18:9
He also told this parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous and regarded others with contempt:

18:10
“Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector.

18:11
The Pharisee, standing by himself, was praying thus, ‘God, I thank you that I am not like other people: thieves, rogues, adulterers, or even like this tax collector.

18:12
I fast twice a week; I give a tenth of all my income.’

18:13
But the tax collector, standing far off, would not even lift up his eyes to heaven but was beating his breast and saying, ‘God, be merciful to me, a sinner!’

18:14
I tell you, this man went down to his home justified rather than the other, for all who exalt themselves will be humbled, but all who humble themselves will be exalted.”