Time after Pentecost · Proper 25 · Year C
Luke 18:9-17
The Pharisee and the Tax Collector; Let the Children Come
October 29, 2028
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"For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the one who humbles himself will be exalted." (Luke 18:14)
Jesus tells a parable contrasting a self-righteous Pharisee with a tax collector who simply asks for mercy, teaching that the humbled one goes home justified. He then welcomes the little children brought to him, saying the kingdom of God belongs to those who receive it like a child.
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Luke 18 Commentary Enduring Word · David Guzik
Verse-by-verse treatment of both the parable and the blessing of the children.
Luke 18:9 Commentaries BibleHub
Collects several classic commentaries on the Pharisee and the tax collector.
Luke Commentaries Precept Austin
Indexes detailed verse-by-verse notes and word studies across the Gospel.
Luke 18 (Barnes' Notes) StudyLight
Albert Barnes on the tax collector's plea for mercy and self-humbling.
Luke 18:9-14 Commentary Center for Excellence in Preaching
A preaching-focused reading of who really goes home justified.
Commentary on Luke 18:9-14 Working Preacher
Luther Seminary's exegesis of the parable's reversal of righteousness.
Going Home Justified, Pentecost 20 (C) Sermons That Work · Episcopal Church
A full sermon on the tax collector who went home justified.
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