Expositor's Bible Commentary Commentary Luke 18:7

"And shall not God avenge his elect, that cry to him day and night, and [yet] he is longsuffering over them?" — Luke 18:7 (ASV)

“Chosen ones” (GK 1723) is a term used throughout Scripture to describe those who, at the end of history, are marked out as on the victorious side (Matthew 24:31; Mark 13:27; Revelation 17:14). The point of the verse is that God patiently listens to his chosen ones as they pray in their continuing distress, waiting for the proper time to act on their behalf.