5 yet because this widow is causing trouble for me, I will grant her justice, so that she does not wear me down in the end by her coming back!’ ”
6 And the Lord said, “Listen to what the unrighteous judge is saying!
7 And will not God surely see to it that justice is done to his chosen ones who cry out to him day and night, and will he delay toward them?
8 I tell you that he will see to it that justice is done for them soon! Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, then will he find faith on earth?”
9 And he also told this parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and looked down on everyone else:
10 “Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector.
11 The Pharisee stood and prayed these things with reference to himself: ‘God, I give thanks to you that I am not like other people—swindlers, unrighteous people, adulterers, or even like this tax collector!