Luke 18:9

Jesus ¹  also told this parable to some who were confident that they were righteous and looked down ²  on everyone else.

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

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

Then Jesus told this story to some who had great self–confidence and scorned everyone else:

He told his next story to some who were complacently pleased with themselves over their moral performance and looked down their noses at the common people:

And he made this story for some people who were certain that they were good, and had a low opinion of others:

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

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

Jesus ¹  also told this parable to some who were confident that they were righteous and looked down ²  on everyone else.

¹ tn Grk “He”; the referent has been specified in the translation for clarity.

² tn Grk “and despised.” This is a second parable with an explanatory introduction.