If you can pre-mark your Bible to the Gospel of Luke, the Gospel of Luke chapter 7 verse 36 is where we're going to launch our reading.

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Luke chapter 7 verse 36.

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Luke chapter 7 verse 36.

It says, one of the Pharisees asked Jesus to have dinner with him.

So Jesus went to his home and sat down to eat.

When a certain immoral woman from that city heard he speaking of Jesus was eating there,

she bought a beautiful alabashta jar filled with the expensive perfume.

Then she knelt behind him at his feet, weeping.

Her tears fell on his feet and she wiped them off with her hair.

Then she kept kissing his feet and putting perfume on them.

When the Pharisee who had invited Jesus saw this, he said to himself,

if this man were a prophet, notice how he's questioning Jesus because of who's touching Jesus.

If this man were a prophet, he would know what kind of woman is touching him.

She's a sinner. This was so funny to me.

Then Jesus answered his thoughts.

But y'all catch that.

Jesus answered his thoughts.

Simon, he said to the Pharisee, I have something to ask you, go ahead teacher.

Then Jesus told him this story, a man loaned money to two people,

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