Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
Her sins which are many--"Those many sins of hers," our Lord, who admitted how much more she owed than the Pharisee, now proclaims in naked terms the forgiveness of her guilt.
for--not because, as if love were the cause of forgiveness, but "inasmuch as," or "in proof of which." The latter clause of the verse, and the whole structure of the parable, plainly show this to be the meaning.
little forgiven . . . loveth little--delicately ironical intimation of no love and no forgiveness in the present case.
I entered . . . no water--a compliment to guests. Was this "much love?" Was it any?
Other commentary entries containing this verse:
Song of Solomon 1:3
Song of Solomon 4:10
Isaiah 44:22
Ezekiel 16:63
Luke 7:37-38
Luke 7:38
Acts 20:21
1 John 2:29
1 John 3:7-8
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