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 spake also a simile to them, that it behoveth [us] always to pray, and not to faint,

2 saying, A certain judge was in a certain city -- God he is not fearing, and man he is not regarding --

3 and a widow was in that city, and she was coming unto him, saying, Do me justice on my opponent,

4 and he would not for a time, but after these things he said in himself, Even if God I do not fear, and man do not regard,

5 yet because this widow doth give me trouble, I will do her justice, lest, perpetually coming, she may plague me.

6 And the Lord said, Hear ye what the unrighteous judge saith:

7 and shall not God execute the justice to His choice ones, who are crying unto Him day and night -- bearing long in regard to them?

8 I say to you, that He will execute the justice to them quickly; but the Son of Man having come, shall he find the faith upon the earth?