Luke 7:36-50

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A Sinful Woman Forgiven

³⁶^(A)One of the Pharisees asked him to eat with him, and he went into the Pharisee's house and reclined at table. ³⁷^(B)And behold, a woman of the city, who was a sinner, when she learned that he was reclining at table in the Pharisee's house, brought an alabaster flask of ointment, ³⁸and standing behind him at his feet, weeping, she began to wet his feet with her tears and ^(C)wiped them with the hair of her head and kissed his feet and anointed them with the ointment. ³⁹Now when the Pharisee who had invited him saw this, he said to himself, “If ^(D)this man were ^(E)a prophet, he ^(F)would have known who and what sort of woman this is who is touching him, for she is a sinner.” ⁴⁰And Jesus answering said to him, “Simon, I have something to say to you.” And he answered, “Say it, Teacher.”

⁴¹“A certain moneylender had two debtors. One owed five hundred ^(G)denarii, and the other fifty. ⁴²^(H)When they could not pay, he ^(I)cancelled the debt of both. Now which of them will love him more?” ⁴³Simon answered, “The one, I suppose, for whom he cancelled the larger debt.” And he said to him, “You have judged rightly.” ⁴⁴Then turning toward the woman he said to Simon, “Do you see this woman? I entered your house; ^(J)you gave me no water for my feet, but ^(K)she has wet my feet with her tears and wiped them with her hair. ⁴⁵^(L)You gave me no kiss, but from the time I came in she has not ceased to ^(M)kiss my feet. ⁴⁶^(N)You did not anoint my head with oil, but she has anointed my feet with ointment. ⁴⁷Therefore I tell you, her sins, ^(O)which are many, are forgiven—for she loved much. But he who is forgiven little, loves little.” ⁴⁸And he said to her, ^(P)“Your sins are forgiven.” ⁴⁹Then those who were at table with him began to say among^[a] themselves, ^(Q)“Who is this, who even forgives sins?” ⁵⁰And he said to the woman, ^(R)“Your faith has saved you; ^(S)go in peace.”

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Luke 7:49 Or to

James 2:14-19

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Faith Without Works Is Dead

¹⁴What good is it, my brothers, if someone says he has faith ^(A)but does not have works? Can that faith save him? ¹⁵^(B)If a brother or sister is poorly clothed and lacking in daily food, ¹⁶^(C)and one of you says to them, “Go in peace, be warmed and filled,” without giving them the things needed for the body, what good^[a] is that? ¹⁷So also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead.

¹⁸But someone will say, “You have faith and I have works.” Show me your faith ^(D)apart from your works, and I will show you my faith ^(E)by my works. ¹⁹^(F)You believe that God is one; you do well. Even ^(G)the demons believe—and shudder!