Christian Apocrypha and Early Christian Literature

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  1. hath a demon. The Son of man is coming eating and drinking, and ye say, Behold a
    gluttonous man, and a

  2. winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners! And wisdom was justified of all her
    children".

  3. And one of the Pharisees desired him that he would eat with him. And he went into the
    Pharisee`s house, and

  4. reclined to meat. And behold, a woman of the city, which was a sinner, when she knew
    that he was reclining in the Pharisee`s house, brought an alabaster box of ointment

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

  6. them with the ointment. Now when the Pharisee which had bidden him saw it, he spake to
    himself, saying, "This man, if he were a prophet, would have known who and what manner
    manner of woman this is that touched him:

  7. for she is a sinner. And Jesus answering said unto him, "Simon, I have somewhat to say
    unto thee." And he saith,

  8. "Teacher, say on." "A certain money-lender had two debtors: the one owed five hundred
    denarii, and

  9. the other fifty. And when they had not whewewith to pay, he forgave them both. Tell me
    therefore, which

  10. of them will love him more?" Simon answered and said, "I suppose that he, to whom he
    forgave the more." And he said unto

  11. him, "Thou hast rightly judged"And he turned to the woman, and said unto Simon, "Seest
    thou this woman? I entered into thine house: water for my feet thou gavest me not: but she
    hath wetted my feet with tears, and wiped

  12. them with the hairs of her head. A kiss thou gavest me not: but she since the time I came
    hath not ceased

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

  14. For the sake of which I say unto thee; Her sins which are many are forgiven; for she
    loved much: but to

  15. whom little is forgiven, the same loveth little". And he

  16. said unto her, " Thy sins are forgiven." And they that were reclining with him began to
    say among themselves,

  17. "Who is this that even forgiveth sins?" And he said to the woman "Thy faith has saved
    thee, go in peace."


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And it came to pass afterward, that he made his way through city and village, preaching and
announcing as good tidings the kingdom of God: and the twelve were
2. with him. And certain women, which had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities, Mary
called Magdalene, from
3. whom seven demons had gone out, and Joannah the wife of Chuza, Herod`s steward, and
Susanna, and many others, which ministered unto him of their possessions.

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