Focused Passage

Luke 7:36-50

The Compassionate Lord Who Heals, Raises, Confirms, and Forgives

Luke moves from a Gentile's humble faith to a widow's restored son, from John the Baptist's question to Jesus' confirmation of His messianic works, and from a Pharisee's cold hospitality to a sinful woman's forgiven love.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

36 Then one of the Pharisees invited Jesus to eat with him, and He entered the Pharisee’s house and reclined at the table.

37 When a sinful woman from that town learned that Jesus was dining there, she brought an alabaster jar of perfume.

38 As she stood behind Him at His feet weeping, she began to wet His feet with her tears and wipe them with her hair. Then she kissed His feet and anointed them with the perfume.

39 When the Pharisee who had invited Jesus saw this, he said to himself, “If this man were a prophet, He would know who this is and what kind of woman is touching Him—for she is a sinner!”

40 But Jesus answered him, “Simon, I have something to tell you.” “Tell me, Teacher,” he said.

41 “Two men were debtors to a certain moneylender. One owed him five hundred denarii, and the other fifty.

42 When they were unable to repay him, he forgave both of them. Which one, then, will love him more?”

43 “I suppose the one who was forgiven more,” Simon replied. “You have judged correctly,” Jesus said.

44 And turning toward the woman, He said to Simon, “Do you see this woman? When I entered your house, you did not give Me water for My feet, but she wet My feet with her tears and wiped them with her hair.

45 You did not greet Me with a kiss, but she has not stopped kissing My feet since I arrived.

46 You did not anoint My head with oil, but she has anointed My feet with perfume.

47 Therefore I tell you, her many sins have been forgiven, for she has loved much. But he who has been forgiven little loves little.”

48 Then Jesus said to her, “Your sins are forgiven.”

49 But those at the table began to say to themselves, “Who is this who even forgives sins?”

50 And Jesus told the woman, “Your faith has saved you; go in peace.”

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References and Original Words

Verse 36

Original words

Then δέ G1161 Conjunction one τις G5100 Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular of the τῶν G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Plural Pharisees Φαρισαίων G5330 Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural invited Ἠρώτα G2065 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular [Jesus] αὐτὸν G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular to ἵνα G2443 Conjunction eat φάγῃ G5315 Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular with μετ’ G3326 Preposition him αὐτοῦ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction He entered εἰσελθὼν G1525 Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular . . . εἰς G1519 Preposition the τὸν G3588 Article - Accusative Masculine Singular - τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Singular Pharisee’s Φαρισαίου G5330 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular house οἶκον G3624 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular [and] reclined at the table κατεκλίθη G2625 Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular
Verse 37

Original words

When καὶ G2532 Conjunction . . . ἰδοὺ G2400 Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular vvv ἥτις G3748 Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Feminine Singular vvv ἦν G1510 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular a sinful ἁμαρτωλός G268 Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular woman γυνὴ G1135 Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular from ἐν G1722 Preposition [that] τῇ G3588 Article - Dative Feminine Singular town πόλει G4172 Noun - Dative Feminine Singular - καὶ G2532 Conjunction learned ἐπιγνοῦσα G1921 Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Feminine Singular that ὅτι G3754 Conjunction [Jesus] was dining κατάκειται G2621 Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular vvv ἐν G1722 Preposition vvv τῇ G3588 Article - Dative Feminine Singular vvv τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Singular vvv Φαρισαίου G5330 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular [there] οἰκίᾳ G3614 Noun - Dative Feminine Singular she brought κομίσασα G2865 Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Feminine Singular an alabaster jar ἀλάβαστρον G211 Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular of perfume μύρου G3464 Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular
Verse 38

Original words

[As] καὶ G2532 Conjunction she stood στᾶσα G2476 Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Feminine Singular behind Him ὀπίσω G3694 Adverb at παρὰ G3844 Preposition His αὐτοῦ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular - τοὺς G3588 Article - Accusative Masculine Plural feet πόδας G4228 Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural weeping κλαίουσα G2799 Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Feminine Singular she began ἤρξατο G756 Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular to wet βρέχειν G1026 Verb - Present Infinitive Active His αὐτοῦ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular feet πόδας G4228 Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural with τοὺς G3588 Article - Accusative Masculine Plural [her] τοῖς G3588 Article - Dative Neuter Plural tears δάκρυσιν G1144 Noun - Dative Neuter Plural and καὶ G2532 Conjunction wipe [them] ἐξέμασσεν G1591 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular with ταῖς G3588 Article - Dative Feminine Plural her hair θριξὶν G2359 Noun - Dative Feminine Plural . . . τῆς G3588 Article - Genitive Feminine Singular . . . αὐτῆς G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Feminine 3rd Person Singular . . . κεφαλῆς G2776 Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular Then καὶ G2532 Conjunction she kissed κατεφίλει G2705 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular His αὐτοῦ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular - τοὺς G3588 Article - Accusative Masculine Plural feet πόδας G4228 Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural and καὶ G2532 Conjunction anointed [them] ἤλειφεν G218 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular with the τῷ G3588 Article - Dative Neuter Singular perfume μύρῳ G3464 Noun - Dative Neuter Singular
Verse 39

