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Luke 18:10

Prayer

8 I tell you that he will avenge them speedily. Nevertheless when the Son of man cometh, shall he find faith on the earth?

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

Two men went up into the temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, and the other a publican.

11 The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, God, I thank thee, that I am not as other men are, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican.

12 I fast twice in the week, I give tithes of all that I possess.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB
“Two men went up to the temple to pray. One was a Pharisee and the other a tax collector.
KJV
Two men went up into the temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, and the other a publican.
WEB
“Two men went up into the temple to pray; one was a Pharisee, and the other was a tax collector.
ASV
Two men went up into the temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, and the other a publican.
DARBY
Two men went up into the temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, and the other a tax-gatherer.
BLB
“Two men went up into the temple to pray, the one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector.
ÅB
To menn gikk opp til templet for å be; den ene var en fariseer og den andre en toller.
OTB
“To menn gikk opp til tempelet for å be, den ene var en fariseer og den andre en toller.
B1930
To menn gikk op til templet for å bede; den ene var en fariseer og den andre en tolder.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Matthew 21:31–32

    Whether of them twain did the will of his father? They say unto him, The first. Jesus saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That the publicans and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you.

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  • Acts 3:1

    Now Peter and John went up together into the temple at the hour of prayer, being the ninth hour.

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  • 2 Kings 20:5

    Turn again, and tell Hezekiah the captain of my people, Thus saith the LORD, the God of David thy father, I have heard thy prayer, I have seen thy tears: behold, I will heal thee: on the third day thou shalt go up unto the house of the LORD.

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  • 1 Kings 8:30

    And hearken thou to the supplication of thy servant, and of thy people Israel, when they shall pray toward this place: and hear thou in heaven thy dwelling place: and when thou hearest, forgive.

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  • 2 Kings 20:8

    And Hezekiah said unto Isaiah, What shall be the sign that the LORD will heal me, and that I shall go up into the house of the LORD the third day?

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  • Luke 1:9–10

    According to the custom of the priest’s office, his lot was to burn incense when he went into the temple of the Lord.

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  • Luke 7:29–30

    And all the people that heard him, and the publicans, justified God, being baptized with the baptism of John.

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  • Acts 23:6–8

    But when Paul perceived that the one part were Sadducees, and the other Pharisees, he cried out in the council, Men and brethren, I am a Pharisee, the son of a Pharisee: of the hope and resurrection of the dead I am called in question.

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