"For thisreasonI sayto you, her sins,which are many,have been forgiven,for she lovedmuch;but he whois forgivenlittle,loveslittle."
"Comenow,and let us reasontogether," Saysthe LORD,"Thoughyour sinsare as scarlet,They will be as whiteas snow;Thoughthey are redlike crimson,They will be like wool.
Let the wickedforsakehis wayAnd the unrighteousmanhis thoughts;And let him returnto the LORD,And He will havecompassionon him, And to our God,For He will abundantlypardon.
so that you may rememberand be ashamedand neveropenyour mouthanymorebecauseof your humiliation,when I have forgivenyou for allthat you have done,"the LordGODdeclares.
He will againhavecompassionon us; He will treadour iniquitiesunderfoot.Yes, You will castalltheir sinsInto the depthsof the sea.
"He who lovesfatherormothermorethanMe is not worthyof Me; and he who lovessonordaughtermore thanMe is not worthyof Me.
Nowwhen the Phariseewho had invitedHim sawthis, he saidto himself,"Ifthis manwere a prophetHe would knowwhoand what sort of personthiswomanis whois touchingHim, that she is a sinner."
"You did not anointMy headwith oil,but she anointedMy feetwith perfume.
ThenHe saidto her, "Your sinshave been forgiven."
"He is the one whom Godexaltedto His right handas a Princeand a Savior,to grantrepentanceto Israel,and forgivenessof sins.
The Lawcamein sothat the transgressionwould increase;but wheresinincreased,graceabounded all the more,
For the loveof Christcontrolsus, having concludedthis,that onediedfor all,thereforealldied;
For in ChristJesusneithercircumcisionnoruncircumcisionmeansanything,but faithworkingthroughlove.
Gracebe with allthosewho loveour LordJesusChristwith incorruptible[love].
And thisI pray,that your lovemay aboundstillmoreand morein real knowledgeand alldiscernment,
and the graceof our Lordwas more than abundant,with the faithand lovewhich are [found] in ChristJesus.
but ifwe walkin the Lightas He Himselfis in the Light,we havefellowshipwith one another,and the bloodof JesusHis Soncleansesus from allsin.
Little children,let us not lovewith wordorwith tongue,but in deedand truth.
We love,becauseHe firstlovedus.
For thisis the loveof God,that we keepHis commandments;and His commandmentsare not burdensome.
