And he spake this parable unto certain which trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others:
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Gill's Exposition
And he spake this parable unto certain,.... Or with respect to certain men; having a view to them, in order to expose their pride, vanity, arrogance, and self confidence:
which trusted in themselves…
Barnes' Notes
Unto certain - Unto some. Which trusted in themselves - Who confided in themselves, or who supposed that they were righteous. They did not trust to God or the Messiah for righteousness, but to their…
Adam Clarke
Despised - Εξουθενουντας, Disdained, made nothing of others, treated them with sovereign contempt. Our Lord grants that the Pharisees made clean the outside: but, alas! what pride, vain glory, and…
The scope of this parable likewise is prefixed to it, and we are told (Luk 18:9) who they were whom it was levelled at, and for whom it was calculated. He designed it for the conviction of some who…
Cambridge Bible
- 14. The Duty of Humble Prayer. The Pharisee and the Tax-gatherer.
9. which trusted in themselves that they were righteous See Luk 16:15; Php 3:4; 2Co 1:9. The Jewish words - Jashar," -the upright…
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