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He wouldn`t for a while, but afterward he said to himself, `Though I don`t fear God, nor respect man,
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A Portrait of Wickedness
Commentators emphasize that the judge isn't just flawed; he is profoundly wicked and self-aware. He openly admits to himself, "I fear not God, nor regard man." Scholars like Charles Ellicott note he is past hypocrisy, and John Gill calls him a "monster in iniquity." This extreme character is crucial for the parable's contrast with God's perfect goodness.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
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…
He would not (ουκ ηθελεν). Imperfect tense of continued refusal.
Though (ε κα). Concerning sentence, not κ…
19th Century
Anglican
He would not for a while.—The judge was callous and dead to pity, even for that extremest wretchedness. The pleadings of …
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Baptist
And he would not for a while –
He had plenty of applicants who could pay him better than this poor woman could, so he disregarded h…
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…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And he would not for a while He would give no ear to her cries, nor take her cause in hand, nor right her wrongs, an…
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