Luke 18:9

NETBible

Jesus 1  also told this parable to some who were confident that they were righteous and looked down 2  on everyone else.

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To some who were confident of their own righteousness and looked down on everybody else, Jesus told this parable:

NASB ©

And He also told this parable to some people who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and viewed others with contempt:

NLT ©

Then Jesus told this story to some who had great self–confidence and scorned everyone else:

MSG ©

He told his next story to some who were complacently pleased with themselves over their moral performance and looked down their noses at the common people:

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And he made this story for some people who were certain that they were good, and had a low opinion of others:

NRSV ©

He also told this parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous and regarded others with contempt:

NKJV ©

Also He spoke this parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others:

KJV
And
<1161>
he spake
<2036> (5627) <2532>
this
<5026>
parable
<3850>
unto
<4314>
certain
<5100>
which
<3588>
trusted
<3982> (5756)
in
<1909>
themselves
<1438>
that
<3754>
they were
<1526> (5748)
righteous
<1342>_,
and
<2532>
despised
<1848> (5723)
others
<3062>_:
{that...: or, as being righteous}
NASB ©
And He also
<2532>
told
<3004>
this
<3778>
parable
<3850>
to some
<5100>
people
<5100>
who trusted
<3982>
in themselves
<1438>
that they were righteous
<1342>
, and viewed
<1848>
others
<3062>
with contempt
<1848>
:
NET [draft] ITL
Jesus also
<2532>
told
<2036>
this
<3778>
parable
<3850>
to
<4314>
some
<5100>
who were confident
<3982>

<1909>

<1438>
that
<3754>
they were
<1510>
righteous
<1342>
and
<2532>
looked down
<1848>
on everyone else
<3062>
.
GREEK
eipen kai prov tinav touv pepoiyotav eautoiv oti eisin kai exouyenountav loipouv thn parabolhn tauthn
NETBible

Jesus 1  also told this parable to some who were confident that they were righteous and looked down 2  on everyone else.

NET Notes

1 tn Grk “He”; the referent has been specified in the translation for clarity.

2 tn Grk “and despised.” This is a second parable with an explanatory introduction.