Luke 7:47-49
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
47 So I tell you, her many sins have been forgiven; hence, she has shown great love.[a] But the one to whom little is forgiven, loves little.” 48 He said to her, “Your sins are forgiven.”(A) 49 The others at table said to themselves, “Who is this who even forgives sins?”(B)
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- 7:47 Her many sins have been forgiven; hence, she has shown great love: literally, “her many sins have been forgiven, seeing that she has loved much.” That the woman’s sins have been forgiven is attested by the great love she shows toward Jesus. Her love is the consequence of her forgiveness. This is also the meaning demanded by the parable in Lk 7:41–43.
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