• Luke 18:8
    The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures

    • 8 λέγω I am saying ὑμῖν to YOU ὅτι that ποιήσει he will do τὴν the ἐκδίκησιν vengeance αὐτῶν of them ἐν in τάχει. quickness. πλὴν Besides ὁ the υἱὸς Son τοῦ of the ἀνθρώπου man ἐλθὼν having come ἆρα really εὑρήσει will he find τὴν the πίστιν faith ἐπὶ upon τῆς the γῆς; earth?

  • Luke Study Notes—Chapter 18
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)

    • 18:8

      this faith: Or “this kind of faith.” Lit., “the faith.” The use of the Greek definite article before the word “faith” indicates that Jesus was referring, not to faith in a general sense, but to a particular kind of faith, like that of the widow in Jesus’ illustration. (Lu 18:1-8) This would include having faith in the power of prayer as well as faith that God will cause justice to be done to his chosen ones. Jesus apparently left the question about faith unanswered so that his disciples would think about the quality of their own faith. The illustration about prayer and faith was particularly appropriate because Jesus had just been describing the tests his disciples would face.​—Lu 17:22-37.