THE PARABLE OF THE PHARISEE AND THE TAX COLLECTOR –

Luke 18:9-14

9 He also told this parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous and despised others:
10 “Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector.

11 The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with

himself, ‘God, I thank thee that I am not
like other men, extortioners, unjust,
adulterers, or even like this tax collector.
12 I fast twice a week; I give a tenth of all my

income.’

13 But
the tax collector, standing far off,
would not even look up to heaven, but was
beating his breast and saying,
‘God, be merciful to me, a sinner!’

14 I
tell you, this man went down to his home
justified rather than the other; for all who
exalt himself will be humbled, but he
who humbles himself will be exalted.”

VOCABULARY:
 Pharisee: A group of Jews who believed in strictly obeying the laws of Judaism (God’s commandments).
 Tax: money given by the people to help their country
 Tax-collectors: A group of people who collects money from people and use the money to help their
country. During Jesus’ time, these group of people were Jews who collected money from the other Jewish
people and paid this money to the Romans.
 Unjust: Not honest  Extortioner: A person who takes things that does not belong to him
 Adulterer: A man who is unfaithful to God  Merciful: Forgiving/ Kind
 Proud: A person who thinks he is better than others/ he likes to show other people how better he is
 Humble: A person who feels sorry for his sins

Write T if the sentence is True; F if the sentence is False

1. Jesus told “The Parable of the Pharisee and the Tax collector” to the Pharisees who thought that they were
better than others. ______
2. Two men went up to the mountain to pray. _________
3. One man was a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. __________
4. God was pleased with both men’s prayers._________
5. God is pleased with the one who humbles himself. __________
6. The Pharisee stood and prayed 'God, I am glad that I am not like that tax collector over there’.________

BE HUMBLE - GOD IS NOT HAPPY WHEN WE ARE PROUD

JUST LIKE TAX COLLECTOR WE MUST BE SORRY FOR OUR

SINS AND HUMBLY ASK FOR GOD’S MERCY WHEN WE
PRAY
 THE PARABLE OF THE PHARISEE AND THE TAX COLLECTOR Luke 18:9-14

Match each sentence to the men below. Draw a Line from the Box to point to the man who said the sentence:

God, I thank thee that I am not like other men, extortioners,

unjust, adulterers, or even like this tax collector.

God, be merciful to me, a sinner!

Match column A with Column B. Write the number in the corresponding box
1. We speak to God when we… Merciful

2. The money paid to help the country is called… Parable

3. Not proud Sinner

4. A person who breaks God’s Law Humble

5. A story told by Jesus to teach a lesson Tax

6. To be forgiving and show kindness is called… Pray

Check the Box with the correct answer:

Ignore the person
1. When someone makes a
mistake, we should.. Feel sorry for the person and ask him how you could help
Laugh at the person

Feel sorry and try to cheer her up by doing good deeds

2. If you made your mother sad,
what should you do? Tell her I don’t care
Don’t mind her

Tell your friend you are very angry

3. If your friend broke your
toy and he says sorry, Ignore your friend
what should you do? Forgive him and teach him how to take care better care of toys

When you get more stars in the class, should you laugh at your classmates who did not get stars?Write why: