Luke 18:9-12

The Parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector

9 To some who were confident of their own righteousness and looked down on everyone else, Jesus told this parable:
10 “Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector.
11 The Pharisee stood by himself 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 twice a week and give a tenth of all I get.’

Cross References 6

  • 1. Luke 16:15
  • 2. Isaiah 65:5
  • 3. Acts 3:1
  • 4. Matthew 6:5; Mark 11:25
  • 5. Isaiah 58:3; Matthew 9:14
  • 6. Malachi 3:8; Luke 11:42
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