007:034 The Son of Man has come eating and drinking, and you say, `Look, there is a man who is overfond of eating and drinking— he is a friend of tax-gatherers and notorious sinners!'
007:035 But wisdom is justified by all who are truly wise."
007:036 Now one of the Pharisees repeatedly invited Him to a meal at his house; so He entered the house and reclined at the table.
007:037 And there was a woman in the town who was a notorious sinner. Having learnt that Jesus was at table in the Pharisee's house she brought a flask of perfume,
007:038 and, standing behind close to His feet, weeping, began to wet
His feet with her tears; and with her hair she wiped the tears
away again, while she lovingly kissed His feet and poured
the perfume over them.
007:039 Noticing this, the Pharisee, His host, said to himself,
"This man, if he were really a Prophet, would know who and
what sort of person this woman is who is touching him—
and would know that she is an immoral woman."
007:040 In answer to his thoughts Jesus said to him, "Simon, I have
a word to say to you." "Rabbi, say on," he replied.
007:041 "There were once two men in debt to one money-lender," said Jesus;
"one owed him five hundred shillings and the other fifty.
007:042 But neither of them could pay anything; so he freely forgave
them both. Tell me, then, which of them will love him most?"
007:043 "I suppose," replied Simon, "the one to whom he forgave most."
"You have judged rightly," Jesus rejoined.