Book of Luke | Guide with Key Information and Resources

The Parable of the Prodigal Son Shows Us God's Love

Luke 18. 9-14 This parable is a criticism of pride and of the Pharisees in particular, barely disguised as a parable. Here Jesus compares two sinners – one, a Pharisee, who is self-righteous before God, and the other a tax-collector, a profession despised by the Jews for doing the Romans’ work and defrauding their own people, who by contrast humbles himself before God. This passage can be read helpfully in conjunction with Luke’s version of Jesus’ sermon on the mount, or, in Luke’s case, sermon

Luke 18 Summary - 5 Minute Study — 2BeLikeChrist

Enduring Word Bible Commentary Luke 18:1-17 - Witness of the Humble Sinner

This Changes Everything: Luke 18:1-8

Sunday's Gospel reading and sermon: Luke 18:1-8 Jesus told his disciples a parable about their need to pray always and not to lose heart. He said, "In a certain city there was a judge who neither feared God nor had respect for people. In that city there was a widow who kept coming to him and saying, `Grant me justice against my opponent.' For a while he refused; but later he said to himself, `Though I have no fear of God and no respect for anyone, yet because this widow keeps bothering me, I wil