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The Pharisee and the Publican

by John Bunyan

Philosophy · Religion

Open Library OL36440184W

The parable of the Pharisee and the Publican (or the Pharisee and the Tax Collector) is a parable of Jesus that appears in the Gospel of Luke. In Luke 18:9–14, a self-righteous Pharisee, obsessed by his own virtue, is contrasted with a tax collector who humbly asks God for mercy.

About the author

John Bunyan (1628–1688) is represented here by 4 public-domain titles, including The Holy War, Made by King Shaddai Upon Diabolus, for the Regaining of the Metropolis of the World; Or, The Losing and Taking Again of the Town of Mansoul, The Pharisee and the Publican, and The Pilgrim's Progress from this world to that which is to come Delivered under the similitude of a dream, by John Bunyan. This page is a shelf list: the books are read on Open Library, not stored here. More of this shelf for John Bunyan.

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