Sermon Scripture -
Luke 7:36-50
LK 7:36
Now one of the
Pharisees invited Jesus to have dinner with him, so he went to the
Pharisee's house and reclined at the table. 37 When a woman
who had lived a sinful life in that town learned that Jesus was eating
at the Pharisee's house, she brought an alabaster jar of perfume,
38 and as she stood behind him at his feet weeping, she began to
wet his feet with her tears. Then she wiped them with her hair, kissed
them and poured perfume on them.
LK 7:39 When the
Pharisee who had invited him saw this, he said to himself, "If this
man were a prophet, he would know who is touching him and what kind of
woman she is--that she is a sinner."
LK 7:40 Jesus
answered him, "Simon, I have something to tell you." "Tell me,
teacher," he said.
LK 7:41 "Two men
owed money to a certain moneylender. One owed him five hundred denarii,
and the other fifty. 42 Neither of them had the money to
pay him back, so he canceled the debts of both. Now which of them will
love him more?"
LK 7:43 Simon
replied, "I suppose the one who had the bigger debt canceled."
"You have judged correctly," Jesus said.
LK 7:44 Then he
turned toward the woman and said to Simon, "Do you see this woman? I
came into your house. You did not give me any water for my feet, but
she wet my feet with her tears and wiped them with her hair. 45
You did not give me a kiss, but this woman, from the time I entered,
has not stopped kissing my feet. 46 You did not put oil on
my head, but she has poured perfume on my feet. 47
Therefore, I tell you, her many sins have been forgiven--for she loved
much. But he who has been forgiven little loves little."
LK 7:48 Then Jesus
said to her, "Your sins are forgiven."
LK 7:49 The other
guests began to say among themselves, "Who is this who even forgives
sins?"
LK 7:50 Jesus said
to the woman, "Your faith has saved you; go in peace."