Luke 18:10

Luke 18:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Two men went up into the temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, and the other a publican.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"Two men went up into the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector.
• New Living Translation (NLT)“Two men went to the Temple to pray. One was a Pharisee, and the other was a despised tax collector.

Context of Luke 18:10

8I tell you, he will see that they get justice, and quickly. However, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on the earth?” 9To some who were confident of their own righteousness and looked down on everyone else, Jesus told this parable: “Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. 11The Pharisee stood by himself and prayed: ‘God, I thank you that I am not like other people—robbers, evildoers, adulterers—or even like this tax collector. 12I fast twice a week and give a tenth of all I get.’

Luke 18:10 word by word

Ἄνθρωποι δύο ἀνέβησαν εἰς τὸ ἱερὸν προσεύξασθαι, ὁ εἷς Φαρισαῖος καὶ ὁ ἕτερος τελώνης.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Twoδύοduo · twoG1417
• menἄνθρωποςanthrōpos · a humanG444
• went upἀναβαίνωanabainō · to ascendG305
• intoεἰςeis · towardG1519
• the templeἱερόνhieron · templeG2411
• to prayπροσεύχομαιproseuchomai · to prayG4336
• the oneεἷςheis · oneG1520
• a PhariseeΦαρισαῖοςPharisaios · PhariseeG5330
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• the otherἕτεροςheteros · otherG2087
• a publicanτελώνηςtelōnēs · tax collectorG5057

Cross-references for Luke 18:10

• Luke 1:9he was chosen by lot, according to the custom of the priesthood, to go into the temple of the Lord and burn incense.
• Luke 19:46“It is written,” he said to them, “ ‘My house will be a house of prayer’; but you have made it ‘a den of robbers.’”
• 1 Kings 8:30Hear the supplication of your servant and of your people Israel when they pray toward this place. Hear from heaven, your dwelling place, and when you hear, forgive.
• Acts 3:1One day Peter and John were going up to the temple at the time of prayer—at three in the afternoon.
• Luke 7:29(All the people, even the tax collectors, when they heard Jesus’ words, acknowledged that God’s way was right, because they had been baptized by John.
• Matthew 21:31“Which of the two did what his father wanted?” “The first,” they answered. Jesus said to them, “Truly I tell you, the tax collectors and the prostitutes are entering the kingdom of God ahead of you.
• Acts 23:6Then Paul, knowing that some of them were Sadducees and the others Pharisees, called out in the Sanhedrin, “My brothers, I am a Pharisee, descended from Pharisees. I stand on trial because of the hope of the resurrection of the dead.”
• Acts 26:5They have known me for a long time and can testify, if they are willing, that I conformed to the strictest sect of our religion, living as a Pharisee.
• Philippians 3:5circumcised on the eighth day, of the people of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of Hebrews; in regard to the law, a Pharisee;

Commentaries on Luke 18:10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10A Pharisee - For a description of the Pharisees and their tenets, see on Matthew 16:1; (note). Publican - See an account of these on Matthew 5:46; (note). Both these persons went to the temple to pray, i.e. to worship God: they were probably both Jews, and felt themselves led by different motives to attend at the temple, at the hour of prayer: the one to return thanks for the mercies he had received; the other to implore that grace which alone could…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10The temple - Into one of the courts of the temple - the court where prayer was commonly offered. See the notes at Matthew 21:12. A Pharisee - See the notes at Matthew 3:7. Publican - See the notes at Matthew 5:46.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. 10a tax collector: See study note on 3:12.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

Topics related to Luke 18:10

• Bigotry
• Church
• Confidence
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Penitent
• Publicans
• Repentance
• Self-Righteousness
• Temple
• Works
• Worship

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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