Stood and prayed thus with himself. Some have proposed to translate this as, "stood by himself" and prayed. In this way it would be charac…

The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself.—A false stress has often been laid on the Pharisee’s attitude, as though…

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…

God, I thank thee. Yet he is not blamed for boasting of the strength of his free will, but for trusting that God was reconciled to him by …

The Pharisee stood
Standing was a praying posture; (See Gill on Matthew 6:5) nor is this observed, as if it…

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