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The Verdict of Justification
Commentators explain that to be "justified" means to be declared righteous and accepted by God. It is not a reward for good behavior but a gift of grace received through humble faith. As John Calvin notes, justification here consists in the forgiveness of sins, where a person relies solely on God's mercy rather than their own merits. The publican was accepted; the Pharisee was rejected entirely.
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Albert Barnes
On Luke 18:14
18th Century
Theologian
I tell you. The Pharisees would have said that the first man here was approved. Jesus assures them that they judged erroneously. God judge…
AT Robertson
On Luke 18:14
This man (ουτος). This despised publican referred to contemptuously in verse 11 as "this" (ουτος) publican.
Rather …
Charles Ellicott
On Luke 18:14
19th Century
Bishop
This man went down to his house, justified rather than the other.—The Greek participle is in the perfect, implying a comp…
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Charles Spurgeon
On Luke 18:14
19th Century
Preacher
I tell you, this man –
This publican, sinner as he had been, though he had no broad phylacteries like the Pharisee had, though he m…
Expositor's Bible Commentary
On Luke 18:14
The description speaks for itself. The tax collector (see comment on Mk 2:14) was one of the social outcasts so prominent in Luke as recipients of …
John Calvin
On Luke 18:14
16th Century
Theologian
This man went down justified. The comparison is not exact, for Christ does not merely assign to the publican a certain degree of …
John Gill
On Luke 18:14
17th Century
Pastor
I tell you that this man
The publican that so freely owned himself to be a sinner, and by his carriage acknowledged …
Matthew Henry
On Luke 18:9–14
17th Century
Minister
This parable was to convince some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous and despised others. God sees with what disposition and design…