Luke 7:17-48

¹⁷Then went and told lots of other people what they saw, so people everywhere in Judea country heard that story.

³⁶One of the Jewish law men asked Jesus to eat dinner with him. He belonged to the mob called Pharisees. Jesus went to his house and sat down at the table.

³⁷There was a woman in that town that used to do bad things. She heard that Jesus was eating dinner with that man, so she got a pretty jar of special oil and went to his house. That oil had a really good smell, and it cost a lot of money.

³⁸Then she went inside and stood behind Jesus. She was crying and her tears fell on his feet. Then she dried his feet with her hair, and she kissed them, then she poured all that special oil on to his feet.

³⁹The Jewish law man saw her do that and he said to himself, “I knew it. This man is not one of God’s men. He is letting a bad woman touch him. I reckon he doesn’t know she did a lot of bad things, so I reckon he doesn’t have God’s power.”

⁴⁰Jesus said to him, “Simon, I want to tell you something.” Simon said, “All right, Teacher, tell me.”

⁴¹Then Jesus told him a picture story, he said, “There was a rich man that used to lend money to people. He lent one man $500, and he lent another man $50.

⁴²But both of those men had bad luck and lost all their money. They couldn’t pay that money back to the rich man. But the rich man was good to both of them and told them, ‘Don’t worry, I’ll let it go. You don’t have to pay me that money.’ Well, Simon, what do you reckon? Which one of those men will love that rich man the most?”

⁴³Simon said, “I reckon it is the man that owed him the most money, and didn’t have to pay it back.” Jesus said, “You are right.”

⁴⁴Then he turned towards the woman and said, “Simon, look at this woman. When I came into your house, you didn’t give me water to wash my feet, but she washed my feet with her tears, and dried them with her hair.

⁴⁵You didn’t kiss me on the cheek to make me feel good, but this woman keeps on kissing my feet.

⁴⁶You didn’t put any olive oil on my head, like people do for their friends, but she put special oil on my feet. It smells real good, and it cost her a lot of money.

⁴⁷Listen, I know she did a lot of bad things, but am telling her that I will let it go and I will say she is not guilty. That is why she loves me a lot. But if somebody only did a few bad things, and I let it go, they will only love me a little bit.”

⁴⁸Then Jesus said to the woman, “That’s right. You did bad things, but I am letting it go, and I will say you are not guilty.”