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Andδὲhe toldΕἶπενthisταύτηνparableτὴν παραβολὴνalsoκαὶtoπρόςsomeτιναςwhoτοὺςtrustedπεποιθόταςinἐφ’themselvesἑαυτοῖςthatὅτιthey wereεἰσὶνrighteousδίκαιοιandκαὶdespisedἐξουθενοῦνταςthe rest:τοὺς λοιποὺς
Luke 18:9
Study it in the app“And he told this parable also to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous and despised the rest:”
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 18:9, word by word
- he toldΕἶπενEipen
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “Eipen” appears- parableπαραβολὴνparabolēn
parable
A story from daily life that teaches about God.
Where else “parabolēn” appears- trustedπεποιθόταςpepoithotas
be confident
To be sure of something, rely on someone.
Where else “pepoithotas” appears- they wereεἰσὶνeisin
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “eisin” appears- righteousδίκαιοιdikaioi
righteous
One who lives well, as God wants.
Where else “dikaioi” appears- despisedἐξουθενοῦνταςexouthenountas
despise
Despise, treat as nothing, look down on.
Where else “exouthenountas” appears- the restλοιποὺςloipous
rest
What remains of a group, those not yet named.
Where else “loipous” appears
The context
8I tell you that he will bring about justice for them quickly. Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will he really find faith on the earth?”
9 · This verse (above)
10“Two men went up into the temple to pray, the one a Pharisee and the other a 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?