Luke 7:47 meaning and explanation

Therefore I tell you, because her many sins have been forgiven, she has loved much. But he who has been forgiven little loves little.”

Luke 7:47, Berean Standard Bible

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Jesus is speaking at the table of Simon the Pharisee, after a sinful woman has wept over His feet and anointed them with perfume. He tells a short parable about two debtors forgiven different amounts, then applies it: her extravagant love flows from the forgiveness she has received, while the one forgiven little loves little.

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