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Luke 18:9

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He spoke also this parable to certain people who were convinced of their own righteousness, and who despised all others.

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Luke 18:9 in other translations

And he spake also this parable unto certain who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and set all others at nought:

Luke 18:9 · American Standard Version

Luke 18:9 in context

  1. 7Won’t God avenge his chosen ones who are crying out to him day and night, and yet he exercises patience with them?
  2. 8I tell you that he will avenge them quickly. Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on the earth?”
  3. 9He spoke also this parable to certain people who were convinced of their own righteousness, and who despised all others.
  4. 10“Two men went up into the temple to pray; one was a Pharisee, and the other was a tax collector.
  5. 11The Pharisee stood and prayed to himself like this: ‘God, I thank you that I am not like the rest of men, extortionists, unrighteous, adulterers, or even like this tax collector.