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Luke 18:13-15
New Catholic Bible
Luke 18:13-15
New Catholic Bible
13 “The tax collector, however, stood some distance away and would not even raise his eyes to heaven. Rather, he kept beating his breast as he said, ‘God, be merciful to me, a sinner.’ 14 This man, I tell you, returned to his home justified, whereas the other did not. For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”
15 Jesus Blesses the Children.[a] People were bringing even infants to Jesus so that he might touch them. When the disciples observed this, they rebuked them.
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- Luke 18:15 One must receive the kingdom as a little child, that is, as a poor person who is regarded as insignificant in society and who awaits everything from its father. One can never stop being struck by this insistence of Jesus concerning the spirit of childhood. It is a reversal of the daily norms of our lives (see Lk 9:46-48).
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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