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 justice to his chosen ones, who cry out to him day and night? Will he delay long to help them? 8I tell you, he will give them justice speedily. Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on earth?” Jesus also told this parable to some who were confident that they were righteous and looked down on everyone else. 10“Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. 11The Pharisee stood and prayed about himself like this: ‘God, I thank you that I am not like other people: extortionists, unrighteous people, adulterers – or 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 expert, wanting to justify himself, said to Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”
• Luke 15:29but he answered his father, ‘Look! These many years I have worked like a slave for you, and I never disobeyed your commands. Yet you never gave me even a goat so that I could celebrate with my friends!
• Luke 16:15But Jesus said to them, “You are the ones who justify yourselves in men’s eyes, but God knows your hearts. For what is highly prized among men is utterly detestable in God’s sight.
• Proverbs 30:12There is a generation who are pure in their own eyes and yet are not washed from their filthiness.
• Isaiah 65:5They say, ‘Keep to yourself! Don’t get near me, for I am holier than you!’ These people are like smoke in my nostrils, like a fire that keeps burning all day long.
• Isaiah 66:5Hear the word of the Lord, you who respect what he has to say! Your countrymen, who hate you and exclude you, supposedly for the sake of my name, say, “May the Lord be glorified, then we will witness your joy.” But they will be put to shame.
• John 9:28They heaped insults on him, saying, “You are his disciple! We are disciples of Moses!
• Romans 7:9And I was once alive apart from the law, but with the coming of the commandment sin became alive
• Romans 9:31but Israel even though pursuing a law of righteousness did not attain it.
• Romans 10:3For ignoring the righteousness that comes from God, and seeking instead to establish their own righteousness, they did not submit to God’s righteousness.
• Philippians 3:4– though mine too are significant. If someone thinks he has good reasons to put confidence in human credentials, I have more:
• Luke 18:11The Pharisee stood and prayed about himself like this: ‘God, I thank you that I am not like other people: extortionists, unrighteous people, adulterers – or even like this tax collector.
• Luke 7:39Now when the Pharisee who had invited him saw this, he said to himself, “If this man were a prophet, he would know who and what kind of woman this is who is touching him, that she is a sinner.”
• Luke 15:2But the Pharisees and the experts in the law were complaining, “This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.”
• Luke 19:7And when the people saw it, they all complained, “He has gone in to be the guest of a man who is a sinner.”
• John 7:47Then the Pharisees answered, “You haven’t been deceived too, have you?

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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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