A Sinful Woman Anoints Jesus’ Feet

³⁶ Now one of the Pharisees asked him to eat with him, and he entered into the house of the Pharisee and^[a] reclined at the table. ³⁷ And behold, a woman in the town who was a sinner, when she^[b] learned that he was dining in the Pharisee’s house, brought an alabaster flask of perfumed oil, ³⁸ and standing behind him at his feet weeping, she began to wet his feet with her tears and was wiping them^[c] with the hair of her head and was kissing his feet and anointing them^[d] with the perfumed oil. ³⁹ Now when^[e] the Pharisee who invited him saw this,^[f] he spoke to himself, saying, “If this man were a prophet, he would have known who and what kind of woman this is who is touching him, that she is a sinner.” ⁴⁰ And Jesus answered and^[g] said to him, “Simon, I have something to say to you.” And he said, “Teacher, say it.”^{[h] 41} “There were two debtors who owed a certain creditor. One owed five hundred denarii and the other fifty. ⁴² When^[i] they were not able to repay him,^[j] he forgave the debts^[k] of both. Now which of them will love him more?” ⁴³ Simon answered and^[l] said, “I suppose that it is the one to whom he forgave more.” And he said to him, “You have judged correctly.” ⁴⁴ And turning toward the woman, he said to Simon, “Do you see this woman? I entered into your house. You did not give me water for my feet, but she wet my feet with her tears and wiped them^[m] with her hair. ⁴⁵ You did not give me a kiss, but from the time I entered, she has not stopped kissing my feet. ⁴⁶ You did not anoint my head with olive oil, but she anointed my feet with perfumed oil. ⁴⁷ For this reason^[n] I tell you, her sins—which were many—have been forgiven, for she loved much. But the one to whom little is forgiven loves little.” ⁴⁸ And he said to her, “Your sins are forgiven.” ⁴⁹ And those who were reclining at the table with him began to say among themselves, “Who is this who even forgives sins?” ⁵⁰ And he said to the woman, “Your faith has saved you. Go in peace.”