Luke 18:11

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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.

Stood

Matthew 6:5

Mark 11:25

God

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General references

Mark 10:20

Luke 5:30

Luke 18:21

Bible References

Stood

And, when you pray, you are not to behave as hypocrites do. They like to pray standing in the Synagogues and at the corners of the streets, that they may be seen by men. There, I tell you, is their reward!

And, whenever you stand up to pray, forgive any grievance that you have against any one, that your Father who is in Heaven also may forgive you your offenses."

God

For who makes any one of you superior to others? And what have you that was not given you? But if you received it as a gift, why do you boast as if you had not?

For I am the meanest of the Apostles, I who am unworthy of the name of 'Apostle,' because I persecuted the Church of God.

I am thankful to Christ Jesus, our Lord, who has been my strength, for showing that he thought me worthy of trust by appointing me to his ministry,

You say 'I am rich and have grown rich, and I want for nothing,' and you do not know that you are wretched, miserable, poor, blind, naked!

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These are the men who rob widows of their houses, and make a pretense of saying long prayers. Their sentence will be all the heavier."

When, however, John saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to receive his baptism, he said to them: "You brood of vipers! Who has prompted you to seek refuge from the coming judgment?

"What commandments?" asked the man. "These," answered Jesus:-- "'Thou shalt not kill. Thou shalt not commit adultery. Thou shalt not steal. Thou shalt not say what is false about others.

All who rely upon obedience to Law are under a curse, for Scripture says--'Cursed is every one who does not abide by all that is written in the Book of the Law, and do it.'

As to zeal, I was a persecutor of the Church; as to such righteousness as is due to Law, I proved myself blameless.

But, if you worship rank, you commit a sin, and stand convicted by that same law of being offenders against it.

General references

"Teacher," he replied, "I have observed all these from my childhood."

The Pharisees and the teachers of the Law belonging to their party complained of this to the disciples of Jesus."

"I have observed all these," he replied, "from childhood."