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I say to you, this one went down to his house justified, rather than that. For everyone exalting himself will be humbled; but the one humbling himself will be exalted.”

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Greek: Transliteration:
I say (denoting speech in progress), (a) to say, speak; to mean, mention, tell, (b) to call, name, especially in the pass., (c) to tell, command. V-PIA-1S H3004 λέγω legō
this one This; he, she, it. DPro-NMS H3778 οὗτος outos
Analysis:

One: God

Refers to HaShem (God), Who is One. This number can also refer to unity. The first place the number "one" occurs is in Genesis 1:5. There one reads, "And there was an evening and there was a morning— one day". Later on in this same book of Genesis, it is stated concerning the man and his wife, "And they became one flesh" (Genesis 2:24). It is very significant that in both of these examples there was a multiplicity for the subject. In the first example, the evening and the morning became one day and in the second example, it was Adam and Eve who became one flesh.

One of the most famous passages in the Torah concerning HaShem is Deuteronomy 6:4 which states, "Hear O Israel the Lord your God the Lord is One." The question that a person must ask himself is what is the connection between the use of the Hebrew word אחד "one" which identifies a multiplicity being one and the fact that the Lord God of Israel is One? The answer is that the Hebrew word אחד can relate to the concept for one as in "unification". There is another Hebrew word that would have been possible to be used if the author wanted to refer to an absolute oneness or singleness. This is the Hebrew word יחיד. In fact, there is a well-known prayer in Judaism which states, "אחד ואין יחיד כיחודו". This phrase should be translated as, "(God is) One and there is no singularity as His singularity." The idea that is being expressed in this prayer is that the Lord God of Israel is One; but not an absolute One; rather there is a uniqueness and a complexity to His Oneness.

The number one is frequently employed to express in the Scriptures one object, such as one man or one tabernacle. This usage would be the simple or common purpose that the number one or for that matter any number, would appear in a Biblical text. Often the appearance of a number does not contain any of the significance that Hebrew numerology might offer. Therefore, the reader must always consider when coming across a verse which contains a number, that the number only expresses an amount and no additional significance. 

Because the number one is often associated with God, there is a unique phenomenon in the Scriptures concerning this number. Sometimes the number one is employed to express a unique relationship that the object has to HaShem. For example,

"And it will be one day, it will be known to HaShem..." Zechariah 14:7

In the text above, Zechariah could have stated simply, "And it will be a day…" The fact that the prophet said "one day" is to convey that this day is uniquely related to God. Similarly, it is stated by the prophet Ezekiel in chapter 37, "one King", "one nation" and "one Shepherd" (see Ezekiel 37:22, 24). Each of these objects—King, nation and Shepherd—has a connection to HaShem. The King and Shepherd is Messiah Yeshua, the Son of God and the one nation is Israel, the people of God.

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went down To go down, come down, either from the sky or from higher land, descend. V-AIA-3S H2597 κατέβη katebē
house (a) a house, the material building, (b) a household, family, lineage, nation. N-AMS H3624 οἶκον oikon
justified, To make righteous, defend the cause of, plead for the righteousness (innocence) of, acquit, justify; hence: to regard as righteous. V-RPM/P-NMS H1344 δεδικαιωμένος dedikaiōmenos
rather than Genitive: from; dative: beside, in the presence of; accusative: alongside of. Prep H3844 παρ’ par
that. That, that one there, yonder. DPro-AMS H1565 ἐκεῖνον ekeinon
everyone All, the whole, every kind of. Adj-NMS H3956 πᾶς pas
exalting (a) to raise on high, lift up, (b) to exalt, set on high. V-FIP-3S H5312 ὑψῶν upsōn
- The, the definite article. RefPro-AM3S H1438 ἑαυτὸν eauton
will be humbled; To make or bring low, humble, humiliate; pass: to be humbled. V-PPA-NMS H5013 ταπεινωθήσεται tapeinōthēsetai
humbling To make or bring low, humble, humiliate; pass: to be humbled. V-PPA-NMS H5013 ταπεινῶν tapeinōn
himself Himself, herself, itself. RefPro-AM3S H1438 ἑαυτὸν eauton
will be exalted.” (a) to raise on high, lift up, (b) to exalt, set on high. V-FIP-3S H5312 ὑψωθήσεται upsōthēsetai

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Berean Bible I say to you, this one went down to his house justified, rather than that. For everyone exalting himself will be humbled; but the one humbling himself will be exalted.”
King James Bible I say to tell you, this one man went down to his house justified, justified rather than that. For everyone exalting the other: for every one that exalteth himself will shall be humbled; but the one humbling abased; and he that humbleth himself will shall be exalted.”
Hebrew Greek English I say to "I tell you, this one man went down to his house justified, justified rather than that. For the other; for everyone exalting who exalts himself will be humbled; humbled, but the one humbling he who humbles himself will be exalted.”"
New American Standard Bible 1995 I say to "I tell you, this one man went down to his house justified, justified rather than that. For the other; for everyone exalting who exalts himself will be humbled; humbled, but the one humbling he who humbles himself will be exalted.”"