Luke · Κατὰ Λουκᾶν

Luke 18:13

και ο τελωνης μακροθεν εστως ουκ ηθελεν ουδε τους οφθαλμους εις τον ουρανον επαραι αλλ ετυπτεν εις το στηθος αυτου λεγων ο θεος ιλασθητι μοι τω αμαρτωλω
kai o telōnēs makrothen estōs oyk ēthelen oyde toys ophthalmoys eis ton oyranon eparai all etypten eis to stēthos aytoy legōn o theos ilasthēti moi tō amartōlō
King James Version (KJV)

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.

Modern English

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!’

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