636 B
636 B
Jesus told them this story
Jesus told this story in the form of a parable. It may or may not refer to an event that actually happened. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parables)
story
See how you translated this term in 34:01.
despised others
This could mean considered other people to be inferior to them or looked down on other people.
a tax collector…a religious leader
Religious leaders thought that they themselves were the best examples of righteous good people, and they thought that tax collectors were the most unrighteous sinners. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit)