Luke 18 · Verse 10

Luke 18:10

Two men went up into the temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, and the other a publican.
Luke 18:10, King James Version

Luke 18:10 in other translations

BSB“Two men went up to the temple to pray. One was a Pharisee and the other a tax collector.
WEB“Two men went up into the temple to pray; one was a Pharisee, and the other was a tax collector.
ASVTwo men went up into the temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, and the other a publican.
YLT‘Two men went up to the temple to pray, the one a Pharisee, and the other a tax-gatherer;
DARBYTwo men went up into the temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, and the other a tax-gatherer.
BBETwo men went up to the Temple for prayer; one a Pharisee, and the other a tax-farmer.
WebsterTwo men went up into the temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, and the other a publican.

What does Luke 18:10 mean?

Barnes' Notes
Verse 10. The temple. Into one of the courts of the temple--the court where prayer was commonly offered. Mt 21:12.

A Pharisee. Mt 3:7.

Publican. Mt 5:46

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 10 A Pharisee - For a description of the Pharisees and their tenets, see on Mat 16:1 (note). Publican - See an account of these on Mat 5:46 (note). Both these persons went to the temple to pray, i.e. to worship God: they were probably both Jews, and felt themselves led by different motives to attend at the temple, at the hour of prayer: the one to return thanks for the mercies he had received; the other to implore that grace which alone could redeem him from his sins.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Luke 18:9-14

This parable was to convince some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others. God sees with what disposition and design we come to him in holy ordinances. What the Pharisee said, shows that he trusted to himself that he was righteous. We may suppose he was free from gross and scandalous sins. All this was very well and commendable. Miserable is the condition of those who come short of…

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Luke 18:10 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

ἌνθρωποιAnthrōpoiMenG444
δύοduotwoG1417
ἀνέβησανanebēsanwent upG305
εἰςeisintoG1519
τὸtotheG3588
ἱερὸνhi'erontempleG2411
προσεύξασθαι,proseuxasthaito pray,G4336
ὁhotheG3588
εἷςheisoneG1520
ΦαρισαῖοςPharisaiosa PhariseeG5330
καὶkaiandG2532
ὁhotheG3588
ἕτεροςheterosotherG2087
τελώνης.telōnēsa tax collector.G5057

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Luke 18:10

  • Matthew 21:31-32

    Whether 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. For John came unto you in the way of righteousness, and ye believed him not: but the publicans and the harlots believed him: and ye, when ye had seen it, repented not afterward, that ye might believe him.

  • Acts 3:1

    Now Peter and John went up together into the temple at the hour of prayer, being the ninth hour.

  • 2 Kings 20:5

    Turn 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.

  • 1 Kings 8:30

    And 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 20:8

    And 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 1:9-10

    According to the custom of the priest’s office, his lot was to burn incense when he went into the temple of the Lord. And the whole multitude of the people were praying without at the time of incense.

  • Luke 7:29-30

    And all the people that heard him, and the publicans, justified God, being baptized with the baptism of John. But the Pharisees and lawyers rejected the counsel of God against themselves, being not baptized of him.

  • Acts 23:6-8

    But 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. And when he had so said, there arose a dissension between the Pharisees and the Sadducees: and the multitude was divided. For the Sadducees say that there is no resurrection, neither angel, nor spirit: but the Pharisees confess both.

  • Philippians 3:5

    Circumcised 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 26:5

    Which knew me from the beginning, if they would testify, that after the most straitest sect of our religion I lived a Pharisee.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
into.
1:9,10; 19:46; 1Ki 8:30; Ac 3:1
a Pharisee.
7:29,30; Mt 21:31,32; Ac 23:6-8; 26:5; Php 3:5

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Context

  • Luke 18:9

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

  • Luke 18:10

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

  • Luke 18:11

    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.

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Luke 18:10 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Dos hombres subieron al templo á orar: el uno Fariseo, el otro publicano.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Deux hommes montèrent au temple pour prier, l’un pharisien, et l’autre publicain.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Zwei Menschen gingen hinauf in den Tempel, um zu beten, der eine ein Pharisäer und der andere ein Zöllner.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Duo homines ascenderunt in templum ut orarent: unus pharisæus et alter publicanus.