Luke 18:8
I tell you that he will avenge them speedily. Nevertheless when the Son of man cometh, shall he find faith on the earth?
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Study Note
'Nevertheless when the Son of man cometh, shall he find faith on the earth?' — the rhetorical question appended to the Parable of the Persistent Widow reframes the entire parable's meaning: the issue is not whether God will vindicate the elect quickly (verse 7), but whether his elect will still be praying persistently when vindication arrives. The question implies that the interval before the Parousia will be characterized by faith's erosion under the pressure of seemingly unanswered prayer, making the parable a preparation for eschatological waiting rather than a guarantee of rapid answers to any petition. The verse has generated much reflection in Christian spirituality on the nature of persevering prayer as a mark of genuine faith.
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I say unto you, that he will avenge them speedily. Nevertheless, when the Son of man cometh, shall he find faith on the earth?
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?'
I say to you that he will quickly do right in their cause. But when the Son of man comes, will there be any faith on earth?
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