page_title: Pharisee and the Publican
section_title: Depiction in art
hierarchical_section_title: Pharisee and the Publican / Depiction in art
caption_attribution_description: English: The Pharisee and the Publican by John Everett Millais, published 1864, from "Illustrations to 'The parables of our Lord'",
context_page_description: The parable of the Pharisee and the Publican is a parable of Jesus that appears in the Gospel of Luke. In Luke 18:9-14, a self-righteous Pharisee, obsessed by his own virtue, is contrasted with a tax collector who humbly asks God for mercy.
  This parable primarily shows Jesus teaching that justification can be given by the mercy of God irrespective of the receiver's prior life and that conversely self-righteousness can prohibit being justified. Further coming as it does in a section of teaching on prayer it demonstrates the need to pray humbly. It immediately follows the Parable of the Unjust Judge, which is also about prayer.
  In the Eastern Orthodox Church, the Sunday of the Publican and the Pharisee commemorates the parable and begins the three-week pre-Lenten Season.
context_section_description: The parable has been depicted in a variety of religious art, being especially significant in Eastern Orthodox iconography. There are works on the parable by artists such as James Tissot, John Everett Millais, Hans Holbein the Younger, and Gustave Doré.
caption: The Pharisee and the Publican by John Everett Millais, published 1864, from "Illustrations to 'The parables of our Lord'"
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