Jesus told a story to some people who were sure they were right with God. They looked down on everyone else.

耶稣向那些仗着自己是义人，藐视别人的，设一个比喻，

耶稣向那些自以为义而藐视别人的人讲了这比喻：

耶稣向那些自以为义而藐视别人的人讲了这比喻：

耶稣对那些自以为义、藐视别人的人讲了一个比喻：

耶稣向那些自恃为义、轻视别人的人，讲了这个比喻：

耶稣还对某些自以为义而藐视其他人的，讲了这个比喻：

耶穌向那些仗着自己是義人，藐視別人的，設一個比喻，

耶穌向那些自以為義而藐視別人的人講了這比喻：

耶穌向那些自以為義而藐視別人的人講了這比喻：

耶穌對那些自以為義、藐視別人的人講了一個比喻：

耶穌向那些自恃為義、輕視別人的人，講了這個比喻：

耶穌也對那些倚靠自己為義、而藐視其他的人的、講這一個比喻。

耶穌還對某些自以為義而藐視其他人的，講了這個比喻：

有自恃為義、而輕忽他人者、耶穌設喻謂之曰、

有數人自恃為義、而藐視人、耶穌設譬謂之曰、

有自視為義而藐視他人者、耶穌設喻謂之曰、

有人自矜其義、目無他人、耶穌設喻以警之曰：

To some who were confident of their own righteousness and looked down on everyone else, Jesus told this parable:

He also told this parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and treated others with contempt:

Then Jesus told this story to some who had great confidence in their own righteousness and scorned everyone else:

He also told this parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous and looked down on everyone else:

Now He also told this parable to some people who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and viewed others with contempt:

Also He spoke this parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others:

And he spake also this parable unto certain who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and set all others at nought:

He also told this parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous and looked down on everyone else:

And he spake this parable unto certain which trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others:

Jesus also told this parable to some who were confident that they were righteous and looked down on everyone else.

He spoke also this parable to certain people who were convinced of their own righteousness, and who despised all others.

Jesus said to them,“ You try to make yourselves look good in the eyes of other people. But God knows your hearts. What people think is worth a lot is hated by God.

Some are pure in their own eyes. But their dirty sins haven’t been washed away.

They say,‘ Keep away! Don’t come near us! We are too sacred for you!’ Those people are like smoke in my nose. They are like a fire that keeps burning all day.

Now then, who are you to judge your brother or sister? Why do you act like you’re better than they are? We will all stand in God’s courtroom to be judged.

The people of Israel tried to obey the law to make themselves right with God. But they didn’t reach their goal of being right with God.Why not? Because they tried to do it without faith. They tried to be right with God by what they did. They tripped over the stone that causes people to trip and fall.

They didn’t know that God’s power makes people right with himself. They tried to get right with God in their own way. They didn’t do it in God’s way.

“ You mean he has fooled you also?” the Pharisees asked.“ Have any of the rulers or Pharisees believed in him?No! But this mob knows nothing about the law. There is a curse on them.”

The Pharisee stood by himself and prayed.‘ God, I thank you that I am not like other people,’ he said.‘ I am not like robbers or those who do other evil things. I am not like those who commit adultery. I am not even like this tax collector.

I have many reasons to trust in who I am and what I have done. Someone else may think they have reasons to trust in these things. But I have even more.I was circumcised on the eighth day. I am part of the people of Israel. I am from the tribe of Benjamin. I am a pure Hebrew. As far as the law is concerned, I am a Pharisee.As far as being committed is concerned, I opposed and attacked the church. As far as keeping the law is concerned, I kept it perfectly.

The Pharisee who had invited Jesus saw this. He said to himself,“ If this man were a prophet, he would know who is touching him. He would know what kind of woman she is. She is a sinner!”

Before I knew about the law, I was alive. But then the commandment came. Sin came to life, and I died.

Then they began to attack him with their words.“ You are this fellow’s disciple!” they said.“ We are disciples of Moses!

But the man wanted to make himself look good. So he asked Jesus,“ And who is my neighbor?”

Listen to the word of the Lord. Listen, you who tremble with fear when he speaks. He says,“ Some of your own people hate you. They turn their backs on you because you are faithful to me. They make fun of you and say,‘ Let the Lord show his glory by saving you. Then we can see how happy you are.’ But they will be put to shame.

“ Then the Lord said to me,‘ Go. I will send you far away to people who are not Jews.’ ”

The Jews answered Jesus,“ Aren’t we right when we say you are a Samaritan? Aren’t you controlled by a demon?”

All the people saw this. They began to whisper among themselves. They said,“ Jesus has gone to be the guest of a sinner.”

But the Pharisees and the teachers of the law were whispering among themselves. They said,“ This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.”

But he answered his father,‘ Look! All these years I’ve worked like a slave for you. I have always obeyed your orders. You never gave me even a young goat so I could celebrate with my friends.But this son of yours wasted your money with some prostitutes. Now he comes home. And for him you kill the fattest calf!’

Then the Pharisees replied,“ When you were born, you were already deep in sin. How dare you talk like that to us!” And they threw him out of the synagogue.