Luke 18:3-9

³and a widow was in that city, and she was coming unto him, saying, Do me justice on my opponent,

⁴and he would not for a time, but after these things he said in himself, Even if God I do not fear, and man do not regard,

⁵yet because this widow doth give me trouble, I will do her justice, lest, perpetually coming, she may plague me.'

⁶And the Lord said, 'Hear ye what the unrighteous judge saith:

⁷and shall not God execute the justice to His choice ones, who are crying unto Him day and night — bearing long in regard to them?

⁸I 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?'

⁹And he spake also unto certain who have been trusting in themselves that they were righteous, and have been despising the rest, this simile: