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But the Phariseesandlawyersrejected 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.
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AndJesusansweringsaiduntohim,Simon, I havesomewhat to say unto thee.And he saith , Master, say on .
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There was a certaincreditor which had twodebtors: the oneowed five hundredpence,and the otherfifty.
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And when theyhadnothing to pay , he frankly forgave them both. Tell metherefore,which of them will lovehimmost?
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Simonansweredandsaid , I supposethat he, to whom he forgavemost.And he said unto him,Thou hastrightlyjudged .
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And 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.
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Thou gavestmenokiss:but this woman*since the time I came inhathnotceased to kissmyfeet.
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Myhead with oil thou didstnotanoint : but this woman* hath anointedmyfeet with ointment.
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WhereforeIsay unto thee,Hersins,which are many, are forgiven ; for she lovedmuch:but to whomlittle is forgiven , the same lovethlittle.