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Read Full Chapter (Luke 18) Luke 18:9 KJV
"And he spake this parable unto certain which trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others:"
Luke Chapter 18, Verse 9
Luke 18:9 in Context (Verses 6–12 KJV)
6
And the Lord said, Hear what the unjust judge saith.
7
And shall not God avenge his own elect, which cry day and night unto him, though he bear long with them?
8
I tell you that he will avenge them speedily. Nevertheless when the Son of man cometh, shall he find faith on the earth?
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And he spake this parable unto certain which trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others:
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Two men went up into the temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, and the other a publican.
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The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, God, I thank thee, that I am not as other men are, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican.
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I fast twice in the week, I give tithes of all that I possess.