Therefore, I tell you that his many sins are forgiven, since he loved much. But he who is forgiven little, loves little.
7:47 Therefore I tell you — emphatic expression; He was going to tell him something that he should learn, that this woman was not, as he believed, a woman who persisted in an evil life, but a humble and repentant woman who had recognized that in Christ she could obtain forgiveness of her sins and, therefore, he came to Simon’s house to show these acts of love and gratitude. — That her many sins are forgiven her, (they have been forgiven, LBLA, because the verb in the Greek is in the perfect tense) because (well, VM; well, FL, RVR77, margin) she loved much; — His many sins have been forgiven; this is true since she has manifested love in an exalted manner (HAWM). Her expressions of love were proof that she had been forgiven. She had a lot of sins and because of that, she shows a lot of love. Put another way, the much love that she is showing her indicates that she is aware that she has been forgiven of her many sins. The love expressed by this woman was not the cause but the result of her forgiveness. 1Jn 4:1-21, “19 We love him, because he first loved us.” This is what this parable clearly teaches. Jesus asks, “Which of them (the two forgiven servants) will love him more?” First, they were forgiven; so they loved. Jesus does not say, “Your love has saved you,” but “Your faith has saved you” (v. fifty). If it is a question of proving that she was forgiven because she loved so much, the thought of the parable is destroyed. Those of us who preach the pure gospel (the plan of salvation according to the Bible) always emphasize that man is not saved by faith alone, but that it is necessary to obey the gospel. Otherwise faith does not save; rather it would be a dead faith (Jas 2:24-26). However, in this parable Jesus emphasizes that those who are aware of their sins and with a contrite heart repent of them and receive God’s forgiveness love much. They will express their love and gratitude profusely. Those who are not forgiven for their many sins love little (in truth, they love nothing). —but he to whom little is forgiven, loves little. — There is a contrast here between this woman who had been forgiven of many sins — and who therefore loved much — with Simon the Pharisee who was not aware of his sins, had not repented of them, had not been forgiven of them and for this reason he did not love Christ. This is the only point in this parable. This woman knew Christ, his teaching, and his works. She had heard the grand invitation, “Come to me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest” (Matt 11:28), and had accepted it. He was aware of his sins and had full faith in Christ as Savior. Jesus had brought her to repentance and convinced her that if she would come to Him, that is, if she would believe in Him as the Son of God and repent of her sins, she would receive forgiveness of her sins from him. She had this faith and this faith saved her (v. fifty). Let us remember that during his personal ministry on earth Jesus forgave various people according to His will. Mark 2:1-5 He speaks of those who uncovered the roof of a house and “lowered the bed on which the paralytic lay. When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic: Son, your sins are forgiven you. Luke 23:41-43 recounts the salvation of the thief on the cross. The conversion of the people who lived before the day of Pentecost is not an example for us. Jesus gave the great commission to the apostles (Matt 28:19; Mar 16:15-16) and since then everyone has to obey the gospel according to the terms expressed by Jesus and the apostles (see Acts 2:37-38; Ac 8:12; Acts 8:35-39; Ac 9:18; Ac 10:48; Ac 16:15; Acts 16:33-34; Acts 18:8). However, the lesson of this parable has to do with the love expressed by those who are already forgiven.
Source: Commentary on the New Testament by Partain
their many sins are forgiven. Luke 7:42; Luke 5:20, Luke 5:21; Exo 34:6, Exo 34:7; Isaiah 1:18; Isaiah 55:7; Eze 16:63; Eze 36:29-32; Mic 7:19; Ac 5:31; Romans 5:20; 1Co 6:9-11; 1Ti 1:14; 1Jn 1:7.
because he loved so much. Luke 7:43; Matt 10:37; Joh 21:15-17; 2Co 5:14; Gal 5:6; Eph 6:24; Phil 1:9; 1Jn 3:18; 1Jn 4:19; 1Jn 5:3.
Source: The Treasury of Biblical Knowledge
Your sins are forgiven you: The Lord confirms that the woman’s love, visible by her actions toward Jesus, stems from being forgiven.
Source: New Illustrated Caribbean Bible Commentary
I LOVE A LOT. True love and sincere devotion to Christ must come from a full awareness of the seriousness of past sins, from God’s love manifested through his death on the cross, and from a personal conviction that God cares for those whom he has blessed. forgiven. Faith that lacks that foundation will not endure.
Source: Full Life Study Bible
because he loved so much. This does not suggest that she was forgiven because of her great love. The parable (vv. Luke 7:41-43) illustrated a forgiveness that was unconditional and whose result was love. Therefore, to consider the woman’s love as the reason she was forgiven would be a distortion of the lesson that Jesus teaches here. This “because” was in the sense of “wherefore,” and it was his faith (v. Luke 7:50), not the act of anointing Jesus’ feet, the instrument by which she earned his forgiveness.
