6. The Lord said, “Listen to what the unfair judge said.
7. God will always give what is right to his people who cry to him night and day, and he will not be slow to answer them.
8. I tell you, God will help his people quickly. But when the Son of Man comes again, will he find those on earth who believe in him?”
9. Jesus told this story to some people who thought they were very good and looked down on everyone else:
10. “A Pharisee and a tax collector both went to the Temple to pray.
11. The Pharisee stood alone and prayed, ‘God, I thank you that I am not like other people who steal, cheat, or take part in adultery, or even like this tax collector.
12. I fast twice a week, and I give one-tenth of everything I get!’
13. “The tax collector, standing at a distance, would not even look up to heaven. But he beat on his chest because he was so sad. He said, ‘God, have mercy on me, a sinner.’