EXTRAORDINARY NEWS · QUESTION 238 OF 311
What is a prostitute?
Whether of them twain did the will of his father? They say unto him, The first. Jesus saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That the publicans and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you.
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A prostitute is someone who exchanges sexual activity for payment; circumstances can include coercion. Jesus taught that people stigmatized for their history are not beyond God's invitation to faith and repentance.
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