The Pharisee and the Tax Collector

Who were the two people who went to the temple?

• The Carpenter and the Slave

• The Fisherman and the Farmer

• The Priest and the Widow

• The Pharisee and the Tax Collector

What did the Pharisee pray to God about?

• He thanked God for not being like the rest of humanity after seeing the tax collector.

• He asked for forgiveness for the tax collector.

• He asked for forgiveness for his own sins.

• He thanked God for his blessings.

What did the Pharisee say he did often?

• "I provide food, clothes, water, and shelter for my family."

• "I go to church every Sunday."

• "I go to church every Sunday."

  "I pray the rosary everyday and teach my children about the Kingdom of God."

• "I fast twice a week, and I pay tithes on my whole income."

What did the Tax Collector do at the temple?

• He collected tax from the Pharisee.

• He stood off a distance, not raising his eyes.

• He kneeled down and prayed to God.

• He told the Pharisee that he was better than him.

What did the Tax collector say at the temple?

• "My God, though I have stolen, I thank you for the money I have collected."

• "O my God, help me not to commit sin tomorrow."

• "O God, be merciful to me a sinner."

• "My Lord, please keep others from sinning against me."

What did Jesus say at the end of the parable?

• "If you are like the Pharisee, you shall be dignified and exalted as a child of God. If you are like the Tax Collector, you shall be humbled."

• "If you are like the Pharisee, you shall be humbled. If you are like the Tax Collector, you shall be dignified and exalted as a child of God."

• "I tell you, the latter went home justified, not the former; for everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and the one who humbles himself will be exalted."

• "I tell you, the former went home justified, not the latter; for everyone who exalts himself will be exalted, and the one who humbles himself will be humbled."

What are your thoughts of the actions of the Tax Collector and Pharisee? How can you compare them to each other?

To whom did Jesus address this parable to?

• Those who were humble and lived modestly

• Those who were only convinced of their own righteousness and despised everyone else

• Those who were convinced of their own righteousness through the sins of everyone else

• Those who were virtuous and acted in the name of God.