LUKE 18:14 — KING JAMES VERSION 0 0
“I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other: for every one that exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.”
I tell you that this man, rather than the other, went home justified before God. For all those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted — this man rather than the other went home justified (dedikaiōmenos): the verdict is definitive. The tax collector who confessed the truth about himself received the justification that the Pharisee who performed righteousness did not. For all those who exalt themselves will be humbled: the reversal principle applied. The parable's conclusion is the Magnificat's theology applied to individual prayer.
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