9To some who were confident of their own righteousness and looked down on everybody else, Jesus told this parable:


In Context

6 And the Lord said, "Listen to what the unjust judge says.

7 And will not God bring about justice for his chosen ones, who cry out to him day and night? Will he keep putting them off?

8 I tell you, he will see that they get justice, and quickly. However, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on the earth?"

9 To some who were confident of their own righteousness and looked down on everybody else, Jesus told this parable:

10 "Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector.

11 The Pharisee stood up and prayed about himself: 'God, I thank you that I am not like other men--robbers, evildoers, adulterers--or even like this tax collector.

Luke 18:9 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

18:9And he spake this parable unto certain which trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others:

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

18:9And to some who trusted in themselves as just, and despised others, he spoke also this parable:

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

18:9And he spake also this parable unto certain who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and set all others at nought:

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

18:9And he spoke also to some, who trusted in themselves that they were righteous and made nothing of all the rest of men, this parable:

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

18:9And he spake also this parable unto certain which trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and set all others at nought:

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

18:9And he spoke this parable to certain who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others:

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

18:9He spoke also this parable to certain people who were convinced of their own righteousness, and who despised all others.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

18:9And he spake also unto certain who have been trusting in themselves that they were righteous, and have been despising the rest, this simile:

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

18:9And he spoke this parable to certain which trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others: