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Luke 18:9

Luke 18:9

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which: Luke 10:29, Luke 15:29, Luke 16:15; Proverbs 30:12; Isaiah 65:5, Isaiah 66:5; John 9:28, John 9:34; Romans 7:9; Romans 9:31-32, Romans 10:3; Philippians 3:4-6

that they were righteous: or, as being righteous

and despised: Luke 18:11, Luke 7:39, Luke 15:2, Luke 15:30, Luke 19:7; John 7:47-49, John 8:48; Acts 22:21; Romans 14:10

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