Luke 18:9-12 He then spoke this illustration to some who trusted in themselves. They were very self-righteous. They looked down on others:

NSB⁽ⁱ⁾ ⁹ He then spoke this illustration to some who trusted in themselves. They were very self-righteous. They looked down on others: ¹⁰ »Two men went to the temple to pray. One was a Pharisee, and the other was a tax collector. ¹¹ »The Pharisee stood and prayed like this: God, I thank you, that I am not like the rest of men, extortionists, unjust, adulterers, or even as this tax collector. ¹² »I fast twice per week. I give tithes of all that I get.