Luke 18:13 - English Majority Text Version 2009

¹³ And the tax collector, standing far away, would not so much as lift his eyes towards heaven, but beat on his chest, saying, 'God, be merciful to me 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

Matthew 10:3

Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James the [son] of Alphaeus, and Lebbaeus, who was surnamed Thaddaeus;

Matthew 6:5

"And whenever you pray, you shall not be like the hypocrites, because they love to pray standing in the synagogues, and on the streetcorners, so that they may be seen by men. Assuredly I say to you, that they receive their reward in full.

Matthew 9:13

But go and learn what this means: 'I desire mercy and not sacrifice.' For I did not come to call [the ]righteous, but sinners, to repentance."

Mark 11:25

"And whenever you stand praying, if you have anything against anyone, forgive [them], that your Father in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.

Luke 17:12

Then as He entered a certain village, there met Him ten men who were lepers, who stood at a distance.

Luke 22:41

And He was withdrawn from them about a stone's throw, and He knelt down and prayed,

Luke 23:48

And all the crowds which came together for this spectacle, when they saw what had happened, beat their own chests and returned.

Luke 5:8

When Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus' knees, saying, "Depart from me, for I am a sinful man, O Lord!"

Acts 2:37

Now having heard this, they were cut to the heart, and they said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, "Men and brothers, what shall we do?"

Romans 5:8

But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

2 Corinthians 7:11

For behold this very thing, that you sorrowed in a godly manner, how much diligence it produced in you, even an eagerness to defend, even indignation, even fear, even longing, even zeal, even vengeance! In all things you demonstrated yourselves to be pure in this matter.

1 Timothy 1:15

Faithful is this word, and worthy of all acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am chief.

Hebrews 4:16

Therefore let us come boldly to the throne of grace, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.

Hebrews 8:12

For I will be merciful to their iniquities, and their sins and their lawless deeds I shall by no means remember anymore."