Lukas 18:11
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.
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Study Note
The Pharisee's prayer — 'God, I thank thee, that I am not as other men are' — is one of the most surgically precise dissections of religious self-congratulation in all of Scripture, presenting a man who uses the form of gratitude to perform superiority. His catalogue of achievements (fasting twice weekly, tithing all he possesses) exceeds the Mosaic minimum, making him by conventional standards an admirable worshipper. The parable subverts the expectation: the tax collector (viewed as a collaborator with Roman oppression) goes home justified, not the exemplary observer, because he acknowledged his deficit rather than proclaimed his credit. Luther and the Reformers read this parable as a definitive illustration of the distinction between law-righteousness and grace-righteousness.
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The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, God, I thank thee, that I am not as the rest of men, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican.
the Pharisee having stood by himself, thus prayed: God, I thank Thee that I am not as the rest of men, rapacious, unrighteous, adulterers, or even as this tax-gatherer;
The Pharisee, taking up his position, said to himself these words: God, I give you praise because I am not like other men, who take more than their right, who are evil-doers, who are untrue to their wives, or even like this tax-farmer.
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