Luke 18:9 - Plain English Version9 Some people there thought that they were really good, and they rubbished everyone else. They reckoned, “We are so good that God will always say we are all right.” So Jesus told them this picture story. He said, Ver CapítuloMás versionesKing James Version (Oxford) 17699 And he spake this parable unto certain which trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others: Ver CapítuloAmplified Bible - Classic Edition9 He also told this parable to some people who trusted in themselves and were confident that they were righteous [that they were upright and in right standing with God] and scorned and made nothing of all the rest of men: Ver CapítuloAmerican Standard Version (1901)9 And he spake also this parable unto certain who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and set all others at nought: Ver CapítuloCommon English Bible9 Jesus told this parable to certain people who had convinced themselves that they were righteous and who looked on everyone else with disgust: Ver CapítuloCatholic Public Domain Version9 Now about certain persons who consider themselves to be just, while disdaining others, he told also this parable: Ver Capítulo |
The Pharisee man stood in a place where everyone could see him, and he didn’t say he was sorry for anything. He just talked about himself. He said, ‘Thank you, God, that I am different from everyone else. You see, God, I don’t cheat anyone, and I don’t do anything bad. I don’t sleep with anyone that is not my wife. I’m not a bad man, like that man over there. He takes tax money from people to give it to the government.