Source: MacArthur Study Bible
7:47 Therefore I tell you — emphatic expression; He was going to tell him something that he should learn, that this woman was not, as he believed, a woman who persisted in an evil life, but a humble and repentant woman who had recognized that in Christ she could obtain forgiveness of her sins and, therefore, he came to Simon’s house to show these acts of love and gratitude.
— that his many sins are forgiven him, (they have been forgiven, LBLA, because the verb in the Greek is in the perfect tense) because (well, VM; well, FL, RVR77, margin) he loved much; — His many sins have been forgiven; this is true since she has manifested love in an exalted manner (HAWM). Her expressions of love were proof that she had been forgiven. She had a lot of sins and because of that, she shows a lot of love. Put another way, the much love that she is showing her indicates that she is aware that she has been forgiven of her many sins.
The love expressed by this woman was not the cause but the result of forgiveness. 1Jn 4:1-21, “19 We love him, because he first loved us.” This is what this parable clearly teaches. Jesus asks, “Which of them (the two forgiven servants) will love him more?” First, they were forgiven; so they loved. Jesus does not say, “Your love has saved you,” but “Your faith has saved you” (v. 50). If it is a question of proving that she was forgiven because she loved so much, the thought of the parable is destroyed.
Those of us who preach the pure gospel (the plan of salvation according to the Bible) always emphasize that man is not saved by faith alone, but that it is necessary to obey the gospel. Otherwise faith does not save; rather it would be a dead faith (Jas 2:24-26). However, in this parable Jesus emphasizes that those who are aware of their sins and with a contrite heart repent of them and receive God’s forgiveness love much. They will express their love and gratitude profusely. Those who are not forgiven for their many sins love little (in truth, they love nothing).
—but he to whom little is forgiven, loves little. – There is a contrast here between this woman who had been forgiven of many sins – and who, therefore, loved a lot – with Simon the Pharisee who was not aware of his sins, had not repented of them, had not been forgiven of them and for this reason he did not love Christ. This is the only point in this parable.
This woman knew Christ, his teaching and his works. She had heard her grand invitation, “Come to me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest” (Matt 11:28), and she had accepted it. She was aware of her sins and she had full faith in Christ as Savior. Jesus had brought her to repentance and had convinced her that if she would come to Him, that is, if she would believe in Him as the Son of God and repent of her sins, she would receive forgiveness of her sins. . She had this faith and this faith saved her (v. 50).
Let us remember that during his personal ministry on earth, Jesus forgave various people according to His will. Mark 2:1-5 speaks of those who uncovered the roof of a house and “brought down the bed on which the paralytic lay. When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic: Son, your sins are forgiven you. Luke 23:41-43 recounts the salvation of the thief on the cross. The conversion of the people who lived before the day of Pentecost is not an example for us. Jesus gave the great commission to the apostles (Mat 28:19; Mar 16:15-16) and since then everyone has to obey the gospel according to the terms expressed by Jesus and the apostles (see Acts 2:37-38; Acts 8 :12; Acts 8:35-39; Acts 9:18; Acts 10:48; Acts 16:15; Acts 16:33-34; Acts 18:8).
However, the lesson of this parable has to do with the love expressed by those who are already forgiven.
Source: Reeves-Partain Notes
CROSS-REFERENCES
x481 Ps 51:1; Isaiah 43:25; Isaiah 44:22; Luke 7:42; 1Ti 1:14
Source: New World Translation
they have been forgiven. The tense of the verb in Greek implies permanent forgiveness.
because he loved so much. Her love for Jesus was the result of her faith, but she was saved by faith (verse 50).
Source: The Bible of the Americas
47 super (1) His much love proves that his many sins had been forgiven; Simon’s little love shows that little had been forgiven him.
Source: New Testament Commentary Recovery Version
R647 This is the only time that χάριν appears in the Gospels with the meaning: for consideration of.
M147 In this verse, a complete inconsistency is reached, if the clause structured with ὅτι is taken as dependent, with respect to the logical connection: I can say it with confidence, because his love is evidence of it (comp. Lk 1:22, Luc 6:21 and TGr37 and following). But some commentators take it with ἀφέωνται, thereby making her love the basis of her forgiveness, not the assurance that she has been forgiven. This is a non-Christian conclusion that places this sentence in complete opposition to both the preceding parable and the second part of this same verse.
Source: Grammar Help for the Study of the Greek New Testament
Namely, his much love showed that he was aware that much had been forgiven him.
Source: The Textual Bible III Edition
† This verse is sometimes understood as if it is the woman’s love that brings forgiveness. However, the context (especially the verse Luke 7:43) clarifies that it is the amplitude of forgiveness that generates great love.