XXV. The Woman With the Alabaster Box

The Complete Sayings of Jesus, by Arthur Hinds, [1927], at sacred-texts.com

XXV

THE WOMAN WITH THE ALABASTER BOX OF OINTMENT, AND SIMON THE PHARISEE: PARABLE OF THE TWO DEBTORS

A.D. 28. Age 31 Galilee (Capernaum?).

Luke 7, 36-50.

ONE of the Pharisees [Simon] desired him that he would eat with him. And Jesus went into the Pharisee's house, and sat down to meat.

And, behold, a woman in the city, which was a sinner, brought an alabaster box of ointment, and stood weeping; and began to wash Jesus’ feet, and did wipe them with the hairs of her head, and kissed his feet, and anointed them with the ointment. ^*

Now the Pharisee [Simon, the leper] spake within himself, saying, This man, if he were a prophet, would have known what manner of woman this is; for she is a sinner. Jesus said unto him,

Simon answered, I suppose that he to whom he forgave most. Jesus said,

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He turned to the woman, and said unto Simon,

And he said unto her,

They that sat at meat with him began to say within themselves, Who is this that forgiveth sins also? Jesus said to the woman,

Footnotes

34:* Read in LXXIV of this book the account of a similar service done by Mary the sister of Martha and Lazarus.