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Luke 7:39

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The Pharisee who had invited Jesus saw this and said to himself, "If this man really were a prophet, he would know what kind of woman is touching him! He would know that she is a sinner."

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Gehazi said to himself, "Elisha let that Syrian off too easy. He should have taken Naaman's gift. I swear by the living LORD that I will talk to Naaman myself and get something from him."

People like that take note of how much you eat. They say, "Take all you want!" But they don't mean it.

And then they say to others, "Don't come near us! We're dedicated to God." Such people are like smoke, irritating my nose all day.

Jesus then said, "So it is. Everyone who is now first will be last, and everyone who is last will be first."

The crowd answered, "This is Jesus, the prophet from Nazareth in Galilee."

Out of your heart come evil thoughts, vulgar deeds, stealing, murder,

and he said to himself, "What can I do? I don't have a place large enough to store everything."

So the Pharisees and the teachers of the Law of Moses started grumbling, "This man is friendly with sinners. He even eats with them."

The manager said to himself, "What shall I do now that my master is going to fire me? I can't dig ditches, and I'm ashamed to beg.

For a while the judge refused to do anything. Finally, he said to himself, "Even though I don't fear God or care about people,

Do something to show that you really have given up your sins. Don't start saying that you belong to Abraham's family. God can turn these stones into children for Abraham.

Everyone was frightened and praised God. They said, "A great prophet is here with us! God has come to his people."

When a sinful woman in that town found out that Jesus was there, she bought an expensive bottle of perfume.

Then she came and stood behind Jesus. She cried and started washing his feet with her tears and drying them with her hair. The woman kissed his feet and poured the perfume on them.

Jesus said to the Pharisee, "Simon, I have something to say to you." "Teacher, what is it?" Simon replied.

The woman said, "Sir, I can see that you are a prophet.

The crowds even got into an argument about him. Some were saying, "Jesus is a good man," while others were saying, "He is lying to everyone."

The leaders called the man back and said, "Swear by God to tell the truth! We know that Jesus is a sinner."




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