wmth - Luke:18:9-14

wmth@Luke:18:9 @ And to some who relied on themselves as being righteous men, and looked down upon all others, He addressed this parable.

wmth@Luke:18:10 @ »Two men went up to the Temple to pray,« He said; »one being a Pharisee and the other a tax-gatherer.

wmth@Luke:18:11 @ The Pharisee, standing erect, prayed as follows by himself: »`O God, I thank Thee that I am not like other people–I am not a thief nor a cheat nor an adulterer, nor do I even resemble this tax-gatherer.

wmth@Luke:18:12 @ I fast twice a week. I pay the tithe on all my gains.'

wmth@Luke:18:13 @ »But the tax-gatherer, standing far back, would not so much as lift his eyes to Heaven, but kept beating his breast and saying,« `O God, be reconciled to me, sinner that I am.'

wmth@Luke:18:14 @ »I tell you that this man went home more thoroughly absolved from guilt than the other; for every one who uplifts himself will be humbled, but he who humbles himself will be uplifted.«