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Luke 18:14 KJV
Luke · chapter 18 · verse 14
I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other: for every one that exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.Luke 18:14 · King James Version
Luke 18:14 in context
12I fast twice in the week, I give tithes of all that I possess.
13And the publican, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, God be merciful to me a sinner.
14I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other: for every one that exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.
15And they brought unto him also infants, that he would touch them: but when his disciples saw it, they rebuked them.
16But Jesus called them unto him, and said, Suffer little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God.
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Key words (Strong's)
- justifieddikaioōto render righteous or such he ought to be, to show, exhibit, evince, one to be…G1344 →
- exaltethhypsoōto lift up on high, to exalt, metaph., to raise to the very summit of opulence and…G5312 →
- himselfheautouhimself, herself, itself, themselvesG1438 →
- abasedtapeinoōto make low, bring low, to level, reduce to a plain, metaph. to bring into a humble…G5013 →
- houseoikosa house, an inhabited house, home, any building whatever, of a palace, the house of God…G3624 →
- telllegōto say, to speak, affirm over, maintain, to teach, to exhort, advise, to command, direct…G3004 →
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The scope of this parable likewise is prefixed to it, and we are told (Luk 18:9) who they were whom it was levelled at, and for whom it was calculated. He designed it for the conviction of some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others. They were such as had, 1.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 9-14