409 B
409 B
stood far away
He did not think he was worthy to come close to the religious leader.
did not even look up to heaven
The word up indicates that people normally looked up to heaven when praying to God, but that this man did not because he was so ashamed of his sin.
he pounded on his chest with his fist
The tax collector pounded on his chest as a sign that he was very sorry that he had sinned.