Luke 18:9

Syriac Peshitta (NT Only)

ܘܶܐܡܰܪ ܗ݈ܘܳܐ ܡܰܬ݂ܠܳܐ ܗܳܢܳܐ ܠܽܘܩܒ݂ܰܠ ܐ݈ܢܳܫܳܐ ܐܰܝܠܶܝܢ ܕ݁ܰܬ݂ܟ݂ܺܝܠܺܝܢ ܥܰܠ ܢܰܦ݂ܫܗܽܘܢ ܕ݁ܺܐܝܬ݂ܰܝܗܽܘܢ ܙܰܕ݁ܺܝܩܶܐ ܘܒ݂ܳܣܶܝܢ ܥܰܠ ܟ݁ܽܠܢܳܫ ܀

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which: Luke 10:29, Luke 15:29, Luke 16:15, Proverbs 30:12, Isaiah 65:5, Isaiah 66:5, John 9:28, John 9:34, Romans 7:9, Romans 9:31, Romans 9:32, Romans 10:3, Philippians 3:4-6

that they were righteous: or, as being righteous

and despised: Luke 18:11, Luke 7:39, Luke 15:2, Luke 15:30, Luke 19:7, John 7:47-49, John 8:48, Acts 22:21, Romans 14:10

Reciprocal: Leviticus 13:32 - yellow hair Deuteronomy 25:3 - vile unto thee 1 Samuel 15:30 - that I may worship Job 22:29 - he shall Proverbs 11:12 - that Proverbs 14:21 - that despiseth Proverbs 16:2 - the ways Song of Solomon 8:1 - I should not be despised Isaiah 43:26 - declare Isaiah 58:3 - have we fasted Ezekiel 33:13 - if he Matthew 9:14 - Why Luke 15:7 - which Romans 3:9 - are we Romans 3:27 - Where Romans 11:18 - Boast not Romans 12:12 - continuing Romans 14:3 - despise 1 Corinthians 4:10 - but we 2 Corinthians 1:9 - that Galatians 3:10 - as many

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And he spake this parable unto certain,.... Or with respect to certain men; having a view to them, in order to expose their pride, vanity, arrogance, and self confidence:

which trusted in themselves that they were righteous; or, as if they were righteous; or because they were so in their own eyes, and in the esteem of others: the ground of their trust and confidence were themselves, their hearts, and the supposed goodness of them, their outward holiness, their moral behaviour, their duties, and good works, their almsdeeds, and religious exercises, their ceremonial observances, and fleshly privileges; on account of which they thought themselves very righteous persons, such as could not fail of being accepted with God, and justified in his sight; whereas there are none righteous in, and of themselves, no, not one. All the descendants of Adam, as such, are sinners, destitute of a righteousness, and filled with all unrighteousness, and are enemies to true righteousness: no man is naturally righteous, nor is he capable of making himself so, by any thing he can do: none are righteous by their obedience to the law of works, for that is imperfect, and cannot justify before God, in whose sight no flesh living can be justified on this account, however righteous they may appear before men, or may be in their own eyes: for this is contrary to God's way of making men righteous, and would disannul the death of Christ, and encourage boasting in men. Such trust and confidence must be very vain, and arise from ignorance; from ignorance of God, of the perfection of his justice, and of the nature of his righteous law; and of themselves, of the impurity of their hearts, and the imperfection of their obedience. These were of the "pharisaical" sort, and of which complexion were the generality of the Jews; and many of these were now standing by Christ, and within the hearing of this parable, and for whose sake it was delivered:

and despised others; or, "every man", as the Syriac and Persic versions read; all the rest of mankind, all but themselves; they made nothing of them, had them in no account; treated them as persons unworthy of the regard of God, and not fit to stand near them, or to be named with them.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Unto certain - Unto some.

Which trusted in themselves - Who confided in themselves, or who supposed that they were righteous. They did not trust to God or the Messiah for righteousness, but to their own works. They vainly supposed they had themselves complied with the demands of the law of God.

Despised others - Others who were not as externally righteous as themselves. This was the character of the Pharisees. They trusted in their outward conformity to the ceremonies of the law. They considered all who did not do that as sinners. This, moreover, is the true character of self-righteousness. Men of that stamp always despise all others. They think they are far above them in holiness, and are disposed to say to them, Stand by thyself, for I am holier than thou, Isaiah 65:5. True religion, on the contrary, is humble. Those who trust in Christ for righteousness feel that “they” are, in themselves, poor, and miserable, and guilty, and they are willing to admit that others may be much better than themselves. Certain it is, they “despise” no one. They love all people; they regard them, however vile, as the creatures of God and as going to eternity, and are disposed to treat them well, and to aid them in their journey toward another world.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Luke 18:9. Despised — εξουθενουντας, Disdained, made nothing of others, treated them with sovereign contempt. Our Lord grants that the Pharisees made clean the outside: but, alas! what pride, vain glory, and contempt for others, were lodged within!