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39 Now when the Pharisee who had invited Jesus saw this, he said to himself, “If this man were a prophet, he would have known who touched him and what kind of a woman she was --- a sinner.”
40 Then Jesus said to him, “Simon [See verse 43], I have something to say to you.” And he replied, “Teacher, [go ahead and] say it.”
41 [Jesus then gave this parable]: A certain moneylender had two men who owed him money; one owed him five hundred coins [Note: The total amount was 500 days of a farm laborer’s pay, or about $35,000 in 1994], and the other man [owed him] fifty coins [Note: About $3,500 in 1994].
42 When these two men did not have [the money] to repay him, the moneylender canceled [the debts of] both of them. Now which of them will love him more?”
43 Simon answered, “The one who had the largest debt canceled, I suppose.” Jesus said to him, “You are right.”
44 Then Jesus turned to the woman [who had just poured the perfume on Him] and said to Simon, “Do you see this woman? I came into your house and you did not give me any water for [washing] my feet, but she wet my feet with her tears and wiped them dry with her hair.
45 You did not give me a kiss [of greeting], but from the time I came in [to your house] she has not stopped kissing my feet.
46 You did not pour [aromatic] oil on my head, but she poured perfume on my feet.
47 For this reason, I tell you, her many sins have been forgiven, for she has loved much. [Note: This suggests that her forgiveness was the result of her loving, but the point Jesus makes better fits the idea that her forgiveness produced love]. But the person who is forgiven of little [i.e., of only a few sins], loves [only] a little bit.”
48 Then Jesus said to the woman, “Your sins are forgiven.”
49 And those who were reclining at the [dinner] table with Him began saying among themselves, “Who is this person who can even forgive sins?”
50 Then Jesus said to the woman, “Your faith has saved you [i.e., from condemnation]. Go [away] in peace.”