Stood (σταθεις). First aorist passive participle of ιστημ. Struck an attitude ostentatiously where he could be seen. Standing was …

The temple. Into one of the courts of the temple—the court where prayer was commonly offered. See Barnes on Matthew 21:12.

A Ph…

Went up into the temple.—The peculiar form of the verb, “went up,” was strictly justified by the position of the Temple. It stood…

And he spake this parable unto certain which trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others: two men went up into the temp…

St. Augustine of Hippo: Since faith is a gift not for the proud but for the humble, our Lord goes on to add a parable about humi…

Elements of this parable need little interpretation, only careful observation. The characters in this story represent extremes, but the sketches ar…

Two men went up. Christ makes a comparison between the two men, both of whom, by going up to pray, seem to manifest the same ardo…

Two men went up into the temple to pray, which is called an house of prayer, (Isaiah 56:7) the Jews had a mig…

This parable was to convince some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous and despised others. God sees with what disposition and design…