Luke 18:9
And he spake this similitude, against certain persons, who had confidence in themselves that they were righteous, and despised every one.
James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta
In The King James Version
In Context
10Two men went up to the temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, and the other a publican.
Cross References
Luke 10:29And he, being disposed to justify himself, said: And who is my neighbor?
Luke 15:29And he said to his father: Lo, these many years have I labored in thy service, and never transgressed thy command; and thou never gavest me a kid, that I might make merry with my friends.
Luke 18:11And the Pharisee stood by himself, and prayed thus: God, I thank thee that I have not been like the rest of men, rapacious, oppressive, and adulterous; nor like this publican.
John 7:47The Pharisees said to 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 →