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Andall the people that heard him, and the publicans,justifiedGod, being baptized with the baptism of John.
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But the Phariseesandlawyersrejected[a] the counsel of Godagainstthemselves,beingnotbaptizedofhim.
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And the Lordsaid, Whereuntothen shall I liken the men of thisgeneration?and to what are theylike?
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They 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.
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ForJohn the Baptistcameneithereatingbreadnordrinkingwine;and ye say, He hath a devil.
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The Son of man is comeeatinganddrinking; and ye say, Behold a gluttonousman,and a winebibber, a friend of publicansandsinners!
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Andone of the Phariseesdesiredhimthat he would eatwithhim.And he wentinto the Pharisee'shouse, and sat down to meat.
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And,behold, a womanin the city,whichwas a sinner, when she knewthat Jesus sat at meatin the Pharisee'shouse,brought an alabaster box of ointment,
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Andstoodathisfeetbehind him weeping, and began to washhisfeet with tears,and did wipe them with the hairs of herhead,andkissedhisfeet,andanointed them with the ointment.
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Now 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.