Jesus concluded by saying: “I tell you, This man went down to his home proved more righteous than that man; because everyone that exalts himself will be humiliated, but he that humbles himself will be exalted. ” ​ — Luke 18: 9 - 14.
Jēzus šo līdzību pabeidza ar vārdiem: ” Es jums saku, viņš nogāja savās mājās attaisnots, labāks par otru. Jo katru, kas pats paaugstinās, to pazemos, bet, kas pats pazemojas, taps paaugstināts. ”