Study it in the app“The 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.”
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
The Pharisee,ὁ Φαρισαῖοςstanding,σταθεὶςwas prayingπροσηύχετοthese thingsταῦταtoπρὸςhimself:ἑαυτὸν‘God,Ὁ θεόςI thankεὐχαριστῶyouσοιthatὅτιI am notοὐκ εἰμὶlikeὥσπερthe restοἱ λοιποὶof men:τῶν ἀνθρώπωνrobbers,ἅρπαγεςunrighteous,ἄδικοιadulterers,μοιχοίorἢevenκαὶlikeὡςthisοὗτοςtax collector.ὁ τελώνης
Pharisee
Pharisee: a member of a Jewish group that kept the law of Moses and the traditions of its teachers strictly.
Where else “Pharisaios” appearsstand
To stay upright on one's feet, or hold out without falling.
Where else “statheis” appearspray
Pray: speak with God.
Where else “prosēucheto” appearsGod
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theos” appearsgive thanks
Give thanks.
Where else “eucharistō” appearsbe
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “eimi” appearsjust as
Just as, in the same way as.
Where else “hōsper” appearsrest
What remains of a group, those not yet named.
Where else “loipoi” appearsperson
A person, man or woman.
Where else “anthrōpōn” appearsswindler
One who extorts money from others.
Where else “harpages” appearsunjust, unrighteous
Unjust, unrighteous, wicked.
Where else “adikoi” appearsadulterer
Adulterer.
Where else “moichoi” appearstax collector
Tax collector, who collected taxes for Rome; despised by the people.
Where else “telōnēs” appears10“Two men went up into the temple to pray, the one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector.
11 · This verse (above)
12I fast twice a week; I give a tenth of all that I get.’
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?
