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# declared him to be righteous
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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.
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# will humble
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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."
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# will lift up
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That is, "will give a higher position to" or, "will honor."
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# humbles himself
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That is, "chooses to behave in a humble way" or, "has a humble attitude about himself."
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# A Bible story from
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These references may be slightly different in some Bible translations.
# translationWords
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/jesus]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/true]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/god]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/taxcollector]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/pray]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/righteous]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/jewishleaders]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/humble]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/proud]]
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