39. When the Pharisee saw this, he said to himself, “If this man really were a prophet, he would know who this woman is who is touching him; he would know what kind of sinful life she lives!”
40. Jesus spoke up and said to him, “Simon, I have something to tell you.”“Yes, Teacher,” he said, “tell me.”
41. “There were two men who owed money to a moneylender,” Jesus began. “One owed him 500 silver coins, and the other owed him fifty.
42. Neither of them could pay him back, so he cancelled the debts of both. Which one, then, will love him more?”
43. “I suppose,” answered Simon, “that it would be the one who was forgiven more.” “You are right,” said Jesus.