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Luke 18:14

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I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other; for everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but he who humbles himself will be exalted.”

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Luke 18:14 in other translations

I say unto you, This man went down to his house justified rather than the other: for every one that exalteth himself shall be humbled; but he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.

Luke 18:14 · American Standard Version

Luke 18:14 in context

  1. 12I fast twice a week. I give tithes of all that I get.’
  2. 13But the tax collector, standing far away, wouldn’t even lift up his eyes to heaven, but beat his breast, saying, ‘God, be merciful to me, a sinner!’
  3. 14I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other; for everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but he who humbles himself will be exalted.”
  4. 15They were also bringing their babies to him, that he might touch them. But when the disciples saw it, they rebuked them.
  5. 16Jesus summoned them, saying, “Allow the little children to come to me, and don’t hinder them, for God’s Kingdom belongs to such as these.

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