Luke 18:10

"Two men went up to the Temple to pray," He said; "one being a Pharisee and the other a tax-gatherer.

Weymouth NT (1912)

In The King James Version

Two men went up into the temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, and the other a publican.

In Context

9And to some who relied on themselves as being righteous men, and looked down upon all others, He addressed this parable.

11The Pharisee, standing erect, prayed as follows by himself: "`O God, I thank Thee that I am not like other people--I am not a thief nor a cheat nor an adulterer, nor do I even resemble this tax-gatherer.

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Cross References

Luke 1:9it fell to his lot--according to the custom of the priesthood--to go into the Sanctuary of the Lord and burn the incense;

Luke 19:46"It is written," He said, "`And My house shall be the House of Prayer,' but you have made it a robbers' cave."

Acts 23:6Noticing, however, that the Sanhedrin consisted partly of Sadducees and partly of Pharisees, he called out loudly among them, "Brethren, I am a Pharisee, the son of Pharisees. It is because of my hope of a resurrection of the dead that I am on my trial."

Philippians 3:5circumcised, as I was, on the eighth day, a member of the race of Israel and of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew sprung from Hebrews; as to the Law a Pharisee;

Matthew Henry on Luke 18:10-15

The Pharisee and the Publican. 9 And he spake this parable unto certain which trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others: 10 Two men went up into the temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, and the other a publican. 11 The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, God, I thank thee, that I am not as other men are, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican. 12 I fast twice in the week, I give tithes of all that I possess. 13 And the publican, standing afar off, would not… Read the whole commentary →

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