38As the people there were reclining to eat, the woman stood behind Jesus, at his feet. As she was crying because she was sorry for her sins, her tears fell on Jesus' feet. Then she wiped his feet with her hair, and kissed his feet, and anointed them with the perfume.
39When the Pharisee who had invited Jesus saw that, he thought, “ Prophets know about other people's lives, so if Jesus were a prophet, he would have known who this woman is who is touching him, and what kind of a person she is. He would have known that she is a prostitute! EUP”
40Jesus said to him, “Simon, there is something I want to tell you (sg).” He replied, “Teacher, what is it?”
41Jesus replied, “Two people owed some money to a man who earned money by lending it to others. One owed him five hundred silver coins, and the other owed him fifty silver coins.
42Neither of them was able to pay back what he owed, so the man very kindly said that they did not have to pay back anything. So, which of those two men will love that man more?”
43Simon replied, “I think that the one who owed the most money and did not have to pay it back will love him more.” Jesus said to him, “That is correct.”
44Then he turned toward the woman, and said to Simon, “◄Think about what this woman has done!/Do you (sg) see what this woman has done?► RHQ When I entered your house, you did not follow our custom of welcoming guests by giving me any water to wash my feet, but this woman has wet my feet with her tears and then wiped them with her hair!
45You did not follow our custom of greeting by kissing me, but since I came in, this woman has not stopped kissing my feet!
46You did not follow our custom of welcoming guests by anointing my head with olive oil, but she has anointed my feet with fragrant perfume.
47So I will tell you that even though this woman has sinned very much, she has been forgiven { I have forgiven her}. By what she has done she has shown that she loves me very much. But a person who has sinned just a little bit, but whom I have forgiven, will love me just a little bit.”
48Then he said to the woman, “You have been forgiven { I have forgiven you} for your sins.”
49Then those who were eating with him said among themselves, “◄This man must think that he is God!/Who does this man think that he is RHQ►, saying that he can forgive people for their sins?”
50But Jesus said to the woman, “Because you have trusted PRS in me, God has saved you from the guilt of your sins. May God give you inner peace as you go!”
Luke 7
Luke 7:38-50