Luke 18:11

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'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.'

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  • Matt 6:5 : 5 And 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.
  • Mark 11:25 : 25 'And whenever you stand praying, if you have anything against anyone, forgive them, so that your Father in heaven may also forgive you your trespasses.'
  • Rev 3:17 : 17 Because you say, 'I am rich, I have become wealthy, and I don’t need anything,' yet you do not realize that you are wretched, pitiful, poor, blind, and naked.
  • Matt 19:18-20 : 18 The man asked, "Which ones?" Jesus answered, "Do not murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not give false testimony, 19 'Honor your father and your mother,' and 'Love your neighbor as yourself.'" 20 The young man said to him, "I have kept all these. What do I still lack?"
  • Luke 20:47 : 47 They devour widows’ houses and make long prayers for appearance’s sake. These will receive a greater condemnation.
  • 1 Cor 4:7-8 : 7 For who makes you different from anyone else? What do you have that you did not receive? And if you did receive it, why do you boast as though you did not? 8 Already you are full! Already you are rich! You have begun to reign without us—and how I wish that you really had begun to reign, so that we also might reign with you!
  • 1 Cor 15:9-9 : 9 For I am the least of the apostles, not worthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God. 10 But by the grace of God, I am what I am, and his grace toward me was not without effect. No, I worked harder than all of them—yet not I, but the grace of God that was with me.
  • Gal 3:10 : 10 For all who rely on the works of the law are under a curse, as it is written: 'Cursed is everyone who does not continue to do everything written in the Book of the Law.'
  • Phil 3:6 : 6 as to zeal, persecuting the church; as to righteousness under the law, blameless.
  • 1 Tim 1:12-16 : 12 I give thanks to Christ Jesus our Lord, who has strengthened me, because He considered me faithful, appointing me to His service. 13 Even though I was formerly a blasphemer, a persecutor, and a violent man, I was shown mercy because I acted in ignorance and unbelief. 14 The grace of our Lord overflowed abundantly along with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus. 15 This saying is trustworthy and deserves full acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners—of whom I am the foremost. 16 But for this reason I was shown mercy, so that in me, the foremost of sinners, Christ Jesus might display His perfect patience as an example to those who would believe in Him for eternal life.
  • Jas 2:9-9 : 9 But if you show favoritism, you commit sin and are convicted by the law as transgressors. 10 For whoever keeps the whole law but stumbles at just one point is guilty of breaking it all. 11 For He who said, 'You shall not commit adultery,' also said, 'You shall not murder.' Now if you do not commit adultery but do commit murder, you have become a transgressor of the law. 12 Speak and act as those who are to be judged by the law of liberty.
  • Ps 134:1 : 1 A Song of Ascents: Look, bless the LORD, all you servants of the LORD, who stand in the house of the LORD during the night.
  • Ps 135:2 : 2 You who stand in the house of the LORD, in the courts of the house of our God!
  • Isa 1:15 : 15 When you spread out your hands in prayer, I will hide My eyes from you. Even though you multiply your prayers, I will not listen. Your hands are full of blood.
  • Isa 58:2 : 2 Day after day they seek me and delight to know my ways, as if they were a nation that practiced righteousness and did not forsake the justice of their God. They ask me for righteous judgments and delight in drawing near to God.
  • Isa 65:5 : 5 They say, 'Keep away; do not come near me, for I am holier than you.' These are like smoke in my nostrils, a fire that burns all day long.
  • Jer 2:28 : 28 But where are your gods that you made for yourself? Let them arise and save you in your time of trouble, if they can. For as many as your cities are your gods, Judah.
  • Jer 2:35 : 35 Yet you say, 'I am innocent; surely his anger has turned away from me.' But I will bring you to judgment because you say, 'I have not sinned.'
  • Ezek 33:31 : 31 They come to you as people come, and they sit before you as My people and hear your words, but they do not put them into practice. With their mouths they express love, but their hearts pursue unjust gain.
  • Mic 3:11 : 11 Her leaders judge for a bribe, her priests teach for a price, and her prophets practice divination for silver. Yet they lean on the LORD, saying, 'Is not the LORD among us? No disaster will come upon us.'
  • Matt 3:7-9 : 7 But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said to them, 'You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath? 8 Produce fruit in keeping with repentance. 9 And do not presume to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I tell you that God is able to raise up children for Abraham from these stones. 10 Even now the axe is laid at the root of the trees. Therefore, every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.

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

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

  • Luke 18:12-14
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    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 16:15
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    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."

  • Matt 6:5
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    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 18:2
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    2He said, 'There was a judge in a certain town who neither feared God nor respected people.'

  • Luke 17:15-18
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    15One of them, when he saw that he had been healed, returned, glorifying God with a loud voice.

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

    17Then Jesus replied, 'Were not all ten cleansed? Where are the other nine?'

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

  • Luke 15:18
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    18I will rise up and go to my father and say to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you.

  • Luke 17:9
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    9Does he thank that servant because he did what was commanded? I think not.

  • Luke 11:43
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    43Woe to you Pharisees! For you love the seats of honor in the synagogues and greetings in the marketplaces.

  • Luke 11:38-39
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    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.

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    30If I partake with thankfulness, why am I denounced because of what I give thanks for?

  • Matt 9:11
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    11When the Pharisees saw this, they said to his disciples, 'Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?'

  • Matt 6:7-8
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    7And when you pray, do not keep on babbling like the pagans, for they think they will be heard because of their many words.

    8Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him.

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  • Matt 11:25
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    46If you love those who love you, what reward will you get? Are not even the tax collectors doing that?

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    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.

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    18I will thank You in the great assembly; I will praise You among a mighty people.

  • Luke 15:21
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    21The son said to him, 'Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son.'

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    17And he thought to himself, saying, 'What shall I do, for I have no place to store my crops?'

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    22Repent of this wickedness of yours, and pray to the Lord. Perhaps he will forgive you for having such thoughts in your heart.

  • 2 Cor 10:18
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    18For it is not the one who commends himself who is approved, but the one whom the Lord commends.

  • 1 Cor 14:17
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    17You may be giving thanks well enough, but the other person is not built up.

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    32Then the master summoned the servant and said to him, 'You wicked servant! I forgave you all that debt because you begged me to.'

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  • Luke 11:41
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  • Luke 10:21
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  • Luke 19:8
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    8But Zacchaeus stood there and said to the Lord, "Look, Lord! I am giving half of my possessions to the poor, and if I have cheated anyone, I will pay back four times as much."

  • Mark 2:17
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    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 10:29
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    29But wishing to justify himself, he asked Jesus, 'And who is my neighbor?'

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    33If you do good to those who do good to you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners do the same.

  • John 12:43
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    43For they loved the approval of people more than the approval of God.

  • 2 Cor 10:12
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    12We do not dare to classify or compare ourselves with some who commend themselves. When they measure themselves by themselves and compare themselves with themselves, they lack understanding.

  • Matt 9:3
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    3At this, some of the scribes said to themselves, 'This man is blaspheming.'

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    21The man said, 'All these I have kept since I was a boy.'

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

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    13The Pharisees said to him, "You are testifying about yourself; your testimony is not valid."