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12 lines
409 B
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# stood far away
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He did not think he was worthy to come close to the religious leader.
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# did not even look up to heaven
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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.
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# he pounded on his chest with his fist
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The tax collector pounded on his chest as a sign that he was very sorry that he had sinned.
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