Commentaries:
Barnes' Notes
I tell you - The Pharisees would have said that the first man here was approved. Jesus assures them that they judged erroneously. God judges of this differently from people.
Justified - Accepted or approved of God. The word "justify" means to declare or treat as righteous. In this case it means that in their prayers the one was approved and the other not; the one went down with the favor of God in answer to his petitions, the other not.
For every one ... - See the notes at Luke 14:11.
Other Barnes' Notes entries containing Luke 18:14:
Zechariah 4:7
Matthew 21:12-22
Luke 16:14-15
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