Luke 7: 48, 50. A Sinful Woman Forgiven.
Your sins are forgiven. Your faith has saved you. Go in Peace.
This passage was spoken by Jesus about 1.1/2 years into His earthly ministry. John the Baptist is still alive; and this story takes place around Capernaum, not Bethany, this story deals with a sinful woman not Mary, Lazarus's sister. This whole story is found in Luke 7: 36 - 50. The story opens with a Pharisee asking Jesus to come to his house and eat with him. Jesus was reclining at the table, and she brought an alabaster flask of ointment. Luke makes mention about the flask in order for his readers to understand what kind of ointment. Alabaster is a translucent stone used in holding costly ointments. The woman stands behind Jesus and weeping she starts to wash Jesus feet with her tears and dry His feet with her hair, and annointed them with the ointment. Luke tells you the name of this Pharisee, Simon. Simon is a pretty common name in Israel, this is not Simon the Leper, that Simon lived in Bethany. This is a different Simon. Simon is watching this happen in his house, and he is thinking that if Jesus were a prophet, He would know what sort of woman this is. Jesus reading his thoughts tells him a story about two debtors, one owed a lot the other only a little. The moneylender cancelled both debts. Jesus asked Simon which debtor would love the lender more. Simon picked the one who owed the bigger debt. Jesus said "you have judged rightly." Jesus turns to the woman and says to Simon, "I entered your house and you gave me no water to wash my feet, she has washed them with her tears, you gave me no ointment, but she has. Therefore her sins which are many are forgiven because she loved much.
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