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11 The Pharisee (A)stood and was praying these things to himself: ‘God, I thank You that I am not like other people: swindlers, unjust, adulterers, or even like this tax collector. 12 I (B)fast twice a week; I (C)pay tithes of all that I get.’ 13 But the tax collector, (D)standing some distance away, (E)was even unwilling to lift up his eyes to heaven, but (F)was [a]beating his chest, saying, ‘God, be [b]merciful to me, the sinner!’

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 18:13 A traditional sign of mourning or contrition
  2. Luke 18:13 Or propitious

11 The Pharisee stood by himself(A) and prayed: ‘God, I thank you that I am not like other people—robbers, evildoers, adulterers—or even like this tax collector. 12 I fast(B) twice a week and give a tenth(C) of all I get.’

13 “But the tax collector stood at a distance. He would not even look up to heaven, but beat his breast(D) and said, ‘God, have mercy on me, a sinner.’(E)

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