Luke 18:2
King James Version
28 Jul 2026
“Saying, There was in a city a judge, which feared not God, neither regarded man:”
λέγω
To say, to speak with authority. Jesus said and it was so. When Jesus speaks everything listens. His words carry the weight of creation behind them.
κριτής
A judge
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κριτής
Judge, one who decides. Kritēs. God alone is the ultimate judge of all the earth. Be slow to occupy a seat that belongs to him.
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τὶς
a certain
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τὶς
Someone, anyone, something. Tis. Scripture often hinges on this small word: if anyone thirsts, let him come. The invitation is unrestricted. No one is excluded from the call.
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εἰμί
there was
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εἰμί
To be, to exist. Eimi. When God names himself I AM, he uses this word. Existence itself belongs to him. Ground your identity in the one who simply is.
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πόλις
city
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πόλις
City, town. Polis. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. The church is meant to be visible. Its light is for the community around it. Hide nothing. Let it shine.
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θεός
God
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θεός
God. Theos. In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God. The ultimate reality. The source of all existence. Personal knowable and present.
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φοβέω
fearing
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φοβέω
To fear, to be afraid, to reverence. Phobeo. Do not fear those who kill the body. Fear God and nothing else needs to be feared. He holds what every other fear threatens.
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ἐντρέπω
respecting.
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ἐντρέπω
to invert, i.e. (figuratively and reflexively) in a good sense, to respect; or in a bad one, to confound
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