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Luke 18:4-19
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And he would not for a time; but afterwards he said within himself, If even I fear not God and respect not man,
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at any rate because this widow annoys me I will avenge her, that she may not by perpetually coming completely harass me.
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And the Lord said, Hear what the unjust judge says.
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And shall not God at all avenge his elect, who cry to him day and night, and he bears long as to them?
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I say unto you that he will avenge them speedily. But when the Son of man comes, shall he indeed find faith on the earth?
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And he spoke also to some, who trusted in themselves that they were righteous and made nothing of all the rest [of men], this parable:
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Two men went up into the temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, and the other a tax-gatherer.
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The Pharisee, standing, prayed thus to himself: God, I thank thee that I am not as the rest of men, rapacious, unjust, adulterers, or even as this tax-gatherer.
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I fast twice in the week, I tithe everything I gain.
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And the tax-gatherer, standing afar off, would not lift up even his eyes to heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, O God, have compassion on me, the sinner.
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I say unto you, This [man] went down to his house justified rather than that [other]. For every one who exalts himself shall be humbled, and he that humbles himself shall be exalted.
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And they brought to him also infants that he might touch them, but the disciples when they saw [it] rebuked them.
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But Jesus calling them to [him] said, Suffer little children to come to me, and do not forbid them, for of such is the kingdom of God.
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Verily I say to you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child shall in no wise enter therein.
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And a certain ruler asked him saying, Good teacher, having done what, shall I inherit eternal life?
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But Jesus said to him, Why callest thou me good? There is none good but one, God.
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