Luke 18:13 · WEB
“But the tax collector, standing far away, wouldn't even lift up his eyes to heaven, but beat his breast, saying, 'God, be merciful to me, a sinner!'”
— Luke 18:13
Speaker
tax collector
Era
Life of Jesus (~30 AD)
Emotion
seeking
Type
narrative
Emotional genome
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