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Luke 7:47-50 KJV
Luke · chapter 7 · verses 47–50
47Wherefore I say unto thee, Her sins, which are many, are forgiven; for she loved much: but to whom little is forgiven, the same loveth little. 48And he said unto her, Thy sins are forgiven. 49And they that sat at meat with him began to say within themselves, Who is this that forgiveth sins also? 50And he said to the woman, Thy faith hath saved thee; go in peace.Luke 7:47-50 · King James Version
Luke 7:47-50 in context
45Thou gavest me no kiss: but this woman since the time I came in hath not ceased to kiss my feet.
46My head with oil thou didst not anoint: but this woman hath anointed my feet with ointment.
47Wherefore I say unto thee, Her sins, which are many, are forgiven; for she loved much: but to whom little is forgiven, the same loveth little.
48And he said unto her, Thy sins are forgiven.
49And they that sat at meat with him began to say within themselves, Who is this that forgiveth sins also?
50And he said to the woman, Thy faith hath saved thee; go in peace.
Commentary
Cross references
- 1 John 4:19
- 1 John 3:18
- Galatians 5:6
- Isaiah 1:18
- Romans 5:20
- John 21:15-17
- Ephesians 6:24
- Isaiah 55:7
- Mark 5:34
- Luke 8:48
- Luke 18:42
- Matthew 9:22
Key words (Strong's)
- themselvesheautouhimself, herself, itself, themselvesG1438 →
- forgivenaphiēmito send away, to bid going away or depart, of a husband divorcing his wife, to send…G863 →
- littleoligoslittle, small, few, of number multitude, quantity, or size, of time short, of degree or…G3641 →
- withinenin, by, with etcG1722 →
- lovedagapaōof persons, to welcome, to entertain, to be fond of, to love dearly, of things, to be…G25 →
- beganarchomaito be the first to do , to begin, to be chief, leader, ruler, to begin, make a beginningG756 →
- womangynēa woman of any age, whether a virgin, or married, or a widow, a wife, of a betrothed womanG1135 →
- faithpistisconviction of the truth of anything, belief in the NT of a conviction or belief…G4102 →
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When and where this passage of story happened does not appear; this evangelist does not observe order of time in his narrative so much as the other evangelists do;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 36-50