Luke 18:13 - Easy To Read Version

¹³ “The tax collector {\cf2\super [288]} stood alone too. But when he prayed, he would not even look up to heaven. The tax collector felt very humble before God. He said, ‘O God, have mercy on me. I am a sinner!’

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹³ 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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹³ But the tax collector, [merely] standing at a distance, would not even lift up his eyes to heaven, but kept striking his breast, saying, O God, be favorable (be gracious, be merciful) to me, the especially wicked sinner that I am!

American Standard Version (1901)

¹³ But the publican, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven, but smote his breast, saying, God, be thou merciful to me a sinner.

Common English Bible

¹³ But the tax collector stood at a distance. He wouldn’t even lift his eyes to look toward heaven. Rather, he struck his chest and said, ‘God, show mercy to me, a sinner.’

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹³ And the tax collector, standing at a distance, was not willing to even lift up his eyes to heaven. But he struck his chest, saying: 'O God, be merciful to me, a sinner.'

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹³ And the publican, standing afar off, would not so much as lift up his eyes towards heaven; but struck his breast, saying: O god, be merciful to me a sinner.

Luke 18:13 Cross References

2 Samuel 12:13

Then David said to Nathan, “I have sinned against the Lord.”

2 Chronicles 33:19

Manasseh’s prayer and how God listened and felt sorry for him is written in The Book of the Seers. Also all of Manasseh’s sins and wrongs before he humbled himself, and the places where he built high places {\cf2\super [416]} and set up the Asherah Poles {\cf2\super [417]} are written in The Book of the Seers.

2 Chronicles 33:23

Amon did not humble himself in front of the Lord like Manasseh his father humbled himself. But Amon sinned more and more.

Ezra 9:6

Then I prayed this prayer:

Job 42:6

And Lord, I am ashamed of myself.\par Lord, I am so sorry.\par As I sit in the dust and ashes, {\cf2\super [107]} \par I promise to change my heart\par and my life.”\par

Psalm 106:6

We sinned just like our ancestors {\cf2\super [553]} sinned.\par We were wrong, we did bad things!\par

Psalm 119:41

Lord, show me your true love.\par Save me like you promised.\par

Psalm 130:7

Israel, trust the Lord.\par True love is found only with the Lord.\par The Lord saves us again and again.\par And the Lord will forgive Israel for all their sins.\par \par \par

Psalm 25:11

Lord, I have done many wrong things.\par But, to show your goodness,\par you forgave me for everything I did.\par

Psalm 25:7

Don’t remember the sins and bad things\par that I did when I was young.\par For your good name, Lord,\par remember me with love.\par

Psalm 40:12

Evil people have gathered around me.\par They are too many to count!\par My sins have caught me,\par and I can’t escape them.\par They are more than the hairs on my head.\par I have lost my courage.\par

Psalm 41:4

I said, “Lord, be kind to me.\par I sinned against you,\par but forgive me and make me well.”\par

Exodus 33:10

So when the people saw the cloud at the entrance of the tent, they would go to the entrance of their own tents and bow down {to worship God}.

Isaiah 1:18

The Lord says, “Come, let’s discuss these things. Your sins are red like scarlet, {\cf2\super [11]} but they can be \{washed away and you will be\} white like snow. Your sins are bright red, but you can become white like wool.

Isaiah 6:5

I became very scared. I said, “Oh, no! I will be destroyed. I am not pure (good) enough to speak to God. And I live among people that are not pure enough to speak to God. {\cf2\super [66]} Yet I have seen the King, the Lord All-Powerful.”

Isaiah 66:2

I myself made all things.\par All things are here because I made them.”\par The Lord himself said these things.\par “Tell me, what people do I care for?\par I care for the poor people.\par I care for the people that are very sad.\par I care for people that obey my words.\par

Daniel 9:5

“But Lord, we have sinned! We have done wrong. We have done bad things. We turned against you. We turned away from your commands and fair decisions.

Matthew 10:3

Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew, the tax collector; {\cf2\super [120]} James, son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus;

Matthew 6:5

“When you pray, don’t be like the hypocrites. {\cf2\super [75]} The hypocrites love to stand in the synagogues {\cf2\super [76]} and on the street corners and pray loudly. They want people to see them pray. I tell you the truth. They already have their full reward.

Matthew 9:13

I will tell you something. Go and learn what it means: ‘I don’t want animal sacrifices; I want you to show kindness to people.’ {\cf2\super [106]} I did not come to invite good people. I came to invite sinners.”

Mark 11:25

When you are praying, and you remember that you are angry with another person about something, then forgive that person. Forgive them so that your Father in heaven will also forgive your sins.”

Luke 17:12

He came into a small town. Ten men met him there. These men did not come close to Jesus, because they all had leprosy. {\cf2\super [271]}

Luke 22:41

Then Jesus went about 50 steps away from them. He kneeled down and prayed,

Luke 23:48

Many people had come out of the city to see this thing. When the people saw it, they felt very sorry and left.

Acts 2:37

When the people heard this, they felt very, very sorry. They asked Peter and the other apostles, {\cf2\super [41]} “Brothers, what should we do?”

Romans 5:8

But Christ died for us while we were still sinners. In that way God showed us that he loves us very much.

2 Corinthians 7:11

You had the kind of sorrow God wanted you to have. Now see what that sorrow has brought you: That sorrow has made you very serious. It made you want to prove that you were not wrong. It made you angry and afraid. It made you want \{to see me\}. It made you care. It made you want the right thing to be done. You proved that you were not guilty in any part of that problem.

1 Timothy 1:15

What I say is true, and you should fully accept it: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners. And I am the worst of those sinners.

Hebrews 4:16

Who were those people who heard God’s voice and were against him? It was all those people that Moses led out of Egypt.

Hebrews 8:12

And I will forgive the wrong things they do against me,\par and I will not remember their sins.”\par \i (Jeremiah 31:31-34)\i0 \par