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'to you, what thanks should ye have? for sinners also 34 'do the same. And if ye lend to those of whom ye hope 'to receive back, what thanks should ye have? for sin35 'ners also lend to sinners, to receive as much back. But 'love your enemies, and do good, and lend hoping for 'nothing back; and your reward will be great, and ye 'will be sons of the Highest; for he is kind to the unthankful and to the evil. Be ye therefore merciful, as 'your Father also is merciful. And judge not, and ye shall not be judged; condemn not, and ye shall not be 'condemned; forgive, and ye shall be forgiven; give, 'and it shall be given to you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, will men 'give into your bosom. For with the same measure with which ye measure will it be measured back to you.' 39 And he spake a parable unto them; 'Can the blind lead 40 the blind? will not both fall into a ditch? The disciple 'is not above his teacher; but every one that is perfect I will be as his teacher. And why seest thou the chaff 'that is in thy brother's eye, but perceivest not the splinter that is in thine own eye? Or how canst thou say unto 'thy brother; Brother, let me pull out the chaff that is in thine eye; while thou seest not the splinter that is in thine own eye? Thou hypocrite, first pull the splinter out of thine own eye, and then thou wilt see clearly to I pull out the chaff that is in thy brother's eye. 'that is not a good tree which bringeth forth corrupt fruit; nor that a corrupt tree which bringeth forth 44 'good fruit. For every tree is known by its own fruit. For men do not gather figs off thorns, nor do they 45 'gather grapes off a bramble bush. A good man out of 'the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth good, and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart bringeth forth evil; for out of the overflow of the heart his mouth 46 speaketh. And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not 47 'the things which I say? Every one that cometh unto 'me, and heareth my words, and doeth them, I will show 48 'you to whom he is like. He is like a man building

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Now when he had ended all his sayings in the ears of the people, he entered into Capernaum. And a certain centurion's slave, who was valuable to him, was sick and ready to die. And when he heard of Jesus, he sent elders of the Jews unto him, asking him to come and heal his slave. And when they came to Jesus, they besought him earnestly, saying; 'He is worthy that thou shouldest do 'this for him, for he loveth our nation, and he built us the 'synagogue.' And Jesus went with them. And when he was already not far from the house, the centurion sent friends to him, saying unto him; 'Lord, trouble not thy'self; for I am not worthy that thou shouldest enter under 'my roof; wherefore neither thought I myself worthy to come unto thee; but command by a word, and my servant 'will be healed. For I am a man set under authority, 'having soldiers under me; and I say unto this one; "Go, ' and he goeth; and to another; Come, and he cometh ' and to my slave; Do this, and he doeth it.' And Jesus hearing this, marvelled at him; and turning, said to the crowd that followed him; 'I say unto you, I have not found 'so great faith in Israel.' And they that were sent, return- 10 ing to the house, found the slave whole that had been sick.

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And one of the Pharisees asked him to eat with him. 36 And he went into the Pharisee's house, and lay down to meat. And behold, a woman in the city, who was a 37 sinner, knowing that he was lying at meat in the Pharisee's house, brought an alabaster jar of ointment; and stand- 38 ing behind by his feet, weeping, she began to wash his feet with her tears, and wiped them with the hair of her head, and kissed his feet, and anointed them with the ointment. Now when the Pharisee who had invited him 39 saw it, he spake within himself, saying; 'This man, if he were a prophet, would have known who and what this woman is that toucheth him; for she is a sinner.' And 40 Jesus answering said unto him; 'Simon, I have some'what to say to thee.' And he saith; Teacher, say on.' 'A certain creditor had two debtors; the one owed five 41 'hundred Denarii [or four thousand pence], and the other 'fifty [or four hundred pence]. And as they had nothing 42 to pay, he forgave them both. Say then, which of them 'will love him most?' And Simon answering said; 'I 43 suppose he to whom he forgave most.' And he said unto him; Thou hast judged rightly.' And turning to- 44 wards the woman, he said unto Simon; 'Seest thou this 'woman? I entered into thine house; thou gavest me no water for my feet; but she washed my feet with her 'tears, and wiped them with her hair. Thou gavest me no kiss; but she, from the time I came in, hath not ceased kissing my feet. My head with oil thou didst 46 'not anoint; but she anointed my feet with ointment. Wherefore, I say unto thee; her sins, which are many, 47 are forgiven, therefore she loved much; but to whom 'little is forgiven, he loveth little.' And he said unto 48 her; Thy sins are forgiven.' And the guests began to 49 say to themselves; Who is this that even forgiveth sins?' And he said unto the woman; Thy faith hath 50 'saved thee; go in peace.'

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