Commentaries:
Robertson's Word Pictures (NT)
Are forgiven (afewntai). Doric perfect passive form. See Luke 5:21, Luke 5:23.
For she loved much (oti hgaphsen polu). Illustration or proof, not reason for the forgiveness. Her sins had been already forgiven and remained forgiven.
But to whom little is forgiven, the same loveth little (w de oligon afietai oligon agapai). This explanation proves that the meaning of oti preceding is proof, not cause.
Other Robertson's Word Pictures (NT) entries containing Luke 7:47:
Mark 14:3
Luke 5:20
Luke 7:48
Luke 8:1
Luke 23:27
John 11:2
John 12:2
Galatians 3:19
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