678 B
678 B
declared him to be righteous
This could mean considered him to be a righteous person. Even though the tax collector was a sinner, God was merciful to him because of his humility and repentance.
will dishonor
This could also be translated as: “will give a lower status to” or “will cause to not be important.” It could be translated figuratively as: “will bring down.”
will honor
This could mean will give a higher position to.
humbles himself
This could mean chooses to behave in a humble way or has a humble attitude about himself.
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These references may be slightly different in some Bible translations.