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Parable of Pharisee and Tax Collector

A parable of two men praying.
Contributed by LUMO project
Story also available on our translated websites: Spanish, Portuguese, Polish, German, Arabic, Simplified Chinese
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To some who were confident of their own righteousness and looked down on everyone else, Jesus told this parable: – Slide 1
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‘Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. – Slide 2
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‘The Pharisee stood by himself and prayed: – Slide 3
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“God, I thank you that I am not like other people – robbers, evildoers, adulterers – or even like this tax collector … – Slide 4
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‘… I fast twice a week and give a tenth of all I get.” – Slide 5
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‘But the tax collector stood at a distance. He would not even look up to heaven but beat his breast …’ – Slide 6
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‘The tax collector prayed, “God, have mercy on me, a sinner.”’ – Slide 7
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Jesus concluded, ‘I tell you that this man, rather than the other, went home justified before God. For all those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.’ – Slide 8
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