Luke 18:9

Luke 18:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he spake this parable unto certain which trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others:
• New International Version (NIV)To some who were confident of their own righteousness and looked down on everyone else, Jesus told this parable:
• English Standard Version (ESV)He also told this parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and treated others with contempt:
• New King James Version (NKJV)Also He spoke this parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others:

Context of Luke 18:9

7Won’t God give his chosen people justice when they cry out to him for help day and night? Is he slow to help them? 8I can guarantee that he will give them justice quickly. But when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on earth?” Jesus also used this illustration with some who were sure that God approved of them while they looked down on everyone else. 10He said, “Two men went into the temple courtyard to pray. One was a Pharisee, and the other was a tax collector. 11The Pharisee stood up and prayed, ‘God, I thank you that I’m not like other people! I’m not a robber or a dishonest person. I haven’t committed adultery. I’m not even like this tax collector.

Luke 18:9 word by word

Εἶπεν δὲ καὶ πρός τινας τοὺς πεποιθότας ἐφ᾽ ἑαυτοῖς ὅτι εἰσὶν δίκαιοι καὶ ἐξουθενοῦντας τοὺς λοιποὺς τὴν παραβολὴν ταύτην.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Andδέde · thenG1161
• he spakeλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• ·καίkai · andG2532
• thisοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• parableπαραβολήparabolē · parableG3850
• untoπρόςpros · to/withG4314
• certainτιςtis · oneG5100
• trustedπείθωpeithō · to persuadeG3982
• inἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
• themselvesἑαυτοῦheautou · themselfG1438
• thatὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754
• they wereεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• righteousδίκαιοςdikaios · justG1342
• despisedἐξουθενέωexoutheneō · to rejectG1848
• othersλοιπόςloipoi · remainingG3062

Cross-references for Luke 18:9

• Luke 10:29But the man wanted to justify his question. So he asked Jesus, “Who is my neighbor?”
• Luke 15:29But he answered his father, ‘All these years I’ve worked like a slave for you. I’ve never disobeyed one of your commands. Yet, you’ve never given me so much as a little goat for a celebration with my friends.
• Luke 16:15So Jesus said to them, “You try to justify your actions in front of people. But God knows what’s in your hearts. What is important to humans is disgusting to God.
• Proverbs 30:12A certain kind of person thinks he is pure but is not washed from his own feces.
• Isaiah 65:5They said, “Stay away! Don’t touch me! I’m holier than you are.” They have become like smoke in my nose, like a smoldering fire all day long.
• Isaiah 66:5Listen to the Lord’s word, all who tremble at his word. Your relatives, who hate you and exclude you for my name’s sake, say, “Let the Lord show his glory; then we will see your joy.” But they will be put to shame.
• John 9:28The Jews yelled at him, “You’re his disciple, but we’re Moses’ disciples.
• Romans 7:9At one time I was alive without any laws. But when this commandment came, sin became alive
• Romans 9:31The people of Israel tried to gain God’s approval by obeying the laws in Moses’ Teachings, but they did not reach their goal.
• Romans 10:3They don’t understand ⌞how to receive⌟ God’s approval. So they try to set up their own way to get it, and they have not accepted God’s way for receiving his approval.
• Philippians 3:4although I could have confidence in my physical qualifications. If anyone else thinks that he can trust in something physical, I can claim even more.
• Luke 18:11The Pharisee stood up and prayed, ‘God, I thank you that I’m not like other people! I’m not a robber or a dishonest person. I haven’t committed adultery. I’m not even like this tax collector.
• Luke 7:39The Pharisee who had invited Jesus saw this and thought, “If this man really were a prophet, he would know what sort of woman is touching him. She’s a sinner.”
• Luke 15:2But the Pharisees and the experts in Moses’ Teachings complained, “This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.”
• Luke 19:7But the people who saw this began to express disapproval. They said, “He went to be the guest of a sinner.”
• John 7:47The Pharisees asked the temple guards, “Have you been deceived too?

Commentaries on Luke 18:9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9Despised - , Disdained, made nothing of others, treated them with sovereign contempt. Our Lord grants that the Pharisees made clean the outside: but, alas! what pride, vain glory, and contempt for others, were lodged within!Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9Unto certain - Unto some. Which trusted in themselves - Who confided in themselves, or who supposed that they were righteous. They did not trust to God or the Messiah for righteousness, but to their own works. They vainly supposed they had themselves complied with the demands of the law of God. Despised others - Others who were not as externally righteous as themselves. This was the character of the Pharisees. They trusted in their outward conformity to…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 9-14Verses 9-14 This parable was to convince some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others. God sees with what disposition and design we come to him in holy ordinances. What the Pharisee said, shows that he trusted to himself that he was righteous. We may suppose he was free from gross and scandalous sins. All this was very well and commendable. Miserable is the condition of those who come short of the righteousness of this…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9-14The topic of prayer (18:1–8) leads into this parable about the right attitude for approaching God.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 9-1411-12. stood--as the Jews in prayer (Mr 11:25). God, &c.--To have been kept from gross iniquities was undoubtedly a just cause of thankfulness to God; but instead of the devoutly humble, admiring frame which this should inspire, the Pharisee arrogantly severs himself from the rest of mankind, as quite above them, and, with a contemptuous look at the poor publican, thanks God that he has not to stand afar off like him, to hang down his head like a bulrush…Read the comment

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• Bigotry
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• Publicans
• Self-Righteousness
• Works

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Commentaries on Luke 18

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings