Luke 7:47

So I tell you, her sins, many as they are, stand forgiven; that is why she has shown so much love. But someone who is forgiven little loves little."
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Treated in 6 passages across the library.

  1. Institutes of the Christian Religion · John Calvin

    Book 3, Chapter 4 — Penitence, as Explained in the Sophistical Jargon of the Schoolmen, Widely Different from the Purity Required by the Gospel cites Luke 7:47

    …woman that was a sinner, “Her sins, which are many, are forgiven; for she loved much,” (Luke 7:47). How perverse and preposterous the judgment they ever form of the doings of God! Had…

  2. Holiness · J. C. Ryle

    Lovest Thou Me? cites Luke vii. 47

    …be heart-love to Christ. He that is really forgiven is the man who will really love. (Luke vii. 47.) If a man has no love to Christ, you may be sure he has no faith. (b) Love to Christ is…

  3. A Body of Divinity · Thomas Watson

    Man's Chief End cites Luke 7:47

    …It was not a spark of love Christ commended in Mary, but much love; ‘she loved much.’ Luke 7:47. [6] We glorify God, by being contented in that state in which Providence has placed us.…

  4. Old Paths · J. C. Ryle

    Our Sins! cites Luke vii. 47

    …the man who loves much, and that he who loves most is the man who does most for Christ. (Luke vii. 47.) Cling to Christ, I say: and have high thoughts of the atonement made by His blood upon…

  5. The Pilgrim's Progress · John Bunyan

    The Sixth Stage cites Luke 7:37-50

    …to him of their substance. Luke 8:2,3. ‘Twas a woman that washed his feet with tears, Luke 7:37-50, and a woman that anointed his body at the burial. John 11:2; 12:3. They were women who…

  6. He Holds My Tomorrows · Gareth Evans

    Walking by Faith cites Luke 7:37-50

    …Revelation had preceded confession with healing as a result. The Woman in Simon’s House → Luke 7:37-50 In John 11:2 and Matthew 26:6 it is said that this woman was Mary, sister of Lazarus.…

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