11 The Pharisee ^astood and prayed thus with himself, ^b‘God, I thank You that I am not like other men—extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this tax collector.  ‡

12 I fast twice a week; I give tithes of all that I possess.’

14 I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other; ^afor everyone who exalts himself will be¹ humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.”  ‡

15 ^aThen they also brought infants to Him that He might touch them; but when the disciples saw it, they rebuked them.  ‡