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When they could not pay, he canceled the debts for both of them. Now which of them will love him more?"
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Simon answered, "I suppose the one for whom he canceled the greater debt." And Jesus said to him, "You have judged rightly."
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Then turning toward the woman, he said to Simon, "Do you see this woman? I entered your house; you gave me no water for my feet, but she has bathed my feet with her tears and dried them with her hair.
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You gave me no kiss, but from the time I came in she has not stopped kissing my feet.
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You did not anoint my head with oil, but she has anointed my feet with ointment.
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Therefore, I tell you, her sins, which were many, have been forgiven; hence she has shown great love. But the one to whom little is forgiven, loves little."
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Then he said to her, "Your sins are forgiven."
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But those who were at the table with him began to say among themselves, "Who is this who even forgives sins?"
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And he said to the woman, "Your faith has saved you; go in peace."