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Luke 16:15

King James Version (KJV)

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Luke 16:15

Verse 15 of 31

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And he said unto them, Ye are they which justify yourselves before men; but God knoweth your hearts: for that which is highly esteemed among men is abomination in the sight of God.

Luke 16:15 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Luke 16:15

Theological / Devotional

Justify yourselves. Compare “a certain lawyer” who sought “to justify himself’ with the question, “Who is my neighbour?” (ch. 10:25-29). The Pharisees had met with success in persuading men of the validity of their theory that wealth is a reward for righteousness. They had ably defended their case, and at least those who had a measure of this world’s goods found satisfaction in such a theory.

God knoweth your hearts. See 1 Sam. 16:7; 1 Chron. 28:9. The trouble with the Pharisees was that they were hypocrites (see on Matt. 6:2; 7:5); their “righteousness” were nothing more than whitewash (see Isa. 64:6; Matt. 23:13-33).

Abomination. Gr. bdelugma, “a putrid thing,” “a detestable thing.” Compare the use of bdelugma in Rev. 17:4, 5 ; 21:27.

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