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11 The Pharisee astood and prayed thus with himself, b‘God, I thank You that I am not like other men—extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this tax collector.  
12 I fast twice a week; I give tithes of all that I possess.’
13 And the tax collector, standing afar off, would not so much as raise his eyes to heaven, but beat his breast, saying, ‘God, be merciful to me a sinner!’
14 I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other; afor everyone who exalts himself will be1 humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.”  

Jesus Blesses Little Children

15 aThen they also brought infants to Him that He might touch them; but when the disciples saw it, they rebuked them.  
16 But Jesus called them to Him and said, “Let the little children come to Me, and do not forbid them; for aof such is the kingdom of God.  
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Luke 18:13

Standing afar off (makroqen estwv). Second perfect active participle of isthmi, intransitive like staqeiv above. But no ostentation as with the Pharisee in verse Luke 18:11. At a distance from the Pharisee, not from the sanctuary.

Would not lift (ouk hqelen oude eparai). Negatives (double) imperfect of qelw, was not willing even to lift up, refused to lift (eparai, first aorist active infinitive of the liquid compound verb, ep-airw). Smote (etupte). Imperfect active of tuptw, old verb, kept on smiting or beating. Worshippers usually lifted up their closed eyes to God.

Be merciful (ilasqhti). First aorist passive imperative of ilaskomai, an old verb, found also in LXX and inscriptions (ecilaskomai, Deissmann, Bible Studies, p. 224).

A sinner (tw amartwlw). The sinner, not a sinner. It is curious how modern scholars ignore this Greek article. The main point in the contrast lies in this article. The Pharisee thought of others as sinners. The publican thinks of himself alone as the sinner, not of others at all.




Other Robertson's Word Pictures (NT) entries containing Luke 18:13:

Luke 18:10
John 13:24
Romans 5:8
Ephesians 3:14
Hebrews 2:17
Hebrews 8:12
James 4:9
1 John 2:2
Revelation 15:6

 

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