Luke 18:9-14 - The Parable Of The Pharisee And The Tax Collector

⁹ Another time, speaking to people who were satisfied that they were religious, and who regarded every one else with scorn, Jesus told this parable-- ¹⁰ "Two men went up into the Temple Courts to pray. One was a Pharisee and the other a tax-gatherer. ¹¹ The Pharisee stood forward and began praying to himself in this way--'O God, I thank thee that I am not like other men-- thieves, rogues, adulterers--or even like this tax-gatherer. ¹² I fast twice a week, and give a tenth of everything I get to God.'

¹³ Meanwhile the tax-gatherer stood at a distance, not venturing even 'to raise his eyes to Heaven'; but he kept striking his breast and saying 'O God, have mercy on me, a sinner.' ¹⁴ This man, I tell you, went home pardoned, rather than the other; for every one who exalts himself will be humbled, while every one who humbles himself shall be exalted."