Luke Chapter 16, Verse 15
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15: και ειπεν αυτοις υμεις εστε οι δικαιουντες εαυτους ενωπιον των ανθρωπων ο δε θεος γινωσκει τας καρδιας υμων οτι το εν ανθρωποις υψηλον βδελυγμα ενωπιον του θεου εστιν
15: 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.
15: And he said to them: you are they who justify yourselves before
men, but God knoweth your hearts. For that which is high to men is an
abomination before God.
Justify yourselves. Attempt to appear just; or, you aim to appear
righteous in the sight of men, and do not regard the heart.
That which is highly esteemed. That is, mere external works, or actions performed merely to appear to be righteous.
Is abomination. Is abominable, or hateful. The word used here is the one that in the Old Testament is commonly given to idols, and denotes God's abhorrence of such conduct. These words are to be applied chiefly to what Jesus was discoursing about. There are many things esteemed among men which are not abomination in the sight of God; as, for example, truth, parental and filial affection, industry, &c. But many things, much sought and admired, are hateful in his sight. The love of wealth and show, ambition and pride, gay and splendid vices, and all the wickedness that men contrive to gild and to make appear like virtue -- external acts that appear well while the heart is evil -- are abominable in the sight of God, and should be in the sight of men. Comp. Lk 18:11ff 1Sam 16:7.
- {g} "justify"
