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NASB | Luke 7:40 And Jesus answered him, "Simon, I have something to say to you." And he replied, "Say it, Teacher." |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Luke 7:40 Jesus, answering, said to the Pharisee, "Simon, I have something to say to you." And he replied, "Teacher, say it." |
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Bible Note: Dear Catfish, A belated welcome to the forum. May the Lord richly bless your ministry for glorifying our Lord and the Holy Spirit work in the hearts of the adults that they grow in knowledge and love. Both brother Tim and sister Val have given you fine answers in different directions. May I add a bit of my 2 cents of sharing about the passage. We see there is a big contrast (Simon the leper and the sinful woman) in Jesus' saying. My thought has always been overwhelmed by this picture that brought me to apply it to us - professed christians - about the view of sin. This is so convicting to me that sometimes we, as christians, could have focused only on the so-call big sin but forgotten to introspect for the hidden or unnoticed sin. In another word, I might find myself so much moved by our Lord that I have been forgiven for committing murder or adultery etc and thus love Him greatly. However, when it would be the time that I covet and am jealous about something or someone, I might have deemed this only small sin, thus the grieving for it and feeling grateful for being forgiven could be less comparable to the bigger sin. I think it is dangerous for christians to pay lesser attention to smaller (so-call) sin. We really have to guard against ourselves like David did in Psalm 139. Sorry that I seem like rambling and I hope you understand what I am intending to say :-) Shalom Azure |