30But the Phariseesandlawyersrejecteda the counsel of Godagainstthemselves,beingnotbaptizedofhim.31And the Lordsaid , Whereuntothen shall I liken the men of thisgeneration?and to what are theylike?32They arelike unto childrensittingin the marketplace,andcalling one to another,andsaying , We have piped unto you,and ye havenotdanced ; we have mourned to you,and ye havenotwept .33ForJohn the Baptistcameneithereatingbreadnordrinkingwine;and ye say , He hath a devil.34The Son of man is comeeatinganddrinking ; and ye say , Behold a gluttonousman,and a winebibber, a friend of publicansandsinners!35Butwisdom is justifiedofallherchildren.36Andone of the Phariseesdesiredhimthat he would eatwithhim.And he wentinto the Pharisee'shouse, and sat down to meat .
37And,behold , a womanin the city,whichwas a sinner, when she knewthat Jesus sat at meatin the Pharisee'shouse,brought an alabaster box of ointment,38Andstoodathisfeetbehind him weeping , and began to washhisfeet with tears,and did wipe them with the hairs of herhead,andkissedhisfeet,andanointed them with the ointment.39Now when the Phariseewhich had biddenhimsaw it, he spakewithinhimself,saying , This man,if he were a prophet , would have knownwhoand what manner of woman this is thattouchethhim:for she is a sinner.40AndJesusansweringsaiduntohim,Simon, I havesomewhat to say unto thee.And he saith , Master, say on .
41There was a certaincreditor which had twodebtors: the oneowed five hundredpence,and the otherfifty.42And when theyhadnothing to pay , he frankly forgave them both. Tell metherefore,which of them will lovehimmost?43Simonansweredandsaid , I supposethat he, to whom he forgavemost.And he said unto him,Thou hastrightlyjudged .44And he turnedto the woman, and said unto Simon,Seest thouthiswoman? I enteredintothinehouse, thou gavest menowaterformyfeet:butshe hath washedmyfeet with tears,andwiped them with the hairs of herhead.45Thou gavestmenokiss:but this womansince the time I came inhathnotceased to kissmyfeet.46Myhead with oil thou didstnotanoint : but this woman hath anointedmyfeet with ointment.47WhereforeIsay unto thee,Hersins,which are many, are forgiven ; for she lovedmuch:but to whomlittle is forgiven , the same lovethlittle.48And he said unto her,Thysins are forgiven .49And they that sat at meat with himbegan to saywithinthemselves,Whoisthisthatforgivethsinsalso?50And he saidto the woman,Thyfaith hath savedthee;goinpeace.
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