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“TwoδύοmenἌνθρωποιwent upἀνέβησανintoεἰςthe templeτὸ ἱερὸνto pray,προσεύξασθαιthe oneὁ εἷςa PhariseeΦαρισαῖοςandκαὶthe otherὁ ἕτεροςa tax collector.τελώνης
Luke 18:10
Study it in the app““Two men went up into the temple to pray, the one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector.”
The tax collector prays humbly; the Pharisee prays boasting of himselfPrayerThe tax collector beats his chest; the Pharisee thinks he is righteousTurning back to GodThe Pharisee trusts himself; the tax collector asks God to be merciful and goes home declared righteousHumility and Service
With the Greek beneath
Luke 18:10, word by word
- “Twoδύοdyo
two
Two.
Where else “dyo” appears- menἌνθρωποιAnthrōpoi
person
A person, man or woman.
Where else “Anthrōpoi” appears- went upἀνέβησανanebēsan
go up
To go upward: up a mountain, to Jerusalem or to heaven.
Where else “anebēsan” appears- the templeἱερὸνhieron
temple
The whole sacred precinct in Jerusalem, with its courts and porches.
Where else “hieron” appears- to prayπροσεύξασθαιproseuxasthai
pray
Pray: speak with God.
Where else “proseuxasthai” appears- the oneεἷςheis
one
The quantity one, or a single one within a group.
Where else “heis” appears- a PhariseeΦαρισαῖοςPharisaios
Pharisee
Pharisee: a member of a Jewish group that kept the law of Moses and the traditions of its teachers strictly.
Where else “Pharisaios” appears- the otherἕτεροςheteros
other, another
Other, another, different.
Where else “heteros” appears- a tax collectorτελώνηςtelōnēs
tax collector
Tax collector, who collected taxes for Rome; despised by the people.
Where else “telōnēs” appears
The context
9And he told this parable also to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous and despised the rest:
10 · This verse (above)
11The Pharisee, standing, was praying these things to himself: ‘God, I thank you that I am not like the rest of men: robbers, unrighteous, adulterers, or even like this tax collector.
To study Luke 18 in a group
1. What it says
In the parable of the two men praying in the temple, what does each one say, and who goes home declared righteous? (vv. 10-14)
2. What it means
What does Jesus ask of the rich ruler, and how does he react? What does Jesus say about what is impossible and possible with God? (vv. 18-27)
3. How I live it
The blind man kept shouting though people told him to be quiet, and Jesus asked what he wanted (vv. 38-41). What would you ask Jesus today?