Luke 18:10
King James Version
28 Jul 2026
“Two men went up into the temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, and the other a publican.”
δύο
Two, a pair. Dýo. A witness requires two, a cord of two is not easily broken, and Jesus sent his disciples out two by two. Agreement between two carries weight.
ἱερόν
temple
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ἱερόν
a sacred place, i.e. the entire precincts (whereas G3485 (ναός) denotes the central sanctuary itself) of the Temple (at Jerusalem or elsewhere)
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προσεύχομαι
to pray,
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προσεύχομαι
To pray, to make supplication. Proseuchomai. Pray without ceasing. Prayer is not a scheduled activity. It is the ongoing conversation of a heart in relationship with God.
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εἷς
one
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εἷς
One, a single one, unity. Heis. The Lord our God, the Lord is one. Oneness is not uniformity but wholeness. Let nothing divide what God has declared united.
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Φαρισαῖος
a Pharisee
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Φαρισαῖος
Separatist, religious sectarian. Pharisaios. The Pharisees prized external separation and legal precision above all else, yet Jesus reserved his sharpest rebukes for them. Religion without mercy becomes its own kind of lawlessness. Guard your heart against the pride of the set-apart.
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ἕτερος
other
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ἕτερος
Other, different, another kind. Héteros. Not merely a second of the same, but a different order altogether. When Paul warns against a héteros gospel, he means one of a wholly different nature. Discern the difference.
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τελώνης
a tax collector.
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τελώνης
Tax collector, publican. Telṓnēs. Jesus called Matthew, a tax collector, to follow him, and sat at table with many more. The despised and excluded are often the first to respond to grace. Go where the Pharisees wouldn't.
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