Luke 18:11

The Pharisee prays by congratulating himself and comparing himself favorably to others. His prayer is really about his own merit.

Cross-references · 21

• Matt 6:5“When you pray, you shall not be as the hypocrites, for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen by men. Most certainly, I tell you, they have received their reward.
• Isa 65:5who say, ‘Stay by yourself, don’t come near to me, for I am holier than you.’ These are smoke in my nose, a fire that burns all day.
• Rev 3:17Because you say, ‘I am rich, and have gotten riches, and have need of nothing;’ and don’t know that you are the wretched one, miserable, poor, blind, and naked;
• Jer 2:35“Yet you said, ‘I am innocent. Surely his anger has turned away from me.’ “Behold, I will judge you, because you say, ‘I have not sinned.’
• Mark 11:25Whenever you stand praying, forgive, if you have anything against anyone; so that your Father, who is in heaven, may also forgive you your transgressions.
• Jas 2:9–12But if you show partiality, you commit sin, being convicted by the law as transgressors.
• Gal 3:10For as many as are of the works of the law are under a curse. For it is written, “Cursed is everyone who doesn’t continue in all things that are written in the book of the law, to do them.”
• 1 Cor 4:7–8For who makes you different? And what do you have that you didn’t receive? But if you did receive it, why do you boast as if you had not received it?
• Ps 135:2you who stand in Yahweh’s house, in the courts of our God’s house.
• Matt 19:18–20He said to him, “Which ones?” Jesus said, “‘You shall not murder.’ ‘You shall not commit adultery.’ ‘You shall not steal.’ ‘You shall not offer false testimony.’
• Ps 134:1A Song of Ascents. Look! Praise Yahweh, all you servants of Yahweh, who stand by night in Yahweh’s house!
• 1 Cor 15:9–10For I am the least of the apostles, who is not worthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the assembly of God.
• Luke 20:47who devour widows’ houses, and for a pretense make long prayers: these will receive greater condemnation.”
• Isa 58:2Yet they seek me daily, and delight to know my ways. As a nation that did righteousness, and didn’t forsake the ordinance of their God, they ask of me righteous judgments. They delight to draw near to God.
• Mic 3:11Her leaders judge for bribes, and her priests teach for a price, and her prophets of it tell fortunes for money: yet they lean on Yahweh, and say, “Isn’t Yahweh among us? No disaster will come on us.”
• Ezek 33:31They come to you as the people come, and they sit before you as my people, and they hear your words, but don’t do them; for with their mouth they show much love, but their heart goes after their gain.
• 1 Tim 1:12–16And I thank him who enabled me, Christ Jesus our Lord, because he counted me faithful, appointing me to service;
• Jer 2:28“But where are your gods that you have made for yourselves? Let them arise, if they can save you in the time of your trouble: for you have as many gods as you have towns, O Judah.
• Phil 3:6concerning zeal, persecuting the assembly; concerning the righteousness which is in the law, found blameless.
• Matt 3:7–10But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming for his baptism, he said to them, “You offspring of vipers, who warned you to flee from the wrath to come?
• Isa 1:15When you spread out your hands, I will hide my eyes from you. Yes, when you make many prayers, I will not hear. Your hands are full of blood.

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