1. Jesus was telling them a parable about their need to pray continuously and not to be discouraged.
2. He said, "In a certain city there was a judge who neither feared God nor respected people.
3. In that city there was a widow who kept coming to him, asking, ‘Give me justice in this case against my adversary.’
4. For a while he refused but finally said to himself, I don’t fear God or respect people,
5. but I will give this widow justice because she keeps bothering me. Otherwise, there will be no end to her coming here and embarrassing me."
6. The Lord said, "Listen to what the unjust judge says.
7. Won’t God provide justice to his chosen people who cry out to him day and night? Will he be slow to help them?
8. I tell you, he will give them justice quickly. But when the Human One comes, will he find faithfulness on earth?"
9. Jesus told this parable to certain people who had convinced themselves that they were righteous and who looked on everyone else with disgust:
10. "Two people went up to the temple to pray. One was a Pharisee and the other a tax collector.