Luke 18:5-16

⁵Because this widow is a trouble to me, I will give her her right; for if not, I will be completely tired out by her frequent coming.

⁶And the Lord said, Give ear to the words of the evil judge.

⁷And will not God do right in the cause of his saints, whose cries come day and night to his ears, though he is long in doing it?

⁸I say to you that he will quickly do right in their cause. But when the Son of man comes, will there be any faith on earth?

⁹And he made this story for some people who were certain that they were good, and had a low opinion of others:

¹⁰Two men went up to the Temple for prayer; one a Pharisee, and the other a tax-farmer.

¹¹The Pharisee, taking up his position, said to himself these words: God, I give you praise because I am not like other men, who take more than their right, who are evil-doers, who are untrue to their wives, or even like this tax-farmer.

¹²Twice in the week I go without food; I give a tenth of all I have.

¹³The tax-farmer, on the other hand, keeping far away, and not lifting up even his eyes to heaven, made signs of grief and said, God, have mercy on me, a sinner.

¹⁴I say to you, This man went back to his house with God's approval, and not the other: for everyone who makes himself high will be made low and whoever makes himself low will be made high.

¹⁵And they took their children to him, so that he might put his hands on them: but when the disciples saw it, they said sharp words to them

¹⁶But Jesus sent for them, saying, Let the children come to me, and do not keep them away, for of such is the kingdom of heaven.