Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)

Even We Jews Are Declared Righteous By Faith In Christ, Not By Works of The Law

¹⁵ We^[a] are Jews by nature, and not sinners from the Gentiles. ¹⁶ But knowing that a person^[b] is not declared-righteous by works of the Law except^[c] through faith in Jesus Christ, even we believed in Christ Jesus, in order that we might be declared-righteous by faith in Christ and not by works of the Law, because by works of the Law no flesh will be declared-righteous.

And We Died To The Law As a Rule of Life, And Now Live By Faith In The Son of God

¹⁷ But if ^[d] while seeking to be declared-righteous in Christ, we also ourselves were found to be sinners^[e], is then Christ a minister of sin^[f]? May it never be! ¹⁸ For if I am building again these^[g] things which I tore-down^[h], I am demonstrating^[i] myself to be a transgressor. ¹⁹ For through the Law I died to the Law in order that I might live to God. I have been crucified-with Christ! ²⁰ And I no longer am living, but Christ is living in me. And what I am now^[j] living in the flesh^[k], I am living by^[l] faith in the Son of God— the One having loved me and handed Himself over for me. ²¹ I am not setting-aside^[m] the grace of God! For if righteousness comes through the Law, then Christ died without-a-reason!

Jesus Is Anointed By a Sinful Woman. A Pharisee Objects

³⁶ And one of the Pharisees was asking Him to eat with him. And having entered into the house of the Pharisee, He laid-down [to eat]. ³⁷ And behold— there was a woman in the city who was a sinner. And having learned that He is reclining [to eat] at the house of the Pharisee, having brought an alabaster-jar of perfume^[a], ³⁸ and having stood behind Him at His feet weeping— she began to wet His feet with the tears, and was wiping them with the hair of her head. And she was kissing His feet, and anointing them with the perfume. ³⁹ And having seen it, the Pharisee having invited Him spoke within himself, saying, “If this One were a prophet, He would know who and what-kind-of person the woman is who is touching Him— that she is a sinner”.

The One Forgiven Much Loves Much. Jesus Forgives Her Sins

⁴⁰ And having responded, Jesus said to him, “Simon, I have something to speak to you”. And the one says, “Teacher, speak”. ⁴¹ “There were two debtors to a certain lender. The one was owing five-hundred denarii^[b], and the other, fifty. ⁴² They not having the means to pay, he forgave both. So which of them will love him more?” ⁴³ And having responded, Simon said, “I assume that it is to whom he forgave the more”. And the One said to him, “You judged correctly”. ⁴⁴ And having turned 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 this one wet My feet with her tears and wiped them with her hair. ⁴⁵ You did not give Me a kiss. But this one did not stop kissing My feet from which hour I came-in. ⁴⁶ You did not anoint My head with oil. But this one anointed My feet with perfume. ⁴⁷ For which reason I say to you— her many sins have been forgiven, because she loved much. But he to whom little is forgiven, loves little”. ⁴⁸ And He said to her, “Your sins have been forgiven”. ⁴⁹ And the ones reclining-back-with Him [to eat] began to say among themselves, “Who is this One, Who even forgives sins?” ⁵⁰ And He said to the woman, “Your faith has saved you. Go in peace”.

Jesus Speaks To The Crowd With a Parable

8 And it came about during the successive days that He was traveling-through according to city and village, proclaiming and announcing the kingdom of God as good news. And the twelve were with Him, ² and some women who had been cured from evil spirits and infirmities— Mary, the one being called Magdalene^[c], from whom seven demons had come out, ³ and Joanna, the wife of Chuza, Herod’s steward^[d], and Susanna, and many others, who were serving them out of their possessions.