1 Jeesus esitti opetuslapsille vertauksen opettaakseen, että aina tulee rukoilla, koskaan lannistumatta:

3 Samassa kaupungissa eli myös leskivaimo, joka tavan takaa tuli tuomarin luo pyytämään: 'Ratkaise jo asiani, tuomitse riitapuoleni.'

4 Pitkään aikaan tuomari ei suostunut. Sitten hän kuitenkin ajatteli: 'Kaukana siitä, että pelkäisin Jumalaa tai piittaisin ihmisistä,

7 Tottahan sitten Jumala hankkii oikeuden valituilleen, jotka päivin ja öin huutavat häntä avuksi. Hänkö viivyttäisi apuaan?

1 And he spoke also a parable to them to the purport that they should always pray and not faint,

2 saying, There was a judge in a city, not fearing God and not respecting man:

3 and there was a widow in that city, and she came to him, saying, Avenge me of mine adverse party.

4 And he would not for a time; but afterwards he said within himself, If even I fear not God and respect not man,

5 at any rate because this widow annoys me I will avenge her, that she may not by perpetually coming completely harass me.

6 And the Lord said, Hear what the unjust judge says.

7 And shall not God at all avenge his elect, who cry to him day and night, and he bears long as to them?

8 I say unto you that he will avenge them speedily. But when the Son of man comes, shall he indeed find faith on the earth?