Luke 18:9
And he put forthe this similitude vnto certayne which trusted in the selves that they were perfecte and despysed other.
Tyndale New Testament
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In Context
10Two men went vp into the temple to praye: the one a pharise and the other a publican.
Cross References
Luke 10:29He willinge to iustifie him silfe sayde vnto Iesus: Who is then my neghbour?
Luke 15:29He answered and sayde to his father: Loo these many yeares have I done the service nether brake at eny tyme thy commaundment and yet gavest thou me never soo moche as a kyd to make mery with my lovers:
Luke 18:11The pharise stode and prayed thus with him selfe. God I thanke the that I am not as other men are extorsioners vniuste advoutrers or as this publican.
John 7:47Then answered the the pharises: are ye also disceaved?
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 →