The Pharisee too thanked God, but loathed the presence of the tax collector. He had already judged the tax collector.

What is worst here is that the Pharisee went to prayer to thank God for his self-righteousness and then compared himself to the lowly sinner, the tax collector.

One was a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. We’re told that the Pharisee spoke a prayer “to himself.” He’s sitting up front and is very proud in all the things he has done.

The Pharisee trusted in himself that he was righteous, and despised others. Luke 18:10 says, "Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector.

The account has two main characters: the tax collector (the Publican, in some versions); and the Pharisee. In reading the description of the characters, one might wonder why the tax collector appeared ...

I feel like I've heard a lot about tax collectors lately. This Sunday we will read about Zacchaeus, the chief tax collector and wee little man who climbed a tree to see Jesus in Luke 19:1–10. Last ...

Today we consider the second part of Jesus second instruction about prayer in Luke 18. The parable of the Pharisee and the tax collector reminds us that God hears the prayers of some surprising ...

Klee and Milani give us the Bible's take on paying taxes and how the tax collector was viewed by Jesus.

In this story, Jesus favors the tax collector because he’s so much more humble and honest than the Pharisee and that’s how I’m being right now. I really am! So sinful, so self-aware.

Recalls parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector at today's weekly general audience.