43 Simon answered and[a] said, “I suppose that it is the one to whom he forgave more.” And he said to him, “You have judged correctly.” 44 And turning toward the woman, he said to Simon, “Do you see this woman? I entered into your house. You did not give me water for my feet, but she wet my feet with her tears and wiped them[b] with her hair. 45 You did not give me a kiss, but from the time I entered, she has not stopped kissing my feet.

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 7:43 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“answered”) has been translated as a finite verb
  2. Luke 7:44 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation

43 Simon replied, “I suppose the one who had the bigger debt forgiven.”

“You have judged correctly,” Jesus said.

44 Then he turned toward the woman and said to Simon, “Do you see this woman? I came into your house. You did not give me any water for my feet,(A) but she wet my feet with her tears and wiped them with her hair. 45 You did not give me a kiss,(B) but this woman, from the time I entered, has not stopped kissing my feet.

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