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Luke 7:36-43 - "He Freely Forgave Them Both"
Right after Jesus commended John the Baptist and Luke comments that the Pharisees rejected the will of God by not repenting and accepting the baptism of John, he tells us about a Pharisee who invited Jesus to come eat with him. This incident is only recorded in the Gospel of Luke and not found in the other Gospels. We should not confuse this event with a similar one involving Mary of Bethany in John 12:1-8, and also, we should not identify this woman with Mary Magdalene (Mark 16:9; Luke 8:2).
It was customary in that day for outsiders to hover around during banquets so they could watch the…
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