Then ¹  Jesus ²  told them a parable to show them they should always ³  pray and not lose heart. ⁴ 

biblegateway Luk 18:1

Now He was telling them a parable to show that at all times they ought to pray and not to lose heart,

He then told them a parable on the need for them to pray always and not become discouraged:

And he told them a parable to [show that] they must always pray and not be discouraged,

biblegateway Luk 18:1

Then Jesus told his disciples a parable to show them that they should always pray and not give up.

And he told them a parable to the effect that they ought always to pray and not lose heart.

bibleoremus Luk 18:1

Then Jesus told them a parable about their need to pray always and not to lose heart.

HE told them a parable to show that they should keep on praying and never lose heart:

biblegateway Luk 18:1

Then He spoke a parable to them, that men always ought to pray and not lose heart,

And he spake a parable unto them [to this end], that men ought always to pray, and not to faint;

biblegateway Luk 18:1

Then ¹  Jesus ²  told them a parable to show them they should always ³  pray and not lose heart. ⁴ 

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

² tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

³ tn Or “should pray at all times” (L&N 67.88).

⁴ 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).