Luke 18:9
And He spake also this parable to some that trusted in themselves as being righteous, and despised others.
1770 John Worsley NT
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 10:29But he willing to justify himself said unto Jesus, And who is my neighbor?
Luke 15:29But he answered and said to his father, Behold so many years as I serve thee, nor have I ever transgressed thy command, and yet thou hast never given me a kid, to be merry with my friends:
Luke 18:11The pharisee standing by himself prayed thus, O God, I thank thee that I am not as other men are, rapacious, unjust, adulterous, or even as this publican.
John 7:47The pharisees therefore answered 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 →