¹³And the publican, ^qstanding afar off, ^xwould not lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven, but ^ysmote upon his breast, saying, God be merciful to me a sinner.

Read in Logos

Luke 18:13–14: But the tax collector, standing far off, would not even lift up his eyes to heaven, but beat his breast, saying, ‛God, be merciful to me, a sinner!’ I tell you, this man went down to his house justified, rather than the other…

Footnotes

qver. 13. Ps. 135:2. See Mark 11:25.
x Ezra 9:6. See ch. 6:20.
ych. 23:48.

Public Domain

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

But the tax collector, standing far off, would not even lift up his eyes to heaven, but beat his breast, saying, ‘God, be merciful to me, a sinner!’

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“But the tax collector stood at a distance. He would not even look up to heaven, but beat his breast and said, ‘God, have mercy on me, a sinner.’

CSBChristian Standard Bible

“But the tax collector, standing far off, would not even raise his eyes to heaven but kept striking his chest and saying, ‘God, have mercy on me, a sinner!’

NLTNew Living Translation

“But the tax collector stood at a distance and dared not even lift his eyes to heaven as he prayed. Instead, he beat his chest in sorrow, saying, ‘O God, be merciful to me, for I am a sinner.’

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

But the tax collector, standing far away, did not want even to raise his eyes to heaven, but was beating his breast, saying, ‘God, be merciful to me, a sinner!’