Original words

When δὲ G1161 Conjunction the G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular Pharisee Φαρισαῖος G5330 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular who G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular had invited καλέσας G2564 Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular [Jesus] αὐτὸν G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular saw [this] Ἰδὼν G3708 Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular he said εἶπεν G2036 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular to ἐν G1722 Preposition himself ἑαυτῷ G1438 Reflexive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular - λέγων G3004 Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular If εἰ G1487 Conjunction this [man] Οὗτος G3778 Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular were ἦν G1510 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular a prophet προφήτης G4396 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular - ἂν G302 Particle He would know ἐγίνωσκεν G1097 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular who [this is] τίς G5101 Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Feminine Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction what kind ποταπὴ G4217 Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Feminine Singular of G3588 Article - Nominative Feminine Singular woman γυνὴ G1135 Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular - ἥτις G3748 Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Feminine Singular is touching ἅπτεται G680 Verb - Present Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular Him αὐτοῦ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular for ὅτι G3754 Conjunction she is ἐστιν G1510 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular a sinner ἁμαρτωλός G268 Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular
Verse 40

Original words

But Καὶ G2532 Conjunction - G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular Jesus Ἰησοῦς G2424 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular answered ἀποκριθεὶς G611 Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular . . . εἶπεν G2036 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular . . . πρὸς G4314 Preposition him αὐτόν G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular Simon Σίμων G4613 Noun - Vocative Masculine Singular I have ἔχω G2192 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular something τι G5100 Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular to tell εἰπεῖν G2036 Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active you σοί G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Singular Tell [me] εἰπέ G2036 Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular Teacher Διδάσκαλε G1320 Noun - Vocative Masculine Singular - δέ G1161 Conjunction - G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular he said φησίν G5346 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Verse 41

Original words

Two [men] Δύο G1417 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural were ἦσαν G1510 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural debtors χρεοφειλέται G5533 Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural vvv τινι G5100 Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Dative Masculine Singular to a certain moneylender δανιστῇ G1157 Noun - Dative Masculine Singular - G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular One εἷς G1520 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular owed [him] ὤφειλεν G3784 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular five hundred πεντακόσια G4001 Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural denarii δηνάρια G1220 Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural and δὲ G1161 Conjunction the G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular other ἕτερος G2087 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular fifty πεντήκοντα G4004 Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural

BSB notes

  • A denarius was customarily a day’s wage for a laborer; see Matthew 20:2.
Verse 42

Original words

[When] they αὐτῶν G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural were unable ἐχόντων G2192 Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Plural . . . μὴ G3361 Adverb to repay [him] ἀποδοῦναι G591 Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active he forgave ἐχαρίσατο G5483 Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular both [of them] ἀμφοτέροις G297 Adjective - Dative Masculine Plural Which τίς G5101 Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular [one] αὐτῶν G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural then οὖν G3767 Conjunction will love ἀγαπήσει G25 Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular him αὐτόν G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular more πλεῖον G4119 Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular - Comparative
Verse 43

Original words

I suppose Ὑπολαμβάνω G5274 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular - ὅτι G3754 Conjunction the [one who] G3739 Personal / Relative Pronoun - Dative Masculine Singular was forgiven ἐχαρίσατο G5483 Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular - τὸ G3588 Article - Accusative Neuter Singular more πλεῖον G4119 Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular - Comparative Simon Σίμων G4613 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular replied Ἀποκριθεὶς G611 Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular . . . εἶπεν G2036 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular You have judged ἔκρινας G2919 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular correctly Ὀρθῶς G3723 Adverb - δὲ G1161 Conjunction - G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular [Jesus] said εἶπεν G2036 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular - αὐτῷ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Verse 44

