Luke 18:10

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'Two men went up to the temple to pray. One was a Pharisee, and the other was a tax collector.'

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  • Acts 3:1 : 1 Now Peter and John were going up to the temple at the time of prayer, the ninth hour.
  • Acts 23:6-8 : 6 Aware that one group was Sadducees and the other Pharisees, Paul called out in the council, 'Brothers, I am a Pharisee, a son of Pharisees! I am on trial concerning the hope of the resurrection of the dead.' 7 When he said this, a dispute broke out between the Pharisees and the Sadducees, and the assembly was divided. 8 For the Sadducees say there is no resurrection, nor angels, nor spirits, but the Pharisees affirm them all.
  • Acts 26:5 : 5 They have known me for a long time, and if they are willing, they can testify that I lived according to the strictest sect of our religion as a Pharisee.
  • 1 Kgs 8:30 : 30 'Hear the supplication of Your servant and of Your people Israel when they pray toward this place. Hear from heaven, Your dwelling place, and when You hear, forgive.'
  • 2 Kgs 20:5 : 5 "Go back and tell Hezekiah, the leader of My people: This is what the LORD, the God of your ancestor David, says: I have heard your prayer; I have seen your tears. Behold, I will heal you. On the third day, you will go up to the house of the LORD.
  • 2 Kgs 20:8 : 8 Hezekiah asked Isaiah, "What will be the sign that the LORD will heal me and that I will go up to the house of the LORD on the third day?"
  • Matt 21:31-32 : 31 Which of the two did the will of his father? They said, 'The first.' Jesus said to them, 'Truly I tell you, tax collectors and prostitutes are entering the kingdom of God before you.' 32 For John came to you in the way of righteousness, and you did not believe him. But the tax collectors and prostitutes did believe him. And even when you saw it, you did not later change your minds and believe him.
  • Luke 1:9-9 : 9 according to the custom of the priesthood, he was chosen by lot to enter the temple of the Lord and burn incense. 10 At the time of the incense offering, the whole assembly of the people was praying outside.
  • Luke 7:29-30 : 29 (When all the people, including the tax collectors, heard this, they acknowledged that God's way was right, because they had been baptized by John.) 30 But the Pharisees and the experts in the law rejected God's plan for themselves, because they had not been baptized by him.
  • Luke 19:46 : 46 He told them, 'It is written: My house will be a house of prayer, but you have made it a den of robbers!'.
  • Phil 3:5 : 5 Circumcised on the eighth day, of the people of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of Hebrews; as to the law, a Pharisee;

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Luke 18:11-14
    4 verses
    88%

    11'The Pharisee stood by himself and prayed, 'God, I thank you that I am not like other people: robbers, evildoers, adulterers—or even like this tax collector.'

    12'I fast twice a week and give a tenth of all I get.'

    13'But the tax collector stood at a distance. He would not even look up to heaven but beat his chest and said, 'God, have mercy on me, a sinner.'

    14'I tell you that this man went home justified before God rather than the other. For all those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.'

  • Luke 18:9
    81%

    9Jesus also told this parable to some who trusted in their own righteousness and treated others with contempt:

  • Matt 21:30-32
    3 verses
    72%

    30The man then went to the second son and said the same thing. He answered, 'I will, sir,' but he did not go.

    31Which of the two did the will of his father? They said, 'The first.' Jesus said to them, 'Truly I tell you, tax collectors and prostitutes are entering the kingdom of God before you.'

    32For John came to you in the way of righteousness, and you did not believe him. But the tax collectors and prostitutes did believe him. And even when you saw it, you did not later change your minds and believe him.

  • Matt 9:10-11
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    72%

    10While Jesus was reclining at the table in the house, many tax collectors and sinners came and ate with him and his disciples.

    11When the Pharisees saw this, they said to his disciples, 'Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?'

  • Luke 19:2
    71%

    2And behold, there was a man named Zacchaeus. He was a chief tax collector and was wealthy.

  • Mark 2:15-17
    3 verses
    71%

    15And while Jesus was dining in Levi's house, many tax collectors and sinners were reclining at the table with Jesus and his disciples, for there were many who followed him.

