Luke 18:9-19
Christian Standard Bible
The Parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector
9 He(A) also told this parable to some who trusted in themselves(B) that they were righteous(C) and looked down(D) on everyone else: 10 “Two men went up to the temple to pray,(E) one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. 11 The Pharisee was standing(F) and praying like this about himself: [a] ‘God, I thank you that I’m not like other people—greedy,(G) unrighteous,(H) adulterers,(I) or even like this tax collector. 12 I fast(J) twice a week; I give a tenth[b](K) of everything I get.’
13 “But the tax collector, standing far off,(L) would not even raise his eyes to heaven(M) but kept striking his chest(N) and saying, ‘God, have mercy on me,[c](O) a sinner!’ (P) 14 I tell you, this one went down to his house justified(Q) rather than the other, because everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”(R)
Blessing the Children
15 People(S) were bringing infants to him so that he might touch them, but when the disciples saw it, they rebuked them. 16 Jesus, however, invited them: “Let the little children come to me,(T) and don’t stop them, because the kingdom of God belongs to such as these. 17 Truly I tell you,(U) whoever does not receive(V) the kingdom of God like a little child(W) will never enter it.”
The Rich Young Ruler
18 A(X) ruler(Y) asked him, “Good teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” (Z)
19 “Why do you call me good?” Jesus asked him. “No one is good except God alone.
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