NET Bible
"For a while he refused, but later on he said to himself,‘Though I neither fear God nor have regard for people,"
— Luke 18:4, NET Bible
“And he would not for a while: but afterward he said within himself, Though I fear not God, nor regard man;”
“And he would not for a while: but afterward he said within himself, Though I fear not God, nor regard man; ”
“He wouldn't for a while, but afterward he said to himself, 'Though I neither fear God, nor respect man,”
“And he would not for a long time. But afterwards he said within himself: Although I fear not God nor regard man,”
“And for a time he would not: but later, he said to himself, Though I have no fear of God or respect for man,”
“And he would not for a while: but afterward he said within himself, Though I fear not God, nor regard man;”
Prayer and the Parable of the Persistent Widow Then Jesus told them a parable to show them they should always pray and not lose heart.
He said,“In a certain city there was a judge who neither feared God nor respected people.
There was also a widow in that city who kept coming to him and saying,‘Give me justice against my adversary.’
For a while he refused, but later on he said to himself,‘Though I neither fear God nor have regard for people,
yet because this widow keeps on bothering me, I will give her justice, or in the end she will wear me out by her unending pleas.’”
And the Lord said,“Listen to what the unrighteous judge says!
Won’t God give justice to his chosen ones, who cry out to him day and night? Will he delay long to help them?