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John MacEvilly’s exposition of the gospel of Luke offers a clear, Catholic, passage-by-passage interpretation of the text. It combines traditional exegesis with moral exhortation and so has been widely used as a daily devotional. The work was originally intended for laymen, but quickly found a place as a textbook in seminary education and has seen numerous editions.

14. “Went down,” in allusion to the position of the Temple on a hill (v. 10). “Justified,” rendered really just by the grace of God, who Himself had inspired him with the necessary dispositions, consequent on which He remits sin and infuses the grace of justification. “Rather than the other,” whose boastful contempt and rash judgment regarding the Publican, and proud conduct before God, rendered him deserving of condemnation. That one was really justified, and the other condemned, is clearly shown
Luke 18:14