And he spake this parable unto certain which trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others:
‹Two men went up into the temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, and the other a publican.›
‹The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, God, I thank thee, that I am not as other men› [are], ‹extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican.›
‹I fast twice in the week, I give tithes of all that I possess.›
‹And the publican, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as› [his] ‹eyes unto heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, God be merciful to me a sinner.›
‹I tell you, this man went down to his house justified› [rather] ‹than the other: for every one that exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.›
And they brought unto him also infants, that he would touch them: but when [his] disciples saw [it], they rebuked them.
But Jesus called them [unto him], and said, ‹Suffer little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God.›
‹Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child shall in no wise enter therein.›
And a certain ruler asked him, saying, Good Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?
