Luke 18:10 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Two men went up into the temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, and the other a publican. ”

Luke 18:10 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The temple - Into one of the courts of the temple - the court where prayer was commonly offered. See the notes at Matthew 21:12 . A Pharisee - See the notes at Matthew 3:7 . Publican -...
Luke 18:10 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Parable of the Pharisee and the Publican (Lk. only). In Luke 18:9 we should perhaps translate concerning those who trusted, etc. The parable, not necessarily spoken on the same occasion as the pr...
Luke 18:10 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

went up . It was always "up "to the Temple on Mount Moriah. Compare "went down" ( Luke 18:14 ). into . Greek. eis. App-104. Pharisee . See App-120. other . The different one. Greek heteros....
Luke 18:10 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

10. Two men went up. Christ makes a comparison between the two men, both of whom, by going up to pray, seem to manifest the same ardor of piety, while yet they are exceedingly unlike. T...
Luke 18:10 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Two men went up into the temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, and the other a publican. A Pharisee - For a description of the Pharisees and their tenets, see on Matthew 16:1 (note). Publican - See...
Luke 18:10 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Two men went up into the temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, and the other a publican. Two men went up into the temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, and the other a publican. On these classes,...
Luke 18:10 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Unjust Judge. The Pharisee and the Publican. The Rich Ruler 1-8. The Unjust Judge (peculiar to Lk). There is a close connexion with what precedes. The mention of the Second Advent leads Chris...
Luke 18:10 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Went up into the temple. — The peculiar form of the verb, “went up,” was strictly justified by the position of the Temple. It stood on what had been Mount Moriah, and rose high above the other bu...
Luke 18:10 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Luke 18:1-14 Chapter 11 CONCERNING PRAYER. WHEN the Greeks called man ό ανθρωπος, or the "uplooking one," they did but crystallize in a word what is a universal fact, the religious instinct o...
Luke 18:10 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Those Whom God Accepts Luke 18:9-17 We are taught here the spirit in which we should pray. Too many pray “with themselves.” The only time that we may thank God for not being as others is when w...
Luke 18:10 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Two parables on prayer are here given. The first insists on its necessity as an alternative to fainting. The second reveals the secrets of prevailing prayer, namely, humility and a deep sense of need...
Luke 18:10 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(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...
Luke 18:10 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

LIKE PURPOSE, DIFFERENT METHOD ‘Two men went up into the temple to pray.’ Luke 18:10 Here is a picture of what might have been seen daily in Jerusalem ( Acts 3:1 ), and which we see every Su...
Luke 18:10 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Two men went up into the temple to pray , Which is called an house of prayer, Isaiah 56:7 the Jews had a mighty notion of praying in a place of religious worship, as in the temple, or in a synagog...
Luke 18:10 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Two men went up into the temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, and the other a publican. Ver. 10. The one a Pharisee ] A Doeg may set his foot as far and farther within the sanctuary as a David. Th...
Luke 18:10 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

And he spake this parable Having in the preceding parable guarded his disciples against faintness and weariness in prayer, he here guards them against the contrary extreme of self-confidence: unto...
Luke 18:10 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

GRACE PRODUCING PERSISTENT PRAYER (vs.1-8) This section connects with the subjects of chapter 17. We have seen in the four sections of that chapter that the gospel of grace produces in the believ...
Luke 18:10 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Pharisee and the Publican. 9 And he spake this parable unto certain which trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and d...
Luke 18:10 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Who these Pharisees, and who the Publicans, were we have had frequent occasions before to tell. The temple stood upon a hill, therefore they are said to ascend, or go up. They had in the temple set h...
Luke 18:10 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

The Parable Of The One Who Trusted In Himself That He Was Supremely Acceptable to God, And Was Not, And The One Who Was Doubtful About His Acceptability With God Who Was Made Fully Acceptable (18:9-...
Luke 18:10 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES Luke 18:9 . Unto certain .—This parable is not addressed to Pharisees, but to some of His own followers who were Pharisaical at heart. Despised .—Or “set at nought” (R.V.). Othe...
Luke 18:10 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Luke 18:10-13 There are five points in which the Pharisee and the publican agree; there are five points in which they differ, and there are five special lessons which the incident urges upon the a...
Luke 18:10 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Luke 18:1 . And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint; «Not to faint» in their expectation of answers to their supplications, and therefore giv...
Luke 18:10 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Luke 18:1 . Men ought always to pray, and not to faint. We have continual wants, and God is always ready to hear. And as we must always be thinking of good or of evil, it is best to set the Lord a...
Luke 18:10 - The Biblical Illustrator

Two men went up into the temple to pray. Whom the Lord receives Observe, from the parable-- I. HOW GOD LOOKS UPON THE HEART, RATHER THAN UPON THE OUTWARD APPEARANCE. It is not the spoken ser...
Luke 18:10 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Luke 18:1-42 The Lord speaks the two parables on prayer — the importunate widow, and the Pharisee and publican. Luke 18:1 And he spake a parable unto them to this end,...
Luke 18:10 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Pharisee and the Publican. The Pharisee:
Luke 18:10 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Kings 8:30 ; Acts 23:6-8 ; Acts 26:5 ; Acts 3:1 ; Luke 1:10 ; Luke 1:9 ; Luke 19:46 ; Luke 7:29 ; Luke 7:30 ; Matthew 21:31 ; Matthew 21:32 ; Philippians 3:5

Luke 18:10 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Luke 18:10 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Luke 18:10 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Luke 18:10 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Luke 18:10 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Luke 18:10 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Luke 18:10 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Luke 18:10 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Luke 18:10 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Luke 18:10 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Luke 18:10 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Luke 18:10 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Luke 18:10 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

Luke 18:10 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Luke 18:10 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Luke 18:10 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Luke 18:10 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Luke 18:10 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Luke 18:10 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Luke 18:10 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Luke 18:10 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Luke 18:10 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Luke 18:10 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Luke 18:10 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Luke 18:10 - The Biblical Illustrator

Luke 18:10 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Luke 18:10 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Luke 18:10 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge