Luke 18:11

Ὁ Φαρισαῖος σταθεὶς πρὸς ἑαυτὸν ταῦτα προσηύχετο, Ὁ Θεός, εὐχαριστῶ σοι ὅτι οὐκ εἰμὶ ὥσπερ οἱ λοιποὶ τῶν ἀνθρώπων, ἅρπαγες, ἄδικοι, μοιχοί, ἢ καὶ ὡς οὗτος ὁ τελώνης.

RBT Greek Interlinear:

Strongs 3588; ho; ὁ; the; Art-NMS

Strongs 5330; Pharisaios; Φαρισαῖος; Separatists; N-NMS

Strongs 2476; statheis; σταθεὶς; he who has stood ready; V-APP-NMS

Strongs 3778; tauta; ταῦτα ⇔; thus; DPro-ANP

Strongs 4314; pros; «πρὸς; toward; Prep

Strongs 1438; heauton; ἑαυτὸν»; himself; RefPro-AM3S

Strongs 4336; prosēucheto; προσηύχετο; He was praying; V-IIM/P-3S

Strongs 3588; HO; Ὁ; the; Art-VMS

Strongs 2316; Theos; Θεός; God; N-NMS

Strongs 2168; eucharistō; εὐχαριστῶ; give thanks; V-PIA-1S

Strongs 4771; soi; σοι; you; PPro-D2S

Strongs 3754; hoti; ὅτι; that; Conj

Strongs 3756; ouk; οὐκ; not; Adv

Strongs 1510; eimi; εἰμὶ; I am; V-PIA-1S

Strongs 5618; hōsper; ὥσπερ; just as; Adv

Strongs 3588; hoi; οἱ; the; Art-NMP

Strongs 3062; loipoi; λοιποὶ; remaining ones; Adj-NMP

Strongs 3588; tōn; τῶν; the; Art-GMP

Strongs 444; anthrōpōn; ἀνθρώπων; men; N-GMP

Strongs 727; harpages; ἅρπαγες; swindlers; Adj-NMP

Strongs 94; adikoi; ἄδικοι; unrighteous ones; Adj-NMP

Strongs 3432; moichoi; μοιχοί; adulterers; N-NMP

Strongs 2228; ē; ἢ; or; Conj

Strongs 2532; kai; καὶ; and; Conj

Strongs 5613; hōs; ὡς; just like; Adv

Strongs 3778; houtos; οὗτος; this one; DPro-NMS

Strongs 3588; ho; ὁ; the; Art-NMS

Strongs 5057; telōnēs; τελώνης; tax farmer; N-NMS

RBT Hebrew Literal:

Praying to his own self: the Tax Farmer

The Separatist, he who has stood ready, these things toward his own self he was praying,⁶⁶ 'The God, I am thankful to yourself that I am not like the Remaining Ones of the Men, rapacious ones, unjust ones, adulterers, nor also like this one, the Tax Farmer!

Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
The Pharisee having stood, prayed these to himself, O God, I return thee thanks that I am not as the rest of men, rapacious, unjust, adulterers, or also as this publican.

LITV Translation:
The Pharisee was standing, praying these things to himself: God, I thank You that I am not as the rest of men, rapacious, unrighteous, adulterers, or even as this tax collector.

ESV Translation:
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Footnotes

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The phrase ταῦτα πρὸς ἑαυτὸν προσηύχετο (“he prayed these things to himself”) from the Nestle 1904 and Westcott and Hort 1881 editions suggests a more reflective, self-centered prayer, emphasizing the Separatist's inward focus. The preposition πρὸς (“to”) combined with ἑαυτὸν (“himself”) underscores that he is addressing his prayer internally, and it is going nowhere.

However, the textual variant σταθεὶς πρὸς ἑαυτὸν ταῦτα προσηύχετο (found in editions like the RP Byzantine Majority Text 2005 and Greek Orthodox Church) shifts the sense subtly to avoid this meaning.

The change in syntax and punctuation across manuscripts — particularly the placement of "πρὸς ἑαυτὸν" — crafts a significant shift.