Luke 18:9
Then he spake also this parable to certain persons, who had confidence in themselves, that they were righteous, and despised others:
Thomas Haweis 1795 New Testament
In The King James Version
In Context
10Two men went up to the temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, the other a tax-farmer.
Cross References
Luke 10:29Then he, desirous to make himself appear a righteous person, said unto Jesus, And who is my neighbour?
Luke 15:29But he answering said to his father, Lo, these many years I am serving thee, and never have transgressed thy command: yet to me thou hast never once given a kid, that I might make merry with my friends:
Luke 18:11The Pharisee, standing by himself, made this prayer: God, I thank thee, that I am not as the rest of mankind, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or as this tax-gatherer.
John 7:47The Pharisees then replied to them, Are ye also deluded?
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 →