Regarded not (μη εντρεπομενος). Present middle participle of εντρεπω, old verb, to turn one on himself, to shame one, to reverence one. This was a …

A judge which feared not God. One appointed by law to determine causes brought before him. This judge had no reverence for God, and conseq…

There was in a city a judge.—These words have historical interest, as they testify to the general disorganization and corruption of justic…

And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint; saying, There was in a city a judge, which feare…

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

The designation “unjust judge” is similar to the idiom in 16:8, “the dishonest manager.” Therefore we should probably understand the judge to be a …

Saying, there was in a city a judge
In every city in the land of Israel, there was a sanhedrim, or court of judicatu…

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