Luke 7:47 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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.”

Luke 7:47 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Luke 7:47 in 6 Bible Translations

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Luke 7:47 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Therefore I tell you, her sins, which are many, are forgiven, for she loved much. But one to whom little is forgiven, loves little.””

Luke 7:47 — World English Bible

Luke 7:47 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“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. ”

Luke 7:47 — American Standard Version

Luke 7:47 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“therefore I say to thee, her many sins have been forgiven, because she did love much; but to whom little is forgiven, little he doth love.'”

Luke 7:47 — Young's Literal Translation

Luke 7:47 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“For which cause I say to thee, Her many sins are forgiven; for she loved much; but he to whom little is forgiven loves little. ”

Luke 7:47 — Darby Translation

Luke 7:47 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Wherefore I say vnto thee, many sinnes are forgiuen her: for she loued much. To whom a litle is forgiuen, he doeth loue a litle.”

Luke 7:47 — Geneva Bible

Luke 7:47 in Context — Luke 7

45 Thou gavest me no kiss: but this woman since the time I came in hath not ceased to kiss my feet.

46 My head with oil thou didst not anoint: but this woman hath anointed my feet with ointment.

47 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.

48 And he said unto her, Thy sins are forgiven.

49 And they that sat at meat with him began to say within themselves, Who is this that forgiveth sins also?

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What Does Luke 7:47 Mean?

Luke 7:47 is a verse from the Book of Luke, part of the New Testament. It appears in Luke chapter 7. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Greek.

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