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Luke 18 

9 Then Jesus told this story 

to some who had great confidence in their own righteousness 

and scorned everyone else: 

10 “Two men went to the Temple to pray. 

One was a Pharisee, 

and the other was a despised tax collector. 

11 The Pharisee stood by himself and prayed this prayer: 

‘I thank you, God, that I am not like other people:

cheaters, 

sinners, 

adulterers. 

I’m certainly not like that tax collector! 

12 I fast twice a week, 

and I give you a tenth of my income.’

13 “But the tax collector stood at a distance 

and dared not even lift his eyes to heaven as he prayed. 

Instead, he beat his chest in sorrow, saying, 

‘O God, be merciful to me, 

for I am a sinner.’ 

14 I tell you, this sinner, not the Pharisee, returned home justified before God. 

For those who exalt themselves will be humbled, 

and those who humble themselves will be exalted.”