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Luke 18:13-14
New English Translation
Luke 18:13-14
New English Translation
13 The tax collector, however, stood[a] far off and would not even look up[b] to heaven, but beat his breast and said, ‘God, be merciful[c] to me, sinner that I am!’[d] 14 I tell you that this man went down to his home justified[e] rather than the Pharisee.[f] For everyone who exalts[g] himself will be humbled, but he who humbles himself will be exalted.”
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- Luke 18:13 tn Grk “standing”; the Greek participle has been translated as a finite verb.
- Luke 18:13 tn Grk “even lift up his eyes” (an idiom).
- Luke 18:13 tn The prayer is a humble call for forgiveness. The term for mercy (ἱλάσκομαι, hilaskomai) is associated with the concept of a request for atonement (BDAG 473-74 s.v. 1; Pss 51:1, 3; 25:11; 34:6, 18).
- Luke 18:13 tn Grk “the sinner.” The tax collector views himself not just as any sinner but as the worst of all sinners. See ExSyn 222-23.
- Luke 18:14 sn The prayer that was heard and honored was the one given with humility; in a surprising reversal it was the tax collector who went down to his home justified.
- Luke 18:14 tn Grk “the other”; the referent (the Pharisee, v. 10) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
- Luke 18:14 sn Everyone who exalts himself. See Luke 14:11. Jesus often called for humility and condemned those who sought honor.
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