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And Jesus answering said unto him, Simon, I have somewhat to say unto thee. And he saith, Master, say on.
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And Jesus answering said unto him, Simon, I have somewhat to say unto thee. And he saith, Master, say on.
And Jesus answering said unto him, Simon, I have somewhat to say unto thee. And he saith, Master, say on.
But Jesus answered him, “Simon, I have something to tell you.” “Tell me, Teacher,” he said.
Jesus answered him, “Simon, I have something to tell you.” He said, “Teacher, say on.”
And Jesus answering said unto him, Simon, I have somewhat to say unto thee. And he saith, Teacher, say on.
And Jesus answering said unto him, ‘Simon, I have something to say to thee;’ and he saith, ‘Teacher, say on.’
37 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,
38 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.
39 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.
40 And Jesus answering said unto him, Simon, I have somewhat to say unto thee. And he saith, Master, say on.
41 There was a certain creditor which had two debtors: the one owed five hundred pence, and the other fifty.
42 And when they had nothing to pay, he frankly forgave them both. Tell me therefore, which of them will love him most?
43 Simon answered and said, I suppose that [he], to whom he forgave most. And he said unto him, Thou hast rightly judged.
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