Wherefore 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.
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Barnes' Notes
Wherefore I say unto thee - As the result of this, or because she has done this; meaning by this that she had given “evidence” that her sins had been forgiven. The inquiry with Simon was whether it…
Adam Clarke
For she loved much - Or, Therefore she loved much. It appears to have been a consciousness of God's forgiving love that brought her at this time to the Pharisee's house. In the common translation her…
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; but it comes in here, upon occasion…
Cambridge Bible
for she loved much Rather, because. No doubt, theologically, faith, not love, is the means of pardon (Luk 7:50); hence, some interpret the -because" a posteriori, and make it mean -she is forgiven,"…
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