Jun2u
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go with that if you like, but you will not find any "will you please forgive me" there--where you might note the publican did not ask anything, see, even though it is implied in English that is not the tense in the Greek; he is "saying," not "asking"--nor anywhere else in the Book.
Yourself have agreed the quote is implied. It doesn’t make sense if the publican was just making a statement.
In fact, the following verse tells us he went home justified. The word justify/justified, or justification in Scripture means to be righteous.
To God Be The Glory