Luke 18:1 in Other Translations
King James Version (KJV)
And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint;
American Standard Version (ASV)
And he spake a parable unto them to the end that they ought always to pray, and not to faint;
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
And he made a story for them, the point of which was that men were to go on making prayer and not get tired;
Darby English Bible (DBY)
And he spoke also a parable to them to the purport that they should always pray and not faint,
World English Bible (WEB)
He also spoke a parable to them that they must always pray, and not give up,
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
And he spake also a simile to them, that it behoveth `us' always to pray, and not to faint,
| And | Ἔλεγεν | elegen | A-lay-gane |
| he spake | δὲ | de | thay |
| a | καὶ | kai | kay |
| parable | παραβολὴν | parabolēn | pa-ra-voh-LANE |
| them unto | αὐτοῖς | autois | af-TOOS |
| πρὸς | pros | prose | |
| that end, this to | τὸ | to | toh |
| men ought | δεῖν | dein | theen |
| always | πάντοτε | pantote | PAHN-toh-tay |
| pray, to | προσεύχεσθαι | proseuchesthai | prose-AFE-hay-sthay |
| and | καὶ | kai | kay |
| not | μὴ | mē | may |
| to faint; | ἐκκακεῖν, | ekkakein | ake-ka-KEEN |