“He also spoke this parable to certain people who were convinced of their own righteousness, and who despised all others:”

Reading this verse in context

This page shows one verse on its own, which is rarely how it was written. Luke 18 contains 43 verses, and the sentences either side usually decide what this one means. Read the whole chapter before you quote it.

Text: World English Bible, Protestant edition (engwebp), eBible.org — public domain.