The Parable of the Unjust Judge (also known as the Parable of the Importunate Widow or the Parable of the Persistent Widow), is one of the parables of Jesus which appears in only one of the Canonical gospels of the New Testament. According to the Gospel of Luke 18:1-8, a judge who is both irreligious and lacking compassion eventually agrees to do justice to a poor widow because she is so persistent in her demands.
This important parable demonstrates the need to pray and never give up. It is found immediately prior to the parable of the Pharisee and the Publican (also on prayer) and is similar in to the parable of the Friend at Night.
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—Bible: New Testament Jesus, in Matthew, 22:14.
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—Bible: New Testament Jesus, in Matthew, 25:21.
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—Bible: New Testament Jesus, in Matthew, 25:29.
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