Luke 7:47

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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.

Her

Luke 7:42

Luke 5:20

Exodus 34:6

Which

She

General references

Romans 4:7

1 John 4:19

Bible References

Her

And when they had nothing to pay, he frankly forgave them both. Tell me therefore, which of them will love him most?

And when he saw their faith, he said unto him, Man, thy sins are forgiven thee.

And the LORD passed by before him, and proclaimed, The LORD, The LORD God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth,

Which

Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.

Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the LORD, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.

That thou mayest remember, and be confounded, and never open thy mouth any more because of thy shame, when I am pacified toward thee for all that thou hast done, saith the Lord GOD.

I will also save you from all your uncleannesses: and I will call for the corn, and will increase it, and lay no famine upon you.

He will turn again, he will have compassion upon us; he will subdue our iniquities; and thou wilt cast all their sins into the depths of the sea.

Him hath God exalted with his right hand to be a Prince and a Saviour, for to give repentance to Israel, and forgiveness of sins.

Moreover the law entered, that the offence might abound. But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound:

Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind,

And the grace of our Lord was exceeding abundant with faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.

But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.

She

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

He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.

So when they had dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me more than these? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my lambs.

For the love of Christ constraineth us; because we thus judge, that if one died for all, then were all dead:

For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision; but faith which worketh by love.

Grace be with all them that love our Lord Jesus Christ in sincerity. Amen.

And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and in all judgment;

My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth.

We love him, because he first loved us.

For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.

General references

Saying, Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, and whose sins are covered.

We love him, because he first loved us.