And he would not for a while: but afterward he said within himself, Though I fear not God, nor regard man;
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Gill's Exposition
And he would not for a while,.... He would give no ear to her cries, nor take her cause in hand, nor right her wrongs, and clear her of her adversary:
but afterward he said within himself; as he was…
For a while - Probably this means for a “considerable” time. It was his duty to attend to the claims of justice, but this was long delayed. Within himself - He thought, or came to a conclusion. Though…
Adam Clarke
He said within himself - How many actions which appear good have neither the love of God, nor that of our neighbor, but only self-love of the basest kind, for their principle and motive!
This parable has its key hanging at the door; the drift and design of it are prefixed. Christ spoke it with this intent, to teach us that men ought always to pray and not to faint, Luk 18:1. It…
Cambridge Bible
he said within himself The shamelessness with which he acknowledges his own sin renders it still more aggravated.
Though I fear not God, nor regard man -The creed of a powerful atheist." Bengel.