To the end that (προς το δειν).

With a view to the being necessary , προς and the articular infinitive. Th…

A parable. See Barnes on Matthew 13:3.

To this end. To show this.

Always. At all times. That is, we must n…

That men ought always to pray, and not to faint.—The latter of the two verbs is noticeable as being used…

And he spoke a parable to them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint;

Especially, not to faint in prayer, not…

Theophylact of Ohrid: Our Lord, having spoken of the coming trials and dangers, immediately adds their remedy: constant and…

This parable must be interpreted with reference to the theme of the return of our Lord in chapter 17, as v.8b makes clear. The story is not intende…

We know that perseverance in prayer is a rare and difficult attainment. It is a manifestation of our unbelief that when our first prayers are not s…

And he spoke a parable unto them
To his own disciples, as the Ethiopic version reads, in order to encourage them to …

All God's people are praying people. Here, earnest steadiness in prayer for spiritual mercies is taught. The widow's earnestness prevailed even wit…