Luke 7:46 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)46 You did not pour [aromatic] oil on my head, but she poured perfume on my feet. See the chapterMore versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 176946 My head with oil thou didst not anoint: but this woman hath anointed my feet with ointment. See the chapterAmplified Bible - Classic Edition46 You did not anoint My head with [cheap, ordinary] oil, but she has anointed My feet with [costly, rare] perfume. See the chapterAmerican Standard Version (1901)46 My head with oil thou didst not anoint: but she hath anointed my feet with ointment. See the chapterCommon English Bible46 You didn’t anoint my head with oil, but she has poured perfumed oil on my feet. See the chapterCatholic Public Domain Version46 You did not anoint my head with oil. But she has anointed my feet with ointment. See the chapter |
For this reason, I tell you, her many sins have been forgiven, for she has loved much. [Note: This suggests that her forgiveness was the result of her loving, but the point Jesus makes better fits the idea that her forgiveness produced love]. But the person who is forgiven of little [i.e., of only a few sins], loves [only] a little bit.”