    16And when the scribes and Pharisees saw Jesus eating with tax collectors and sinners, they said to his disciples, 'Why does he eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?'

    17When Jesus heard this, he said to them, 'Those who are well have no need of a doctor, but those who are sick. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance.'

  • Luke 16:14-15
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    71%

    14The Pharisees, who loved money, heard all this and sneered at him.

    15Jesus said to them, "You are the ones who justify yourselves in the eyes of others, but God knows your hearts. What people value highly is detestable in God’s sight."

  • Luke 18:1-2
    2 verses
    71%

    1Jesus told them a parable to show that they should always pray and not give up.

    2He said, 'There was a judge in a certain town who neither feared God nor respected people.'

  • Luke 15:1-3
    3 verses
    70%

    1Now all the tax collectors and sinners were coming near to listen to Him.

    2And the Pharisees and scribes were complaining, saying, 'This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.'

    3So He told them this parable, saying:

  • Luke 15:11
    70%

    11Then He said, 'There was a man who had two sons.'

  • Matt 6:5
    70%

    5And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by others. Truly, I tell you, they have received their reward in full.

  • Luke 3:12
    69%

    12Even tax collectors came to be baptized, and they asked him, "Teacher, what should we do?"

  • Matt 18:17
    69%

    17If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church; and if he refuses to listen even to the church, treat him as you would a pagan or a tax collector.

  • Luke 15:18
    69%

    18I will rise up and go to my father and say to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you.

  • Luke 21:1
    69%

    1Looking up, he saw the rich putting their gifts into the treasury.

  • Luke 11:37-39
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    68%

    37While Jesus was speaking, a Pharisee invited Him to dine with him; so He went in and reclined at the table.

    38But the Pharisee was astonished to see that Jesus did not wash before the meal.

    39Then the Lord said to him, 'Now you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside you are full of greed and wickedness.

  • Luke 10:30-31
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    68%

    30Jesus replied, 'A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he fell among robbers, who stripped him, beat him, and went away, leaving him half-dead.'

    31By chance, a priest was going down that road, and when he saw the man, he passed by on the other side.

  • Luke 7:41
    68%

    41'A certain creditor had two debtors. One owed him five hundred denarii, and the other fifty.

  • Matt 6:1-2
    2 verses
    68%

    1Be careful not to practice your acts of charity before others to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.

    2So, when you give to the needy, do not announce it with trumpets, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be honored by others. Truly, I tell you, they have received their reward in full.

  • Luke 7:36
    68%

    36One of the Pharisees invited Jesus to eat with him. So Jesus went into the Pharisee's house and reclined at the table.

  • Luke 5:30
    68%

    30But the Pharisees and their scribes began to grumble to His disciples, "Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?"

  • Luke 17:18
    67%

    18Was no one found to return and give glory to God except this foreigner?

  • Matt 5:46-47
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    67%

    46If you love those who love you, what reward will you get? Are not even the tax collectors doing that?

    47And if you greet only your brothers, what are you doing more than others? Do not even the tax collectors do the same?

  • Luke 5:27
    67%

    27After this, Jesus went out and saw a tax collector named Levi sitting at the tax booth. He said to him, "Follow Me."

  • 2 Sam 12:1
    67%

    1The Lord sent Nathan to David. When Nathan arrived, he said to him, "There were two men in a city. One was rich, and the other was poor."

  • Matt 18:24
    67%

    24As he began the settlement, a man who owed him ten thousand talents was brought to him.

  • Luke 7:39
    67%

    39When the Pharisee who had invited Him saw this, he said to himself, 'If this man were a prophet, He would know who and what kind of woman is touching Him—she is a sinner.'

  • Luke 14:1-2
    2 verses
    67%

    1One Sabbath, as Jesus went to eat at the house of a prominent Pharisee, they were carefully watching him.

    2There in front of him was a man suffering from dropsy.

  • Luke 17:16
    67%

    16He fell face down at Jesus’ feet, thanking him—and he was a Samaritan.

  • Luke 10:36
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    36Which of these three do you think was a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of the robbers?

  • Matt 22:41
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    41While the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them,

  • Luke 11:43
    66%

    43Woe to you Pharisees! For you love the seats of honor in the synagogues and greetings in the marketplaces.