Luke 7:43

Simon answered, and said, I guess, that he to whom he forgave more. And he answered to him, Thou hast deemed rightly (or Thou hast judged correctly).

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In The King James Version

Simon answered and said, I suppose that he, to whom he forgave most. And he said unto him, Thou hast rightly judged.

In Context

42but when they had not whereof to yield, he forgave [freely] to both. Who [of them] then loveth him more?

44And he turned to the woman, and said to Simon, Seest thou this woman? I entered into thine house, thou gavest no water to my feet (or thou gavest me no water for my feet); but this [woman] hath moist (en)ed my feet with (her) tears, and wiped (them) with her hairs.

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Cross References

Mark 12:34And Jesus seeing that he had answered wisely, said to him, Thou art not far from the kingdom of God. And then no man durst ask him more anything (or And then no one dared to ask him anything more).

Luke 10:38And it was done, while they went, he entered into a castle (or he went into a village); and a woman, Martha by name, received him into her house.

2 Corinthians 5:14For the charity of Christ driveth us (or For the love of the Messiah compelleth us); guessing [or deeming] this thing, that if one died for all, then all were dead.

Matthew Henry on Luke 7:37-50

Christ in the House of the Pharisee. 36 And one of the Pharisees desired him that he would eat with him. And he went into the Pharisee's house, and sat down to meat. 37 And, behold, a woman in the city, which was a sinner, when she knew that Jesus sat at meat in the Pharisee's house, brought an alabaster box of ointment, 38 And stood at his feet behind him weeping, and began to wash his feet with tears, and did wipe them with the hairs of her head, and kissed his feet, and anointed them with the ointment. 39 Now… Read the whole commentary →

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