Jesus quickly stepped nearer to them, and said: "Why do you indulge in such foolish talk?
While you are boasting of your virtues, you prove that you lack the greatest.

Are you the righteous that you dare to talk so loudly ?" Whereupon one of them answered timidly: "No, sir, we are not the righteous.

But you yourself said that there was more rejoicing in heaven over penitents than over righteous men." "There is rejoicing over penitents when they are humble.

But do you know over whom there is greater rejoicing in heaven ?" By this time a crowd had formed round Him.

Women had come up leading little children by the hand and carrying smaller ones in their arms in order to show them the marvellous man.