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Luke 18:10

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Two men went up into the temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, and the other a publican.
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  1. Matthew 21:31–32Rank 1 from verse 10
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    31Whether of them twain did the will of his father? They say unto him, The first. Jesus saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That the publicans and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you.

    32For John came unto you in the way of righteousness, and ye believed him not: but the publicans and the harlots believed him: and ye, when ye had seen it, repented not afterward, that ye might believe him.

  2. 1 Kings 8:30Rank 2 from verse 10
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    30And hearken thou to the supplication of thy servant, and of thy people Israel, when they shall pray toward this place: and hear thou in heaven thy dwelling place: and when thou hearest, forgive.

  3. 2 Kings 20:5Rank 3 from verse 10
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    5Turn again, and tell Hezekiah the captain of my people, Thus saith the Lord, the God of David thy father, I have heard thy prayer, I have seen thy tears: behold, I will heal thee: on the third day thou shalt go up unto the house of the Lord.

  4. Acts 3:1Rank 4 from verse 10
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    1NOW Peter and John went up together into the temple at the hour of prayer, being the ninth hour.

  5. 2 Kings 20:8Rank 5 from verse 10
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    8¶ And Hezekiah said unto Isaiah, What shall be the sign that the Lord will heal me, and that I shall go up into the house of the Lord the third day?

  6. Acts 23:6–8Rank 6 from verse 10
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    6But when Paul perceived that the one part were Sadducees, and the other Pharisees, he cried out in the council, Men and brethren, I am a Pharisee, the son of a Pharisee: of the hope and resurrection of the dead I am called in question.

    7And when he had so said, there arose a dissension between the Pharisees and the Sadducees: and the multitude was divided.

    8For the Sadducees say that there is no resurrection, neither angel, nor spirit: but the Pharisees confess both.

  7. Acts 26:5Rank 7 from verse 10
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    5Which knew me from the beginning, if they would testify, that after the most straitest sect of our religion I lived a Pharisee.

  8. Luke 1:9–10Rank 8 from verse 10
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    9According to the custom of the priest’s office, his lot was to burn incense when he went into the temple of the Lord.

    10And the whole multitude of the people were praying without at the time of incense.

  9. Luke 7:29–30Rank 9 from verse 10
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    29And all the people that heard him, and the publicans, justified God, being baptized with the baptism of John.

    30But the Pharisees and lawyers rejected the counsel of God against themselves, being not baptized of him.

  10. Philippians 3:5Rank 10 from verse 10
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    5Circumcised the eighth day, of the stock of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, an Hebrew of the Hebrews; as touching the law, a Pharisee;

  11. Luke 19:46Rank 11 from verse 10
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    46Saying unto them, It is written, My house is the house of prayer: but ye have made it a den of thieves.

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Luke 18:10

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temple

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Sense 1: A sacred house, building, or place devoted to the worship or presence of God or an idol. Sense 2: Christ's body, expressly called the temple of his body. Sense 3: A believer's body, or believers collectively, called the temple of God or of the Holy Ghost. Sense 4: The Lord God Almighty and the Lamb, expressly called the temple of the city.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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pray

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Sense 1: To ask, beseech, request, or entreat. Sense 2: To make requests or supplications to God, or address him in worship.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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Pharisee

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A member of a Jewish sect known for strict observance of its religious traditions.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Bullokar 1616

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18:9And he spake this parable unto certain which trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others:

18:10Two men went up into the temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, and the other a publican.

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18:11The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, God, I thank thee, that I am not as other men are, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican.

18:12I fast twice in the week, I give tithes of all that I possess.

18:13And 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.

18:14I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other: for every one that exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.

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