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Luke 18:13-15
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Luke 18:13-15
Holman Christian Standard Bible
13 “But the tax collector, standing far off,(A) would not even raise his eyes to heaven(B) but kept striking his chest[a](C) and saying, ‘God, turn Your wrath from me[b](D)—a sinner!’(E) 14 I tell you, this one went down to his house justified(F) rather than the other; because everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”(G)
Blessing the Children
15 Some(H) people were even bringing infants to Him so He might touch them, but when the disciples saw it, they rebuked them.
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- Luke 18:13 = mourning
- Luke 18:13 Lit God, be propitious to me; = May Your wrath be turned aside by the sacrifice
Luke 18:13-15
New International Version
Luke 18:13-15
New International Version
13 “But the tax collector stood at a distance. He would not even look up to heaven, but beat his breast(A) and said, ‘God, have mercy on me, a sinner.’(B)
14 “I tell you that this man, rather than the other, went home justified before God. For all those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.”(C)
The Little Children and Jesus(D)
15 People were also bringing babies to Jesus for him to place his hands on them. When the disciples saw this, they rebuked them.
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