²⁹ But he, ^(A)desiring to justify himself, said to Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”

¹⁵ And he said to them, “You are those who ^(A)justify yourselves before men, but ^(B)God knows your hearts. For what is exalted among men ^(C)is an abomination in the sight of God.

² For if Abraham was justified by works, he has something to boast about, but ^(A)not before God.

The Pharisee and the Tax Collector

⁹ 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.

^34 (A)You shall treat the stranger who sojourns with you as the native among you, and ^(B)you shall love him as yourself, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt: I am the Lord your God.

¹¹ Now it is evident that ^(A)no one is justified before God by the law, for ^(B)“The righteous shall live by faith.”^[a]

³ For, being ignorant of ^(A)the righteousness of God, and seeking to establish their own, they did not submit to God's righteousness.

³⁶ Which of these three, do you think, proved to be a neighbor to the man who fell among the robbers?”

Love Your Enemies

^43 (A)“You have heard that it was said, ^(B)‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ ⁴⁴ But I say to you, ^(C)Love your enemies and ^(D)pray for those who persecute you,

² Then Elihu the son of Barachel ^(A)the Buzite, of the family of Ram, burned with anger. He burned with anger at Job because he justified himself ^(B)rather than God.