Discovery BoxLuke 14:11 
Context14:11 For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but 1 the one who humbles 2 himself will be exalted.”
Luke 18:14
Context18:14 I tell you that this man went down to his home justified 3 rather than the Pharisee. 4 For everyone who exalts 5 himself will be humbled, but he who humbles himself will be exalted.”
1 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “but” to indicate the contrast present in this context, which involves the reversal of expected roles.
2 sn The point of the statement the one who humbles himself will be exalted is humility and the reversal imagery used to underline it is common: Luke 1:52-53; 6:21; 10:15; 18:14.
3 sn The prayer that was heard and honored was the one given with humility; in a surprising reversal it was the tax collector who went down to his home justified.
4 tn Grk “the other”; the referent (the Pharisee, v. 10) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
5 sn Everyone who exalts himself. See Luke 14:11. Jesus often called for humility and condemned those who sought honor.