Original words

And Καὶ G2532 Conjunction turning στραφεὶς G4762 Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular toward πρὸς G4314 Preposition the τὴν G3588 Article - Accusative Feminine Singular woman γυναῖκα G1135 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular He said ἔφη G5346 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular - τῷ G3588 Article - Dative Masculine Singular to Simon Σίμωνι G4613 Noun - Dative Masculine Singular Do you see Βλέπεις G991 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular this ταύτην G3778 Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Feminine Singular - τὴν G3588 Article - Accusative Feminine Singular woman γυναῖκα G1135 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular [When] I entered εἰσῆλθόν G1525 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular . . . εἰς G1519 Preposition your σου G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular - τὴν G3588 Article - Accusative Feminine Singular house οἰκίαν G3614 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular you did not give [Me] ἔδωκας G1325 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular . . . οὐκ G3756 Adverb water ὕδωρ G5204 Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular for ἐπὶ G1909 Preposition My μοι G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Singular feet πόδας G4228 Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural but δὲ G1161 Conjunction she wet ἔβρεξέν G1026 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular My μου G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular - τοὺς G3588 Article - Accusative Masculine Plural feet πόδας G4228 Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural with her αὕτη G3778 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Feminine Singular - τοῖς G3588 Article - Dative Neuter Plural tears δάκρυσιν G1144 Noun - Dative Neuter Plural and καὶ G2532 Conjunction wiped [them] ἐξέμαξεν G1591 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular with ταῖς G3588 Article - Dative Feminine Plural her αὐτῆς G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Feminine 3rd Person Singular hair θριξὶν G2359 Noun - Dative Feminine Plural
Verse 45

Original words

vvv οὐκ G3756 Adverb You did not greet ἔδωκας G1325 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular Me μοι G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Singular with a kiss φίλημά G5370 Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular but δὲ G1161 Conjunction she αὕτη G3778 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Feminine Singular vvv οὐ G3756 Adverb has not stopped διέλιπεν G1257 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular kissing καταφιλοῦσά G2705 Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Feminine Singular My μου G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular - τοὺς G3588 Article - Accusative Masculine Plural feet πόδας G4228 Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural since ἀφ’ G575 Preposition . . . ἧς G3739 Personal / Relative Pronoun - Genitive Feminine Singular I arrived εἰσῆλθον G1525 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular
Verse 46

Original words

vvv οὐκ G3756 Adverb You did not anoint ἤλειψας G218 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular My μου G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular - τὴν G3588 Article - Accusative Feminine Singular head κεφαλήν G2776 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular with oil ἐλαίῳ G1637 Noun - Dative Neuter Singular but δὲ G1161 Conjunction she αὕτη G3778 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Feminine Singular has anointed ἤλειψεν G218 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular My μου G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular - τοὺς G3588 Article - Accusative Masculine Plural feet πόδας G4228 Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural with perfume μύρῳ G3464 Noun - Dative Neuter Singular
Verse 47

Original words

Therefore χάριν G5484 Preposition I tell λέγω G3004 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular you σοι G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Singular - οὗ G3739 Personal / Relative Pronoun - Genitive Neuter Singular her αὐτῆς G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Feminine 3rd Person Singular - αἱ G3588 Article - Nominative Feminine Plural many πολλαί G4183 Adjective - Nominative Feminine Plural - αἱ G3588 Article - Nominative Feminine Plural sins ἁμαρτίαι G266 Noun - Nominative Feminine Plural have been forgiven ἀφέωνται G863 Verb - Perfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Plural for ὅτι G3754 Conjunction she has loved ἠγάπησεν G25 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular much πολύ G4183 Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular But δὲ G1161 Conjunction he who G3739 Personal / Relative Pronoun - Dative Masculine Singular has been forgiven ἀφίεται G863 Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular little ὀλίγον G3641 Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular loves ἀγαπᾷ G25 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular little ὀλίγον G3641 Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular
Verse 48

Original words

Then δὲ G1161 Conjunction [Jesus] said Εἶπεν G2036 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular to her αὐτῇ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Feminine 3rd Person Singular Your σου G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular - αἱ G3588 Article - Nominative Feminine Plural sins ἁμαρτίαι G266 Noun - Nominative Feminine Plural are forgiven Ἀφέωνταί G863 Verb - Perfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Plural
Verse 49

Original words

But Καὶ G2532 Conjunction those οἱ G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Plural at the table συνανακείμενοι G4873 Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural began ἤρξαντο G756 Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Plural to say λέγειν G3004 Verb - Present Infinitive Active to ἐν G1722 Preposition themselves ἑαυτοῖς G1438 Reflexive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural Who Τίς G5101 Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular is ἐστιν G1510 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular this οὗτός G3778 Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular who ὃς G3739 Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular even καὶ G2532 Conjunction forgives ἀφίησιν G863 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular sins ἁμαρτίας G266 Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural
Verse 50

Original words

And δὲ G1161 Conjunction [Jesus] told Εἶπεν G2036 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular . . . πρὸς G4314 Preposition the τὴν G3588 Article - Accusative Feminine Singular woman γυναῖκα G1135 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular Your σου G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular - G3588 Article - Nominative Feminine Singular faith πίστις G4102 Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular has saved σέσωκέν G4982 Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular you σε G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Singular go πορεύου G4198 Verb - Present Imperative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Singular in εἰς G1519 Preposition peace εἰρήνην G1515 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular

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