39 Now when the Pharisee who had invited him saw this, he said to himself, “If (A)this man were (B)a prophet, he (C)would have known who and what sort of woman this is who is touching him, for she is a sinner.”

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39 When the Pharisee who had invited him saw this, he said to himself, “If this man were a prophet,(A) he would know who is touching him and what kind of woman she is—that she is a sinner.”

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16 Fear seized them all, and (A)they glorified God, saying, (B)“A great prophet has arisen among us!” and (C)“God has visited his people!”

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16 They were all filled with awe(A) and praised God.(B) “A great prophet(C) has appeared among us,” they said. “God has come to help his people.”(D)

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And the Pharisees and the scribes (A)grumbled, saying, (B)“This man receives sinners and (C)eats with them.”

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But the Pharisees and the teachers of the law muttered, “This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.”(A)

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21 For from within, out of the heart of man, come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, (A)murder, adultery,

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21 For it is from within, out of a person’s heart, that evil thoughts come—sexual immorality, theft, murder,

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who say, “Keep to yourself,
    do not come near me, for I am too holy for you.”
(A)These are a smoke in my nostrils,
    a fire that burns all the day.

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who say, ‘Keep away; don’t come near me,
    for I am too sacred(A) for you!’
Such people are smoke(B) in my nostrils,
    a fire that keeps burning all day.

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24 So for the second time they called the man who had been blind and said to him, (A)“Give glory to God. We know that (B)this man is a sinner.”

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24 A second time they summoned the man who had been blind. “Give glory to God by telling the truth,”(A) they said. “We know this man is a sinner.”(B)

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47 The Pharisees answered them, (A)“Have you also been deceived? 48 (B)Have any of the authorities or the Pharisees believed in him? 49 But this crowd that does not know the law is accursed.” 50 (C)Nicodemus, who had gone to him before, and who was one of them, said to them, 51 (D)“Does our law judge a man without first (E)giving him a hearing and learning what he does?” 52 They replied, (F)“Are you from Galilee too? Search and see that (G)no prophet arises from Galilee.”

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47 “You mean he has deceived you also?”(A) the Pharisees retorted. 48 “Have any of the rulers or of the Pharisees believed in him?(B) 49 No! But this mob that knows nothing of the law—there is a curse on them.”

50 Nicodemus,(C) who had gone to Jesus earlier and who was one of their own number, asked, 51 “Does our law condemn a man without first hearing him to find out what he has been doing?”

52 They replied, “Are you from Galilee, too? Look into it, and you will find that a prophet does not come out of Galilee.”(D)

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Division Among the People

40 When they heard these words, (A)some of the people said, “This really is (B)the Prophet.” 41 Others said, “This is (C)the Christ.” But some said, (D)“Is the Christ to come from Galilee?

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40 On hearing his words, some of the people said, “Surely this man is the Prophet.”(A)

41 Others said, “He is the Messiah.”

Still others asked, “How can the Messiah come from Galilee?(B)

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12 And there was much (A)muttering about him among the people. (B)While some said, “He is a good man,” others said, “No, (C)he is leading the people astray.”

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12 Among the crowds there was widespread whispering about him. Some said, “He is a good man.”

Others replied, “No, he deceives the people.”(A)

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19 The woman said to him, “Sir, I perceive that (A)you are (B)a prophet.

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19 “Sir,” the woman said, “I can see that you are a prophet.(A)

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The Pharisee and the Tax Collector

He also told this parable to some (A)who trusted (B)in themselves that they were righteous, (C)and treated others with contempt: 10 “Two men (D)went up into the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. 11 The Pharisee, (E)standing by himself, prayed[a] (F)thus: ‘God, I thank you that I am not like other men, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even like this tax collector.

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 18:11 Or standing, prayed to himself

The Parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector

To some who were confident of their own righteousness(A) and looked down on everyone else,(B) Jesus told this parable: 10 “Two men went up to the temple to pray,(C) one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. 11 The Pharisee stood by himself(D) and prayed: ‘God, I thank you that I am not like other people—robbers, evildoers, adulterers—or even like this tax collector.

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For a while he refused, but afterward he said to himself, (A)‘Though I neither fear God nor respect man,

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“For some time he refused. But finally he said to himself, ‘Even though I don’t fear God or care what people think,

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And the manager said to himself, ‘What shall I do, since my master is taking the management away from me? I am not strong enough to dig, and I am ashamed to beg.

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“The manager said to himself, ‘What shall I do now? My master is taking away my job. I’m not strong enough to dig, and I’m ashamed to beg—

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