Luke 18
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Luke 18:9-14

9NowG1161 He alsoG2532 toldG3004 thisG3778 parableG3850 to someG5100 peopleG5100 who 1trustedG3982 in themselvesG1438 that they were righteousG1342, and 2viewedG1848 othersG3062 withG1848 contemptG1848: 10“TwoG1417 menG444 3wentG305 upG305 into the 4templeG2413 to prayG4336, oneG1520 a PhariseeG5330 and the otherG2087 a taxG5057 collectorG5057. 11The PhariseeG5330 5stoodG2476 and began prayingG4336 thisG3778 inG4314 regardG4314 toG4314 himselfG1438: ‘GodG2316, I thankG2168 You that I amG1510 not likeG5618 otherG3062 peopleG444: swindlersG727, crookedG94, adulterersG3432, orG2228 evenG2532 likeG5613 thisG3778 taxG5057 collectorG5057. 12I 6fastG3522 twiceG1364 a weekG4521; I 7payG586 tithesG586 of allG3956 that I getG2932.’ 13But the taxG5057 collectorG5057, 8standingG2476 someG3113 distanceG3113 awayG3113, 9was evenG3761 unwillingG3756G2309 to raiseG1869 his eyesG3788 towardG1519 heavenG3772, but 10was beatingG5180 his chestG4738, sayingG3004, ‘GodG2316, beG2433 11mercifulG2433 to me, the sinnerG268!’ 14I tellG3004 you, thisG3778 manG3778 wentG2597 to his houseG3624 justifiedG1344 ratherG3844 thanG3844 the otherG1565 oneG1565; 12for everyoneG3956 who exaltsG5312 himselfG1438 will be humbledG5013, but the one who humblesG5013 himselfG1438 will be exaltedG5312.”

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Notes

  1. 1. Luke 18:9 Luke 16:15 ↩
  2. 2. Luke 18:9 Rom 14:3, 10 ↩
  3. 3. Luke 18:10 1 Kin 10:5; 2 Kin 20:5, 8; Acts 3:1 ↩
  4. 4. Luke 18:10 I.e., the temple grounds ↩
  5. 5. Luke 18:11 Matt 6:5; Mark 11:25; Luke 22:41 ↩
  6. 6. Luke 18:12 Matt 9:14 ↩
  7. 7. Luke 18:12 Luke 11:42 ↩
  8. 8. Luke 18:13 Matt 6:5; Mark 11:25; Luke 22:41 ↩
  9. 9. Luke 18:13 Ezra 9:6 ↩
  10. 10. Luke 18:13 Luke 23:48 ↩
  11. 11. Luke 18:13 Or propitious ↩
  12. 12. Luke 18:14 Matt 23:12; Luke 14:11 ↩

Commentaries on Luke 18

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