Luke 18:9
And he spoke also to some, who trusted in themselves that they were righteous and made nothing of all the rest [of men], this parable:
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
10Two men went up into the temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, and the other a tax-gatherer.
Cross References
Proverbs 30:12there is a generation that are pure in their own eyes, yet are not washed from their filthiness;
Isaiah 66:5Hear the word of Jehovah, ye that tremble at his word: Your brethren that hated you, that cast you out for my name's sake, said, Let Jehovah be glorified, and let us see your joy! but they shall be ashamed.
Luke 10:29But he, desirous of justifying himself, said to Jesus, And who is my neighbour?
Luke 15:29But he answering said to his father, Behold, so many years I serve thee, and never have I transgressed a commandment of thine; and to me hast thou never given a kid that I might make merry with my friends:
Luke 18:11The Pharisee, standing, prayed thus to himself: God, I thank thee that I am not as the rest of men, rapacious, unjust, adulterers, or even as this tax-gatherer.
John 7:47The Pharisees therefore answered them, Are ye also deceived?
Matthew Henry on Luke 18:2-9
The Unjust Judge. 1 And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint; 2 Saying, There was in a city a judge, which feared not God, neither regarded man: 3 And there was a widow in that city; and she came unto him, saying, Avenge me of mine adversary. 4 And he would not for a while: but afterward he said within himself, Though I fear not God, nor regard man; 5 Yet because this widow troubleth me, I will avenge her, lest by her continual coming she weary me. 6 And the… Read the whole commentary →