‘Come, let’s settle this,’ says the Lord. ‘Though your sins are scarlet, they will be as white as snow; though they are crimson red, they will be like wool.
Luke 7:47 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Therefore I tell you, her many sins have been forgiven; that’s why she loved much. But the one who is forgiven little, loves little.’ Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Therefore I tell you, her sins, many [as they are], are forgiven her–because she has loved much. But he who is forgiven little loves little. American Standard Version (1901) 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. Common English Bible This is why I tell you that her many sins have been forgiven; so she has shown great love. The one who is forgiven little loves little.” Catholic Public Domain Version Because of this, I tell you: many sins are forgiven her, because she has loved much. But he who is forgiven less, loves less." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Wherefore I say to thee: Many sins are forgiven her, because she hath loved much. But to whom less is forgiven, he loveth less. |
‘Come, let’s settle this,’ says the Lord. ‘Though your sins are scarlet, they will be as white as snow; though they are crimson red, they will be like wool.
Let the wicked one abandon his way and the sinful one his thoughts; let him return to the Lord, so that he may have compassion on him, and to our God, for he will freely forgive.
so that when I make atonement for all you have done, you will remember and be ashamed, and never open your mouth again because of your disgrace. This is the declaration of the Lord God.” ’
He will again have compassion on us; he will vanquish our iniquities. You will cast all our sins into the depths of the sea.
The one who loves a father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; the one who loves a son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.
When the Pharisee who had invited him saw this, he said to himself, ‘This man, if he were a prophet, would know who and what kind of woman this is who is touching him #– #she’s a sinner! ’
You didn’t anoint my head with olive oil, but she has anointed my feet with perfume.
God exalted this man to his right hand as ruler and Saviour, to give repentance to Israel and forgiveness of sins.
The law came along to multiply the trespass. But where sin multiplied, grace multiplied even more,
For the love of Christ compels us, since we have reached this conclusion, that one died for all, and therefore all died.
For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision accomplishes anything; what matters is faith working through love.
And I pray this: that your love will keep on growing in knowledge and every kind of discernment,
and the grace of our Lord overflowed, along with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus.
If we walk in the light as he himself is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin.
Little children, let us not love in word or speech, but in action and in truth.
For this is what love for God is: to keep his commands. And his commands are not a burden,