Luke 18:9-14

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The Parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector

⁹To 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. ¹¹The 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. ¹²I fast^(E) twice a week and give a tenth^(F) 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^(G) and said, ‘God, have mercy on me, a sinner.’^(H)

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.”^(I)

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Jeremiah 14:7-10

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⁷Although our sins testify^(A) against us,
    do something, Lord, for the sake of your name.^(B)
For we have often rebelled;^(C)
    we have sinned^(D) against you.
⁸You who are the hope^(E) of Israel,
    its Savior^(F) in times of distress,^(G)
why are you like a stranger in the land,
    like a traveler who stays only a night?
⁹Why are you like a man taken by surprise,
    like a warrior powerless to save?^(H)
You are among^(I) us, Lord,
    and we bear your name;^(J)
    do not forsake^(K) us!

¹⁰This is what the Lord says about this people:

“They greatly love to wander;
    they do not restrain their feet.^(L)
So the Lord does not accept^(M) them;
    he will now remember^(N) their wickedness
    and punish them for their sins.”^(O)

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Jeremiah 14:19-22

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¹⁹Have you rejected Judah completely?^(A)
    Do you despise Zion?
Why have you afflicted us
    so that we cannot be healed?^(B)
We hoped for peace
    but no good has come,
for a time of healing
    but there is only terror.^(C)
²⁰We acknowledge^(D) our wickedness, Lord,
    and the guilt of our ancestors;^(E)
    we have indeed sinned^(F) against you.
²¹For the sake of your name^(G) do not despise us;
    do not dishonor your glorious throne.^(H)
Remember your covenant^(I) with us
    and do not break it.
²²Do any of the worthless idols^(J) of the nations bring rain?^(K)
    Do the skies themselves send down showers?
No, it is you, Lord our God.
    Therefore our hope is in you,
    for you are the one who does all this.^(L)