11 法利賽人站在那裡自言自語地禱告說,『上帝啊!我感謝你,因為我不像別人那樣勒索、不義、通姦,也不像這稅吏。 12 我每週禁食兩次,奉獻全部收入的十分之一。』

13 「但那稅吏卻遠遠地站著,連頭也不敢抬起來,捶著胸說,『上帝啊,求你憐憫我這個罪人!』

14 「我告訴你們,二人回家後,被上帝算為義的是稅吏而不是法利賽人,因為自高的人必遭貶抑,謙卑的人必得尊榮。」

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11 The Pharisee stood by himself(A) 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(B) twice a week and give a tenth(C) of all I get.’

13 “But the tax collector stood at a distance. He would not even look up to heaven, but beat his breast(D) and said, ‘God, have mercy on me, a sinner.’(E)

14 “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.”(F)

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