²⁹ But he, desiring to put himself in the right, said to Jesus, And who is my neighbour?

¹⁵ And he said, You take care to seem right in the eyes of men, but God sees your hearts: and those things which are important in the opinion of men, are evil in the eyes of God.

²⁴ You see that a man's righteousness is judged by his works and not by his faith only.

¹¹ Now that no man gets righteousness by the law in the eyes of God, is clear; because, The upright will be living by faith.

³ Because, not having knowledge of God's righteousness, and desiring to give effect to their righteousness, they have not put themselves under the righteousness of God.

² For if Abraham got righteousness by works, he has reason for pride; but not before God.

⁹ And he made this story for some people who were certain that they were good, and had a low opinion of others:

¹⁰ Two men went up to the Temple for prayer; one a Pharisee, and the other a tax-farmer.

¹¹ The Pharisee, taking up his position, said to himself these words: God, I give you praise because I am not like other men, who take more than their right, who are evil-doers, who are untrue to their wives, or even like this tax-farmer.

³⁶ Which of these three men, in your opinion, was neighbour to the man who came into the hands of thieves?

⁴³ You have knowledge that it was said, Have love for your neighbour, and hate for him who is against you:

⁴⁴ But I say to you, Have love for those who are against you, and make prayer for those who are cruel to you;

² And Elihu, the son of Barachel the Buzite, of the family of Ram, was angry, burning with wrath against Job, because he seemed to himself more right than God;

³⁴ Let him be to you as one of your countrymen and have love for him as for yourself; for you were living in a strange land, in the land of Egypt: I am the Lord your God.