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"Twomen1went up into the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a taxcollector.
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"The Pharisee2stood and was prayingthis to himself: 'God, I thank You that I am not likeotherpeople: swindlers, unjust, adulterers, orevenlikethistaxcollector.
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'I 3fasttwice a week; I 4paytithes of all that I get.'
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"But the taxcollector, 5standingsomedistanceaway, 6was evenunwilling* to lift up his eyes to heaven, but 7was beating his breast, saying, 'God, be merciful to me, the sinner!'
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"I tell you, thismanwent to his housejustifiedratherthan the other; 8for everyone who exaltshimself will be humbled, but he who humbleshimself will be exalted."
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9And they were bringingeven their babies to Him so that He would touch them, but when the disciplessaw it, they began rebuking them.
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But Jesuscalled for them, saying, "Permit the children to come to Me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of Godbelongs to such as these.
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"Truly I say to you, 10whoever* does not receive the kingdom of Godlike a child will not enter it at all."
The Rich Young Ruler
1811A rulerquestioned Him, saying, "GoodTeacher, what shall I do to inheriteternallife?"
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And Jesussaid to him, "Why do you call Me good? Noone is goodexceptGodalone.
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"You know the commandments, '12DO NOT COMMITADULTERY, DO NOT MURDER, DO NOT STEAL, DO NOT BEARFALSEWITNESS, HONOR YOUR FATHER AND MOTHER.' "