Daily Reading for Personal Growth, 40 Days with God
10 “Two men went up to the temple complex to pray,(A) one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. 11 The Pharisee took his stand[a](B) and was praying like this: ‘God, I thank You that I’m not like other people[b] —greedy,(C) unrighteous,(D) adulterers,(E) or even like this tax collector. 12 I fast(F) twice a week; I give a tenth[c](G) of everything I get.’
13 “But the tax collector, standing far off,(H) would not even raise his eyes to heaven(I) but kept striking his chest[d](J) and saying, ‘God, turn Your wrath from me[e](K)—a sinner!’(L) 14 I tell you, this one went down to his house justified(M) rather than the other; because everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”(N)
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