Luke 18:9

“And he spake this parable unto certain which trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others:”

King James Version (KJV)

Other Translations for Luke 18:9

And he spake this parable vnto certaine which trusted in themselues that they were righteous, & despised other:
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan

And He also told this parable to some people who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and viewed others with contempt:
- New American Standard Version (1995)

And he spake also this parable unto certain who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and set all others at nought:
- American Standard Version (1901)

And he made this story for some people who were certain that they were good, and had a low opinion of others:
- Basic English Bible

To some who trusted in their own righteousness and viewed others with contempt, He also told this parable:
- Berean Standard Bible Bible

And he spoke also to some, who trusted in themselves that they were righteous and made nothing of all the rest [of men], this parable:
- Darby Bible

And to some who trusted in themselves as just, and despised others, he spoke also this parable:
- Douay-Rheims Bible

And he spake also this parable unto certain which trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and set all others at nought:
- English Revised Version

He spoke also this parable to certain people who were convinced of their own righteousness, and who despised all others.
- World English Bible

Bible Commentary for Luke 18:9

Wesley's Notes for Luke 18:9


18:9 He spake this parable - Not to hypocrites; the Pharisee here mentioned was no hypocrite, no more than an outward adulterer: but he sincerely trusted in himself that he was righteous, and accordingly told God so, in the prayer which none but God heard.



People's Bible Notes for Luke 18:9


Lu 18:9 He spake this parable, etc. The persons described in this verse are so much like the Pharisees that we can hardly believe that they were not. Rabbi Simeon, one of them, said, that if there were only thirty religious men in the world like Abraham, he and his son would be two of them; if only two, he and his son would be those; and if only one, that would be himself.

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