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33 lines
740 B
Markdown
(Jesus continues telling his parable.)
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## widow ##
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A widow is a woman whose husband has died. Jesus' hearers would have thought of her as without defense against evildoers.
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## help me get justice against ##
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This could be translated as "punish" or "grant me retribution against."
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## my opponent ##
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"my enemy" or "the person who is trying to harm me." This is an opponent in a lawsuit. It is not clear whether the woman is suing the man or the man is suing the woman.
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## fear God ##
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"revere God"
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## man ##
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This refers here to "people" in general.
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## causes me trouble ##
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This can also be translated as "bothers me."
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## wear me out ##
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<b>wear me out <b>- "exhaust me"
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## by her constant coming ##
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"by continually coming to me" |