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And the Lord said, Hear what the unjust judge says.
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And shall not God avenge his own elect who cry day and night unto him though he bears long regarding them?
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I tell you that he will avenge them speedily. Nevertheless when the Son of man comes, shall he find faith on the earth?
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And he spoke this parable unto some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous and despised others:
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Two men went up into the temple to pray, the one a Pharisee, and the other a publican.
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The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, God, I thank thee that I am not as other men
are: extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican.
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I fast two
meals every sabbath; I give tithes of all that I possess.
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And the publican, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as
his eyes unto heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, God, reconcile me, a sinner.
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I tell you, this man went down to his house justified
rather than the other; for anyone that exalts himself shall be humbled, and he that humbles himself shall be exalted.
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And they brought unto him also infants that he would touch them; but when
his disciples saw
it, they rebuked them.
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But Jesus called them
unto him and said, Suffer
the little children to come unto me and forbid them not, for of such is the kingdom of God.