Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Luke 18:9-14
CRITICAL NOTESLuke 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.). Others.—Rather, “all others” (R.V.); lit. “the rest.”Luke 18:10. Went up.—The Temple standing on an elevation. Probably some of Christ’s hearers were now on their way to worship there.Luke 18:11. The Pharisee stood.—Took up a position apart from others, as the word seems to indicate. With himself.—Secret prayer,... read more
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Luke 18:10
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 hours for prayer, as may be learned from Acts 3:1, at which some of all sorts went up to pay that homage unto God. Our Saviour mentions but two, having in it no further design than by this parable to inform His disciples, how much more acceptable to God the prayers of broken, humble, contrite hearts... read more