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Luke 7:39

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When the Pharisee who had invited Jesus saw this he said to himself, “If this man was really a prophet he would know who this woman was who's touching him, and what kind of person she was—that she's a sinner!”

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when Gehazi, the servant of Elisha the man of God, said to himself, “Just look how my master has let this Naaman the Syrian off the hook by not accepting the gifts he brought! As the Lord lives, I'll run after him and get something from him.”

for what they're thinking inside is what they really are. They say, “Come on, eat and drink!”—but in their minds they don't really care about you.

They tell others, “Keep your distance! Don't come close to me as I'm too holy to be touched by you!” These people are like smoke in my nostrils, a stink burning all day long!

In this way the last shall be first and the first shall be last.”

“This is Jesus, the prophet from Nazareth in Galilee,” the crowds replied.

It's from the inside, from people's minds, that evil thoughts come: sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery,

After thinking things through, the man said to himself, ‘What shall I do? I've nowhere to store my crops.

As a result the Pharisees and the religious teachers complained, “This man welcomes sinners, and eats with them.”

The manager said to himself, ‘Now what will I do since my master is going to fire me from my job? I'm not strong enough to dig, and I'm ashamed to beg.

For a while he didn't want to do anything about it, but eventually he said to himself, ‘Even though I don't respect God or care about anyone,

“Demonstrate that you have truly repented. Don't try to justify yourselves by saying, ‘We're Abraham's descendants.’ Let me tell you, God can create children of Abraham from these stones.

A sense of awe filled everyone there and they praised God, saying, “A great prophet has arisen among us,” and “God has visited his people.”

A woman who was a sinner in that town found out that Jesus was eating in the Pharisee's house. She went there, carrying an alabaster jar of perfume.

She kneeled beside Jesus and with her tears wet his feet, and dried them with her hair. She kissed his feet, and then she poured the perfume over them.

Jesus spoke up and said, “Simon, I have something to tell you.” “Tell me, Teacher,” he responded.

“I can see you're a prophet, sir,” the woman replied.

Many people in the crowds were complaining about him. Some said, “He's a good man,” while others argued, “No! He deceives people.”

Once more they called in the man who had been blind, and told him, “Give God the glory! We know this man is a sinner.”




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