10 “Two people went up to the temple area to pray; one was a Pharisee and the other was a tax collector. 11 The Pharisee took up his position and spoke this prayer to himself, ‘O God ...

Taken from Saint Luke’s Gospel, and only recounted by him among the four gospel books, we hear the Parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector. The story is known to many of us: Two men went ...

There is a parable in the Bible about a pharisee and a tax collector. The Pharisee trusted in himself that he was righteous, and despised others. Luke 18:10 says, "Two men went up to the temple to ...

This Sunday we will read about Zacchaeus, the chief tax collector and wee little man who climbed a tree to see Jesus in Luke 19:1–10. Last Sunday, we heard the parable of the Pharisee and the tax ...

In the Christian scriptures, Jesus shared this parable to those who were convinced of their own righteousness and despised everyone else: “Two people went up to the temple area to pray; one was a ...

For Orthodox Christians, this parable, in which a Pharisee confidently reports on his virtues and a tax collector humbly asks God for mercy, tees off a pre-Lenten season focused on humility and ...

The parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector is one of these. We can’t say we weren’t forewarned. Jesus begins by telling us that this story is for “those who are convinced of their own ...

10 “Two people went up to the temple area to pray; one was a Pharisee and the other was a tax collector. 11 The Pharisee took up his position and spoke this prayer to himself, ‘O God ...