Luke 18:9
And he tolde this parable vnto certayne which trusted in them selues, that they were perfect, and despised other.
Bible (Bishops')
In The King James Version
In Context
10Two men went vp into the temple to pray: the one a pharisee, and the other a publicane.
Cross References
Proverbs 30:12There is a generation that thynke them selues cleane, and yet is not cleansed from their filthinesse.
Isaiah 66:5Heare the worde of God all ye that feare the thyng which he speaketh: Your brethren that hate you and cast you out for my name sake, say, The Lorde is heynous agaynst vs: but you shall see hym in ioy, when they shalbe confounded.
Luke 10:29But he, wyllyng to iustifie hym selfe, said vnto Iesus: and who is my neighbour?
Luke 15:29He aunswered and sayde to his father: Lo, these many yeres haue I done thee seruice, neither brake I at any tyme thy commaundement, and yet thou neuer gauest me a kidde to make mery with my friendes:
Luke 18:11The pharisee stoode and prayed thus with hym selfe: God, I thanke thee, that I am not as other men are, extortioners, vniust, adulterers, or as this publicane.
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 →