Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Two men went up into the temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, and the other a publican.

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Bible References

Into

Luke 1:9
he was chosen by lot to go into the sanctuary of the Lord and burn incense, according to the custom of the priests.
Luke 19:46
He told them, "It is written, "My house is to be called a house of prayer,' but you have turned it into a hideout for bandits!"
1 Kings 8:30
Listen to the requests from your servant and from your people Israel as they pray in this direction, listen from the place where you reside in heaven, then hear and forgive.
Acts 3:1
One afternoon, Peter and John were on their way to the Temple for the three o'clock prayer time.

A pharisee

Luke 7:29
By having been baptized with John's baptism, all the people who listened, including the tax collectors, acknowledged God's justice.
Matthew 21:31
Which of the two did the father's will?" They answered, "The first one."
Acts 23:6
When Paul saw that some of them were Sadducees and others were Pharisees, he shouted in the Council, "Brothers, I'm a Pharisee and a descendant of Pharisees. I'm on trial concerning the hope that the dead will be resurrected."
Acts 26:5
They have known for a long time, if they would but testify to it, that I lived as a Pharisee, adhering to the standards of our strictest religious party.
Philippians 3:5
Having been circumcised on the eighth day, I am of the nation of Israel, from the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of Hebrews. As far as the Law is concerned, I was a Pharisee.

General references

Luke 5:32
I have not come to call righteous people, but sinners, to repentance."

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