KJV King James Version
Two men went up into the temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, and the other a publican.
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Luke 18:10
Two men went up into the temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, and the other a publican.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
“Two men went up to the temple to pray. One was a Pharisee and the other a tax collector.
WEB World English Bible
“Two men went up into the temple to pray; one was a Pharisee, and the other was a tax collector.
ASV American Standard Version
Two men went up into the temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, and the other a publican.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
‘Two men went up to the temple to pray, the one a Pharisee, and the other a tax-gatherer;
Surrounding context — Luke 18
7 And shall not God avenge his own elect, which cry day and night unto him, though he bear long with them?
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:
10 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.
13 And the publican, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as [his] eyes unto heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, God be merciful to me a sinner.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
ἌνθρωποιG444 · anthrōposa humanδύοG1417 · duotwoἀνέβησανG305 · anabainōto ascendεἰςG1519 · eistowardτὸG3588 · hothe/this/whoἱερὸνG2411 · hierostempleπροσεύξασθαι,G4336 · proseuchomaito prayὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoεἷςG1520 · ehisoneΦαρισαῖοςG5330 · PharisaiosPhariseeκαὶG2532 · kaiandὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoἕτεροςG2087 · heterosotherτελώνης.G5057 · telōnēstax collector
Cross-references
Matthew 21:31-32Whether 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.Acts 23:6-8But 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.1 Kings 8:30And 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.2 Kings 20:5Turn 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.Luke 7:29-30And all the people that heard [him], and the publicans, justified God, being baptized with the baptism of John.Luke 19:46Saying unto them, It is written, My house is the house of prayer: but ye have made it a den of thieves.2 Kings 20:8And 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?Luke 1:9-10According to the custom of the priest’s office, his lot was to burn incense when he went into the temple of the Lord.Acts 26:5Which knew me from the beginning, if they would testify, that after the most straitest sect of our religion I lived a Pharisee.Philippians 3:5Circumcised the eighth day, of the stock of Israel, [of] the tribe of Benjamin, an Hebrew of the Hebrews; as touching the law, a Pharisee;Acts 3:1Now Peter and John went up together into the temple at the hour of prayer, [being] the ninth [hour].
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