Luke 18:9
World English Bible (WEB)
He also spoke this parable to certain people who were convinced of their own righteousness, and who despised all others:
In context
7 Won’t God avenge his chosen ones who are crying out to him day and night, and yet he exercises patience with them?
8 I tell you that he will avenge them quickly. Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on the earth?”
9 He also spoke this parable to certain people who were convinced of their own righteousness, and who despised all others:
10 “Two men went up into the temple to pray; one was a Pharisee, and the other was a tax collector.
11 The Pharisee stood and prayed by 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.
Luke 18:9 in every translation
- WEB World English Bible
- He also spoke this parable to certain people who were convinced of their own righteousness, and who despised all others:
- KJV King James Version
- And he spake this parable unto certain which trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others:
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- To some who trusted in their own righteousness and viewed others with contempt, He also told this parable:
- ASV American Standard Version
- And he spake also this parable unto certain who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and set all others at nought:
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- And he spake also unto certain who have been trusting in themselves that they were righteous, and have been despising the rest, this simile:
- DBY Darby Translation
- And he spoke also to some, who trusted in themselves that they were righteous and made nothing of all the rest [of men], this parable:
- WBS Webster Bible
- And he spoke this parable to certain who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others: