Luke 18:13

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Luke 18:13

Standing afar off - Afar off from the “temple.” The place where prayer was offered in the temple was the court of women. The Pharisee advanced to the side of the court nearest to the temple, or near as he could; the publican stood on the other side of the same court if he was a Jew, or in the court of the Gentiles if he was a pagan, as far as possible from the temple, being conscious of his unworthiness to approach the sacred place where God had his holy habitation.So much as his eyes ... -... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Luke 18:13-14

Luke 18:13-14. And the publican, standing afar off 1st, Under a sense of his being unworthy to be permitted to draw near to God, or to go up among his people into the court of Israel, though probably a Jew, he stood at a distance in the court of the Gentiles, probably without the stone wall, termed by the apostle, the middle wall of partition, which Gentiles and unclean Israelites were not permitted to pass. Or, if it seem more probable, from the Pharisee’s mentioning him in his prayer,... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Luke 18:1-14

107. Two parables about prayer (Luke 18:1-14)Because there may be an apparent delay before his return, Jesus told a parable to encourage his disciples. They may suffer injustice from opponents of the gospel, but they must persevere in prayer, confident that God will hear them (Luke 18:1). If an ungodly judge will give a just judgment to a helpless widow solely to be rid of her ceaseless pleading, how much more will the holy God answer the cries of his persecuted people. The world may be... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Luke 18:13

standing : i.e. in a position of humility. afar off. Compare Psalms 40:12 .Ezra 9:6 . not . . . so much as = not even. Greek. ou ( App-105 .) oude. unto . Greek. eis. App-104 . heaven = the heaven. Singular. See note on Matthew 6:9 , Matthew 6:10 . smote, &c. = was smiting, &c., or, began to smite. Expressive of mental grief. Compare Luke 23:48 . Jeremiah 31:19 . Nahum 2:7 . upon . Greek. eis; but all the texts omit. be merciful = be propitiated or reconciled (through the... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Luke 18:13

Luke 18:13. And the publican, standing afar off,— Impressed with a deep sense of his sins, the publican appeared so vile in his own sight, that he would not go up among the people of God, but stood afar off, in the court of the Gentiles, perhaps without the stone-wall, called by the apostle the middle wall of partition, which the Gentiles and unclean Israelites were not permitted to pass. Here, with eyes fixed on the ground, smiting on his breast, he by that action made a public acknowledgment... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Luke 18:13

13. standing afar off—as unworthy to draw near; but that was the way to get near (Psalms 34:18; Isaiah 57:15). would not lift up—blushing and ashamed to do so (Ezra 9:6). smote, c.—kept smiting for anguish (Luke 23:48), and self-reproach (Jeremiah 31:19). be merciful—"be propitiated," a very unusual word in such a sense, only once else used in the New Testament, in the sense of "making reconciliation" by sacrifice (Jeremiah 31:19- :). There may therefore, be some allusion to this here, though... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Luke 18:9-14

1. The parable of the Pharisee and the tax collector 18:9-14The superficial connection between this pericope and the preceding one is that they both contain parables about prayer."This parable follows as giving the spirit in which men should pray." [Note: Morris, p. 264.] However the more significant link is the people of faith (Luke 18:8). This parable graphically contrasts those who reject Jesus’ gospel with those who receive it. Jesus drew a verbal picture to identify the characteristic... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Luke 18:9-27

J. The recipients of salvation 18:9-19:27Luke next developed the idea of faith on the earth that Jesus introduced in Luke 18:8. This whole section clarifies how people become believers. This subject is a fitting conclusion to the part of Luke’s Gospel that deals with Jesus’ ministry on the way to Jerusalem (Luke 9:51 to Luke 19:27). Essentially this section records Jesus’ teaching that salvation and eventual entrance into the kingdom come by God’s grace through faith rather than by claims to... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Luke 18:13

"But" introduces the striking contrast between the two individuals. The tax gatherer’s geographical distance from the Pharisee symbolized the difference. His unwillingness to lift his eyes, much less his hands, to heaven in prayer pictures his feeling of unworthiness (cf. Psalms 123:1; Mark 6:41; Mark 7:34; John 11:41; John 17:1). Beating his chest expressed contrition, which he articulated in his prayer. He did not boast of his own righteousness but pled with God for mercy acknowledging his... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 18:1-43

The Unjust Judge. The Pharisee and the Publican. The Rich Ruler1-8. The Unjust Judge (peculiar to Lk).There is a close connexion with what precedes. The mention of the Second Advent leads Christ to speak of the need of prayer and watchfulness in view of it. The main lessons of the parable are: (1) The duty of continual prayer; (2) the certain answer to prayer, if it be only persistent enough; (3) the certainty that in the end God will maintain the cause of His elect against their adversaries;... read more

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