Luke 18:4

Syriac Peshitta (NT Only)

ܘܠܳܐ ܨܳܒ݂ܶܐ ܗ݈ܘܳܐ ܙܰܒ݂ܢܳܐ ܣܰܓ݁ܺܝܳܐܐ ܒ݁ܳܬ݂ܰܪܟ݁ܶܢ ܕ݁ܶܝܢ ܐܶܡܰܪ ܒ݁ܢܰܦ݂ܫܶܗ ܐܶܢ ܡܶܢ ܐܰܠܳܗܳܐ ܠܳܐ ܕ݁ܳܚܶܠ ܐ݈ܢܳܐ ܘܡܶܢ ܒ݁ܢܰܝܢܳܫܳܐ ܠܳܐ ܡܶܬ݂ܟ݁ܰܚܰܕ݂ ܐ݈ܢܳܐ ܀

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

he said: Luke 12:17, Luke 16:3, Hebrews 4:12, Hebrews 4:13

Reciprocal: Genesis 42:18 - I fear God Exodus 18:21 - such as Judges 14:17 - she lay Psalms 73:9 - tongue Psalms 94:7 - they say Luke 7:39 - he spake Luke 12:18 - General Luke 18:2 - which Philippians 3:19 - whose glory

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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, and clear her of her adversary:

but afterward he said within himself; as he was considering the matter in his own mind, and reflecting on this woman's case and the frequent application she had made to him:

though I fear not God, nor regard man; a monster in iniquity he was, to say so of himself; for though the character belongs to many, there are few that are so impudent in sin, as to take it to themselves, and glory in it.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

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 delayed.

Within himself - He thought, or came to a conclusion.

Though I fear not ... - This contains the reason why he attended to the case at all. It was not from any regard to justice, or to the duties of his office. It was simply to avoid “trouble.” And yet his conduct in this case might have appeared very upright, and possibly might have been strictly according to law and to justice. How many actions are performed that “appear well,” when the doers of those actions know that they are mere hypocrisy! and how many actions are performed from the basest and lowest motives of “selfishness,” that have the appearance of external propriety and even of goodness!

She weary me - The word used here, in the original, is that which was employed to denote the wounds and bruises caused by “boxers,” who beat each other, and blacken their eyes, and disable them. See the notes at 1 Corinthians 9:27. Hence, it means any vexatious and troublesome importunity that takes the time, and disables from other employment.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Luke 18:4. He said within himself — How many actions which appear good have neither the love of God, nor that of our neighbour, but only self-love of the basest kind, for their principle and motive!