Jesus Forgives a Sinful Woman

36 One of the Pharisees asked Jesus to eat with him, so he went into the Pharisee's house and reclined at the table. 37 And behold, a woman in the city who was a sinner, when she found out that Jesus was reclining at the table in the Pharisee's house, brought an alabaster jar of ointment. 38 As she stood behind him at his feet, weeping, she began to wet his feet with her tears. Then she wiped them with the hair of her head, kissed his feet, and anointed them with the ointment. 39 When the Pharisee who had invited him saw it, he said to himself, “If this man were [fn]a prophet, he would know who is touching him and what kind of woman she is—that she is a sinner.” 40 Jesus said to him in response, “Simon, I have something to say to yoʋ.” So he said, “Say it, Teacher.” 41 “A certain moneylender had two debtors. The one owed five hundred denarii, and the other owed fifty. 42 When they did not have the means to repay, he forgave the debts of them both. So [fn]tell me, which of them will love him more?” 43 Simon answered, “I suppose that it would be the one for whom he forgave the larger debt.” Jesus said to him, “Yoʋ have judged correctly.” 44 Then he turned toward the woman and said to Simon, “Do yoʋ see this woman? When I came into yoʋr house, yoʋ did not give me water for my feet, but this woman has wet my feet with her tears and wiped them with [fn]the hair of her head. 45 Yoʋ did not give me a kiss, but from the time [fn]I came in, this woman has not stopped kissing my feet. 46 Yoʋ did not anoint my head with oil, but this woman has anointed my feet with ointment. 47 Therefore I tell yoʋ, her many sins are forgiven; that is why she has shown great love. But he to whom little is forgiven shows little love.” 48 Then Jesus said to her, “Yoʋr sins are forgiven.” 49 But those who were reclining at the table with him began to say among themselves, “Who is this man that even forgives sins?” 50 And Jesus said to the woman, “Yoʋr faith has saved yoʋ; go in peace.”