Common English Bible

Luke 18:10-13 Common English Bible (CEB)

10. "Two people went up to the temple to pray. One was a Pharisee and the other a tax collector.

11. The Pharisee stood and prayed about himself with these words, ‘God, I thank you that I’m not like everyone else—crooks, evildoers, adulterers—or even like this tax collector.

12. I fast twice a week. I give a tenth of everything I receive.’

13. But the tax collector stood at a distance. He wouldn’t even lift his eyes to look toward heaven. Rather, he struck his chest and said, ‘God, show mercy to me, a sinner.’