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Luke 18:1

And he [Jesus] then told a parable to show them [the disciples] that it is necessary to always pray (worship, commune with God) and not lose heart (not give up; literally: "not yield to evil" – Gk. me egkakeo).
[This parable is related to the question of the time before Jesus returns in the previous paragraph (Luke 17:22–37) and in the conclusion here when "he returns," see verse 8. Part of the content of the prayers is certainly "Let your kingdom come," see Luke 11:2. Prayer and personal communion with God are necessary in order not to give up, see also Luke 21:36; 2 Cor. 4:1; 1 Tim. 2:1.]
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Nestle-Aland (NA)

Ἔλεγεν   δὲ   παραβολὴν   αὐτοῖς   πρὸς   τὸ   δεῖν   πάντοτε   προσεύχεσθαι   αὐτοὺς   καὶ   μὴ   ἐγκακεῖν  

Textus Receptus (TR)

Ἔλεγεν   δὲ   καὶ   παραβολὴν   αὐτοῖς   πρὸς   τὸ   δεῖν   πάντοτε   προσεύχεσθαι   αὐτοὺς   καὶ   μὴ   ἐγκακεῖν  

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Both NA and TR have 13 words, however there are differences between the texts.


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Strongs nr Greek English Grammar Code
G3004
 Ἔλεγεν (Elegen)
 He was speaking
VERB Verb
imp. active ind. imperfect active indicative
sing. third person singular
V-IAI-3S
G1161
 δὲ (de)
 then
Conj. Conjunktion
 CONJ
G3850
 παραβολὴν (parabolen)
 a parable
Noun Noun
acc. sing. ♀ accusative singular feminine
N-ASF
G0846
 αὐτοῖς (aytois)
 to them
Personal Pron. Personal Pronoun
dative pl. ♂ dative plural masculine
P-DPM
G4314
 πρὸς (pros)
 about
Preposition Preposition
 PREP
G3588
 τὸ (to)
 it
Definite article Definite article
acc. sing. neut. accusative singular Neutral
T-ASN
G1163
 δεῖν (dein)
 needing
VERB Verb
pres. active inf. present active infinitive
V-PAN
G3842
 πάντοτε (pantote)
 always
Adverb Adverb
 ADV
G4336
 προσεύχεσθαι (proseychesthai)
 to pray
VERB Verb
pres. middle dep. inf. present middle or passive deponent infinitive
V-PNN
G0846
 αὐτοὺς (aytoys)
 they
Personal Pron. Personal Pronoun
acc. pl. ♂ accusative plural masculine
P-APM
G2532
 καὶ (kai)
 and
Conj. Conjunktion
 CONJ
G3361
 μὴ (me)
 not
Particle Particle
Nominative Nominative
 PRT-N
G1573
 ἐγκακεῖν (egkakein)
 to lose heart,
VERB Verb
pres. active inf. present active infinitive
V-PAN

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