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# declared him to be righteous

That is, "considered him to be a righteous person." Even though the tax collector was a sinner, God was merciful to him because of his humility and repentance.

# will humble

This could also be translated as, "will give a lower status to" or, "will cause to not be important." It could be translated figuratively as, "will bring down."

# will lift up

That is, "will give a higher position to" or, "will honor."

# humbles himself

That is, "chooses to behave in a humble way" or, "has a humble attitude about himself."

# A Bible story from

These references may be slightly different in some Bible translations.
converted notes 2017-02-02 23:14:20 +00:00			`# declared him to be righteous`
Initial Commit of OBS tN from Dokuwiki to RC 2017-01-04 01:08:02 +00:00
converted notes 2017-02-02 23:14:20 +00:00			`That is, "considered him to be a righteous person." Even though the tax collector was a sinner, God was merciful to him because of his humility and repentance.`
Initial Commit of OBS tN from Dokuwiki to RC 2017-01-04 01:08:02 +00:00
converted notes 2017-02-02 23:14:20 +00:00			`# will humble`
Initial Commit of OBS tN from Dokuwiki to RC 2017-01-04 01:08:02 +00:00
converted notes 2017-02-02 23:14:20 +00:00			`This could also be translated as, "will give a lower status to" or, "will cause to not be important." It could be translated figuratively as, "will bring down."`
Initial Commit of OBS tN from Dokuwiki to RC 2017-01-04 01:08:02 +00:00
converted notes 2017-02-02 23:14:20 +00:00			`# will lift up`
Initial Commit of OBS tN from Dokuwiki to RC 2017-01-04 01:08:02 +00:00
converted notes 2017-02-02 23:14:20 +00:00			`That is, "will give a higher position to" or, "will honor."`
Initial Commit of OBS tN from Dokuwiki to RC 2017-01-04 01:08:02 +00:00
converted notes 2017-02-02 23:14:20 +00:00			`# humbles himself`
Initial Commit of OBS tN from Dokuwiki to RC 2017-01-04 01:08:02 +00:00
converted notes 2017-02-02 23:14:20 +00:00			`That is, "chooses to behave in a humble way" or, "has a humble attitude about himself."`
Initial Commit of OBS tN from Dokuwiki to RC 2017-01-04 01:08:02 +00:00
converted notes 2017-02-02 23:14:20 +00:00			`# A Bible story from`
Initial Commit of OBS tN from Dokuwiki to RC 2017-01-04 01:08:02 +00:00
converted notes 2017-02-02 23:14:20 +00:00			`These references may be slightly different in some Bible translations.`