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Text -- Luke 7:40-50 (NET)
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7:40 So Jesus answered him , “Simon , I have something to say to you .” He replied , “Say it, Teacher .”
7:41 “A certain creditor had two debtors ; one owed him five hundred silver coins , and the other fifty .
7:42 When they could not pay , he canceled the debts of both . Now which of them will love him more ?”
7:43 Simon answered , “I suppose the one who had the bigger debt canceled .” Jesus said to him , “You have judged rightly .”
7:44 Then , turning toward the woman , he said to Simon , “Do you see this woman ? I entered your house . You gave me no water for my feet , but she has wet my feet with her tears and wiped them with her hair .
7:45 You gave me no kiss of greeting, but from the time I entered she has not stopped kissing my feet .
7:46 You did not anoint my head with oil , but she has anointed my feet with perfumed oil .
7:47 Therefore I tell you , her sins , which were many , are forgiven , thus she loved much ; but the one who is forgiven little loves little .”
7:48 Then Jesus said to her , “Your sins are forgiven .”
7:49 But those who were at the table with him began to say among themselves , “Who is this , who even forgives sins ?”
7:50 He said to the woman , “Your faith has saved you ; go in peace .”
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
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Names, People and Places:
Dictionary Themes and Topics:
MEALS |
WASHING OF FEET |
BETHANY |
Jesus, The Christ |
Faith |
MARTHA |
MARY |
FORGIVENESS |
MARY MAGDALENE |
Self-righteousness |
Magdalene |
WOMAN |
Eating |
Repentance |
Sin |
PAPYRUS |
Simon |
JESUS CHRIST, 4C1 |
TEXT AND MANUSCRIPTS OF THE NEW TESTAMENT |
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NET Notes: Luk 7:41 The silver coins were denarii. The denarius was worth about a day’s wage for a laborer; this would be an amount worth not quite two years’...
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NET Notes: Luk 7:42 The verb ἐχαρίσατο (ecarisato) could be translated as “forgave.” Of course this pictures the...
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NET Notes: Luk 7:43 Grk “He”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity. Here δέ (de) has not been translated.
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NET Notes: Luk 7:44 It is discussed whether these acts in vv. 44-46 were required by the host. Most think they were not, but this makes the woman’s acts of respect ...
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NET Notes: Luk 7:45 Grk “no kiss.” This refers to a formalized kiss of greeting, standard in that culture. To convey this to the modern reader, the words R...
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NET Notes: Luk 7:46 This event is not equivalent to the anointing of Jesus that takes place in the last week of his life (Matt 26:6-13; Mark 14:3-9; John 12:1-8). That wo...
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NET Notes: Luk 7:47 She loved much. Jesus’ point is that the person who realizes how great a gift forgiveness is (because they have a deep sense of sin) has a great...
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NET Notes: Luk 7:48 Jesus showed his authority to forgive sins, something that was quite controversial. See Luke 5:17-26 and the next verse.
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