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.’