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Luke 18:13

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
- 13 But the tax collector, standing at a distance, was not willing even to raise his eyes heavenward but kept beating his chest, saying, ‘O God, be gracious to me,* a sinner.’+

Luke 18:13

The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures
- 13 ὁ The δὲ but τελώνης tax collector μακρόθεν from long way off ἑστὼς having stood οὐκ not ἤθελεν was willing οὐδὲ not-but τοὺς the ὀφθαλμοὺς eyes ἐπᾶραι to lift up εἰς into τὸν the οὐρανόν, heaven, ἀλλ’ but ἔτυπτε he was smiting τὸ the στῆθος breast ἑαυτοῦ of himself λέγων saying Ὁ The θεός, God, ἱλάσθητί be propitious μοι to me τῷ the ἁμαρτωλῷ. sinner.

Luke 18:13

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References
- 13 But the tax collector standing at a distance was not willing even to raise his eyes heavenward, but kept beating his breast,+ saying, ‘O God, be gracious to me a sinner.’+

Luke 18:13

The Bible in Living English
- 13 but the customhouse officer stood at a distance and would not even raise his eyes toward heaven, but beat his breast saying ‘O God, be friendly to sinful me.’

Luke 18:13

American Standard Version
- 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.

Luke 18:13

The Emphasized Bible
- 13 But the tax-collector afar off standing,—Would not so much as lift up his eyes unto heaven, But kept smiting his own breast saying—O God! be propitiated unto me, the sinner!

Luke 18:13

King James Version
- 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.

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Watch Tower Publications Index 1930-1985
- 18:13 ad 818; w53 721; w41 253

Luke Study Notes—Chapter 18

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)
- 18:13
  
  be gracious to me: Or “have mercy on me.” The Greek word for the expression “be gracious” occurs only twice in the Christian Greek Scriptures and is connected with the idea of propitiation, or atonement. At Heb 2:17 (see also ftn.), it is rendered “to offer a propitiatory [“atoning”] sacrifice,” or “to make atonement.”