Luke 18:9 Cross References - Mace

⁹ Then he propos'd this parable, concerning those who had a great opinion of their own justice, and look'd with contempt upon others.

³⁹ which the Pharisee, who had invited him, observing, he thus argued with himself, if this man were a prophet, he could not but know that the woman, who is so busy with him, is a person of a loose character.

²⁹ but he being desirous to clear himself, said to Jesus, but what is meant by our neighbour?

² at which the Pharisees and Scribes murmured, saying, this man gives access to men of bad character, and eats with them.

²⁹ how many years have I serv'd you, without having ever disobey'd your orders? and yet you never bestow'd a kid upon me, to make merry with my friends: ³⁰ whereas this son of yours, who has eat up his fortune among a pack of loose creatures, is no sooner come but you must kill the fatted calf for him.

¹⁵ but he said to them, you pretend to piety before men, which, however they may admire, is an abomination to God, who knows your real temper.

¹¹ the Pharisee in a standing posture pray'd thus by himself, O God, I thank thee, that I am not as other men, a robber, a cheat, an adulterer, or like that Publican.

⁷ upon seeing this, they all murmur'd, saying, he is going to be treated by a dissolute person.

⁴⁷ upon which the Pharisees answered, are ye also seduced? ⁴⁸ have any of the rulers, or of the Pharisees believed on him? ⁴⁹ but the populace, who are ignorant of the law, are such wretches.

⁴⁸ The Jews answered, and said to him, are we not in the right to say, that you are a Samaritan, and are really mad?

²⁸ then they reviled him, and said, thou art his disciple; but we are Moses disciples.

³⁴ they answered, you were a vicious fellow from your very birth, and do you pretend to preach to us? and then they excommunicated him.

²¹ but the Lord said to me, "be gone, for I will send you far hence, even to the Gentiles."

⁹ then it was I once liv'd secure; but when the prohibition came, sin exerted it self, and I was in a dying condition:

³¹ but Israel, who followed the law of justice, hath not attained to the law of justice. ³² why? because they sought it not by faith, but indeed by the works of the law: for they stumbled at that stumbling-stone;

³ because being ignorant of the justice which is of God, and going about to establish a justification of their own, they have not submitted themselves to that which is of God.

¹⁰ why then dost thou judge thy brother? or why dost thou think contemptibly of thy brother? since we shall all of us be brought before the judgment-seat of Christ.

⁴ which I might do more justly than any other man can pretend to: ⁵ being circumcised the eighth day, of the family of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, an Hebrew by descent, by sect a Pharisee. ⁶ if zeal is to be regarded, I persecuted the church; if the integrity prescrib'd by the law, I am without reproach;