Luke 18:11-16

English Standard Version

¹¹The Pharisee, ^(A)standing by himself, prayed^[a] ^(B)thus: ‘God, I thank you that I am not like other men, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even like this tax collector. ¹²^(C)I fast twice a week; ^(D)I give tithes of all that I get.’ ¹³But the tax collector, ^(E)standing far off, ^(F)would not even lift up his eyes to heaven, but ^(G)beat his breast, saying, ‘God, ^(H)be merciful to me, a sinner!’ ¹⁴I tell you, this man went down to his house justified, rather than the other. For ^(I)everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”

Let the Children Come to Me

¹⁵^(J)Now they were bringing even infants to him that he might touch them. And when the disciples saw it, they ^(K)rebuked them. ¹⁶But Jesus called them to him, saying, ^(L)“Let the children come to me, and ^(M)do not hinder them, ^(N)for to such belongs the kingdom of God.