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Then turning toward the woman he said to Simon, "Do you see this woman? I entered your house, you gave me no water for my feet, but she has wet my feet with her tears and wiped them with her hair.

You gave me no kiss, but from the time I came in she has not ceased to kiss my feet.

You did not anoint my head with oil, but she has anointed my feet with ointment.

Therefore I tell you, her sins, which are many, are forgiven, for she loved much; but he who is forgiven little, loves little."

he said, "To you it has been given to know the secrets of the kingdom of God; but for others they are in parables, so that seeing they may not see, and hearing they may not understand.

And the ones on the rock are those who, when they hear the word, receive it with joy; but these have no root, they believe for a while and in time of temptation fall away.

And as for what fell among the thorns, they are those who hear, but as they go on their way they are choked by the cares and riches and pleasures of life, and their fruit does not mature.

"No one after lighting a lamp covers it with a vessel, or puts it under a bed, but puts it on a stand, that those who enter may see the light.

Then his mother and his brothers came to him, but they could not reach him for the crowd.

But he said to them, "My mother and my brothers are those who hear the word of God and do it."

And as he stepped out on land, there met him a man from the city who had demons; for a long time he had worn no clothes, and he lived not in a house but among the tombs.

For he had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man. (For many a time it had seized him; he was kept under guard, and bound with chains and fetters, but he broke the bonds and was driven by the demon into the desert.)

The man from whom the demons had gone begged that he might be with him; but he sent him away, saying,

But Jesus said, "Some one touched me; for I perceive that power has gone forth from me."

But Jesus on hearing this answered him, "Do not fear; only believe, and she shall be well."

And all were weeping and bewailing her; but he said, "Do not weep; for she is not dead but sleeping."

But taking her by the hand he called, saying, "Child, arise."

And her parents were amazed; but he charged them to tell no one what had happened.

Herod said, "John I beheaded; but who is this about whom I hear such things?" And he sought to see him.

But he said to them, "You give them something to eat." They said, "We have no more than five loaves and two fish--unless we are to go and buy food for all these people."