Mazmur 56:9

56:9 My enemies will turn back when I cry out to you for help; ¹ 

I know that God is on my side. ² 

Lukas 18:1

Prayer and the Parable of the Persistent Widow

18:1 Then ³  Jesus ⁴  told them a parable to show them they should always ⁵  pray and not lose heart. ⁶ 

Lukas 18:1

Prayer and the Parable of the Persistent Widow

18:1 Then ⁷  Jesus ⁸  told them a parable to show them they should always ⁹  pray and not lose heart. ¹⁰ 

Titus 2:8

2:8 and a sound message that cannot be criticized, so that any opponent will be at a loss, ¹¹  because he has nothing evil to say about us.

Yakobus 5:16

5:16 So confess your sins to one another and pray for one another so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great effectiveness. ¹² 

[56:9]  ¹ tn Heb “then my enemies will turn back in the day I cry out.” The Hebrew particle אָז (’az, “then”) is probably used here to draw attention to the following statement.

[56:9]  ² tn Heb “this I know, that God is for me.”

[18:1]  ³ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

[18:1]  ⁴ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[18:1]  ⁵ tn Or “should pray at all times” (L&N 67.88).

[18:1]  ⁶ sn This is one of the few parables that comes with an explanation at the start: …they should always pray and not lose heart. It is part of Luke’s goal in encouraging Theophilus (1:4).

[18:1]  ⁷ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

[18:1]  ⁸ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[18:1]  ⁹ tn Or “should pray at all times” (L&N 67.88).

[18:1]  ¹⁰ sn This is one of the few parables that comes with an explanation at the start: …they should always pray and not lose heart. It is part of Luke’s goal in encouraging Theophilus (1:4).

[2:8]  ¹¹ tn Or “put to shame.”

[5:16]  ¹² tn Or “the fervent prayer of a righteous person is very powerful”; Grk “is very powerful in its working.”