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And they that sat at meat with him began to say within themselves, Who is this that forgiveth sins also?

And he said unto her, Thy sins are forgiven.

Wherefore I say unto thee, Her sins, which are many, are forgiven; for she loved much: but to whom little is forgiven, the same loveth little.

My head with oil thou didst not anoint: but this woman hath anointed my feet with ointment.

Thou gavest me no kiss: but this woman since the time I came in hath not ceased to kiss my feet.

And he turned to the woman, and said unto Simon, Seest thou this woman? I entered into thine house, thou gavest me no water for my feet: but she hath washed my feet with tears, and wiped them with the hairs of her head.

Simon answered and said, I suppose that he, to whom he forgave most. And he said unto him, Thou hast rightly judged.

And when they had nothing to pay, he frankly forgave them both. Tell me therefore, which of them will love him most?

There was a certain creditor which had two debtors: the one owed five hundred pence, and the other fifty.

And Jesus answering said unto him, Simon, I have somewhat to say unto thee. And he saith, Master, say on.

Now when the Pharisee which had bidden him saw it, he spake within himself, saying, This man, if he were a prophet, would have known who and what manner of woman this is that toucheth him: for she is a sinner.

And stood at his feet behind him weeping, and began to wash his feet with tears, and did wipe them with the hairs of her head, and kissed his feet, and anointed them with the ointment.

And, behold, a woman in the city, which was a sinner, when she knew that Jesus sat at meat in the Pharisee"s house, brought an alabaster box of ointment,

And one of the Pharisees desired him that he would eat with him. And he went into the Pharisee"s house, and sat down to meat.

But wisdom is justified of all her children.

The Son of man is come eating and drinking; and ye say, Behold a gluttonous man, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners!

For John the Baptist came neither eating bread nor drinking wine; and ye say, He hath a devil.

They are like unto children sitting in the marketplace, and calling one to another, and saying, We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced; we have mourned to you, and ye have not wept.

And the Lord said, Whereunto then shall I liken the men of this generation? and to what are they like?

But the Pharisees and lawyers rejected the counsel of God against themselves, being not baptized of him.

And all the people that heard him, and the publicans, justified God, being baptized with the baptism of John.

For I say unto you, Among those that are born of women there is not a greater prophet than John the Baptist: but he that is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he.

This is he, of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee.

But what went ye out for to see? A prophet? Yea, I say unto you, and much more than a prophet.

But what went ye out for to see? A man clothed in soft raiment? Behold, they which are gorgeously apparelled, and live delicately, are in kings" courts.

And when the messengers of John were departed, he began to speak unto the people concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness for to see? A reed shaken with the wind?

Then Jesus answering said unto them, Go your way, and tell John what things ye have seen and heard; how that the blind see, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, to the poor the gospel is preached.

And in that same hour he cured many of their infirmities and plagues, and of evil spirits; and unto many that were blind he gave sight.

When the men were come unto him, they said, John Baptist hath sent us unto thee, saying, Art thou he that should come? or look we for another?

And John calling unto him two of his disciples sent them to Jesus, saying, Art thou he that should come? or look we for another?