I fast twice a week, I give the tenth of all things I acquire. ’ But the tax collector standing at a distance was not willing even to raise his eyes heavenward, but kept beating his breast, saying, ‘ O God, be gracious to me a sinner. ’ ” ​ — Luke 18: 11 - 13.
स्वतःला अतिशय नीतिमान समजण्याची परूश्‍यांची प्रवृत्ती येशूने दिलेल्या एका दृष्टान्तातून दिसून येते.