• Luke 18:9 — And he spake this parable unto certain which trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others:
• Luke 18:10 — Two men went up into the temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, and the other a publican.
• Luke 18:11 — The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, God, I thank thee, that I am not as other men are, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican.
• Luke 18:12 — I fast twice in the week, I give tithes of all that I possess.
• Luke 18:13 — 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.
• Luke 18:14 — I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other: for every one that exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.

3 Christian traditions affirm this interpretation.

• Evangelical · Evangelical
• Patristic · Patristic
• Reformed · Reformed

22 passages from 10 historic works cite scripture this interpretation depends on.

• Catechism of the Catholic Church · 5 passages
• Sayings of the Desert Fathers (Apophthegmata Patrum) · 4 passages
• Homilies on Matthew · 3 passages
• Homilies on the Epistle to the Romans · 3 passages
• Homilies on the Epistle to the Hebrews · 2 passages
• Against Heresies (Adversus Haereses) · 1 passage
• Commentary on the Gospel of John · 1 passage
• Summa Theologica · 1 passage
• A Treatise Concerning Religious Affections · 1 passage
• Discourses on the Sermon on the Mount · 1 passage