# Luke 18.10

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**Book:** [Luke](/codex/luke-the-evangelist/) · NASB95

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 8. <span class="rl-speech">I say unto you, that he will avenge them speedily. Nevertheless, when the Son of man cometh, shall he find faith on the earth?</span> 9. <span class="rl-speech">And he spake also this parable unto certain who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and set all others at nought:</span>
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> **10. <span class="rl-speech">Two men went up into the temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, and the other a publican.</span>**
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> 11. <span class="rl-speech">The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, God, I thank thee, that I am not as the rest of men, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican.</span> 12. <span class="rl-speech">I fast twice in the week; I give tithes of all that I get.</span> (Luke 18:8-12, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 8. <span class="rl-speech">I tell you that he will avenge them quickly. Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on the earth?”</span> 9. <span class="rl-speech">He spoke also this parable to certain people who were convinced of their own righteousness, and who despised all others.</span>
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> **10. <span class="rl-speech">“Two men went up into the temple to pray; one was a Pharisee, and the other was a tax collector.</span>**
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> 11. <span class="rl-speech">The Pharisee stood and prayed to himself like this: ‘God, I thank you, that I am not like the rest of men, extortionists, unrighteous, adulterers, or even like this tax collector.</span> 12. <span class="rl-speech">I fast twice a week. I give tithes of all that I get.’</span> (Luke 18:8-12, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 8. <span class="rl-speech">I tell you that he will avenge them speedily. Nevertheless when the Son of man cometh, shall he find faith on the earth?</span> 9. <span class="rl-speech">And he spake this parable unto certain which trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others: <sup>that: or, as being righteous</sup></span>
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> **10. <span class="rl-speech">Two men went up into the temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, and the other a publican.</span>**
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> 11. <span class="rl-speech">The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, God, I thank thee, that I am not as other men are, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican.</span> 12. <span class="rl-speech">I fast twice in the week, I give tithes of all that I possess.</span> (Luke 18:8-12, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 8. <span class="rl-speech">I say to you, that He will execute the justice to them quickly; but the Son of Man having come, shall he find the faith upon the earth?'</span> 9. <span class="rl-speech">And he spake also unto certain who have been trusting in themselves that they were righteous, and have been despising the rest, this simile:</span>
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> **10. <span class="rl-speech">'Two men went up to the temple to pray, the one a Pharisee, and the other a tax-gatherer;</span>**
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> 11. <span class="rl-speech">the Pharisee having stood by himself, thus prayed: God, I thank Thee that I am not as the rest of men, rapacious, unrighteous, adulterers, or even as this tax-gatherer;</span> 12. <span class="rl-speech">I fast twice in the week, I give tithes of all things, as many as I possess.</span> (Luke 18:8-12, YLT)

## Setting

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## Theological reading

_Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._

## Key words

_Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap._

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## Quoted in

**Arguments and defeaters:**

- [Argument from Forgiveness](/codex/argument-from-forgiveness/), via [Luke 18.9-14](/codex/luke-18-9-14/)
- [Paul Invented Christianity Objection Defeater](/codex/paul-invented-christianity-objection-defeater/), via [Luke 18.9-14](/codex/luke-18-9-14/)

**Concepts:**

- [Jesus Said](/codex/jesus-said/), via [Luke 18.1-14](/codex/luke-18-1-14/)

**Lexicon:**

- [G2433 - hilaskomai](/codex/g2433-hilaskomai/)

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## Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.