^{39 Ref} And the Pharisee who did call him, having seen, spake within himself, saying, `This one, if he were a prophet, would have known who and of what kind `is' the woman who doth touch him, that she is a sinner.'

^{40 Ref} And Jesus answering said unto him, `Simon, I have something to say to thee;' and he saith, `Teacher, say on.'

^{41 Ref} `Two debtors were to a certain creditor; the one was owing five hundred denaries, and the other fifty;

^{42 Ref} and they not having `wherewith' to give back, he forgave both; which then of them, say thou, will love him more?'

^{43 Ref} And Simon answering said, `I suppose that to whom he forgave the more;' and he said to him, `Rightly thou didst judge.'

^{44 Ref} And having turned unto the woman, he said to Simon, `Seest thou this woman? I entered into thy house; water for my feet thou didst not give, but this woman with tears did wet my feet, and with the hairs of her head did wipe;

^{45 Ref} a kiss to me thou didst not give, but this woman, from what `time' I came in, did not cease kissing my feet;

^{46 Ref} with oil my head thou didst not anoint, but this woman with ointment did anoint my feet;

^{47 Ref} therefore I say to thee, her many sins have been forgiven, because she did love much; but to whom little is forgiven, little he doth love.'

^{48 Ref} And he said to her, `Thy sins have been forgiven;'

^{49 Ref} and those reclining with him (at meat) began to say within themselves, `Who is this, who also doth forgive sins?'

^{50 Ref} and he said unto the woman, `Thy faith have saved thee, be going on to peace.'