was a widow in that city; and she came unto him, saying, Avenge me of mine adversary.”
“and there was a widow in that city; and she came oft unto him, saying, Avenge me of mine adversary. ”
“A widow was in that city, and she often came to him, saying, 'Defend me from my adversary!'”
“There was also a widow in that city who kept coming to him and saying,‘Give me justice against my adversary.’”
“And there was a certain widow in that city; and she came to him, saying: Avenge me of my adversary.”
“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.”
“And there was a widow in that city; and she came unto him, saying, Avenge me of mine adversary.”
Now he also told them a parable, that we should continually pray and not cease,
saying: “There was a certain judge in a certain city, who did not fear God and did not respect man.
But there was a certain widow in that city, and she went to him, saying, ‘Vindicate me from my adversary.’
And he refused to do so for a long time. But afterwards, he said within himself: ‘Even though I do not fear God, nor respect man,
yet because this widow is pestering me, I will vindicate her, lest by returning, she may, in the end, wear me out.’ ”
Then the Lord said: “Listen to what the unjust judge said.