Yet (γε). Delicate intensive particle of deep feeling as here.

Because this widow troubleth me (δια το παρ…

For a while. Probably this means for a considerable time. It was his duty to attend to the claims of justice, but this was long d…

Lest by her continual coming she weary me.—This latter verb is again one that takes its place in the vocabulary of …

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 words “wear me out” (lit., “to give a black eye to”) probably relate to the common idiom in eastern countries, where to have one’s face blacken…

Yet because this widow troubleth me
By often knocking at his door, by loud cries and earnest entreaties, with strong…

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