Luke 18: 9
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He also told this parable to some who
trusted in themselves that they were righteous and despised others:
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| 10 |
"Two men went up into the temple to pray,
one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. |
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The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with
himself, `God, I thank thee that I am not like other men, extortioners, unjust,
adulterers, or even like this tax collector. |
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I fast twice a week, I give tithes of all
that I get.' |
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But the tax collector, standing far off,
would not even lift up his eyes to heaven, but beat his breast, saying, `God, be
merciful to me a sinner!' |
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I tell you, this man went down to his house
justified rather than the other; for every one who exalts himself will be
humbled, but he who humbles himself will be exalted." |
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