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Luke 7:47

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.

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οὗhouWhereforeὅς (hos)relative pronoun, genitive, singular, neuter — “Wherefore”, the of-formG3739who, which, what, that.Whereforeχάρινcharinbecause ofχάρινpreposition — “because of”G5484for the sake of, by reason of, on account of.λέγωlegōI sayλέγωverb, present active indicative, 1st person singular — “I say”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.This verse uses “say”.I sayσοιsoiunto theeσύ (su)personal pronoun, dative, singular — “unto thee”, the to- or for-formG4771you.unto theeἀφέωνταιapheōntaiare forgivenἀφίημι (aphiēmi)verb, perfect passive indicative, 3rd person plural — “are forgiven”, a completed action with a present resultG863(a) I send away, (b) I let go, release, permit to depart, (c) I remit, forgive, (d) I permit, suffer.are forgivenαἱhaitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἁμαρτίαιhamartiaisinἁμαρτία (hamartia)noun, nominative, plural, feminine — “sin”, the subject formG266prop: missing the mark; hence: (a) guilt, sin, (b) a fault, failure (in an ethical sense), sinful deed.αὐτῆςautēsheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, feminine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.αἱhaitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.πολλαίpollaimuchπολύς (polus)adjective, nominative, plural, feminine — “much”, the subject formG4183much, many; often.This verse uses “much”.muchὅτιhotithatὅτιconjunction — “that”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.This verse uses “that”.ἠγάπησενēgapēsensame lovethἀγαπάω (agapaō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “same loveth”, a single actionG25I love, wish well to, take pleasure in, long for; denotes the love of reason, esteem.the same lovethπολύpolumuchπολύς (polus)adjective, accusative, singular, neuter — “much”, the object formG4183much, many; often.This verse uses “much”.ᾧhōwhichὅς (hos)relative pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “which”, the to- or for-formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “which”.δὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.ὀλίγονoligonlittleὀλίγος (oligos)adjective, nominative, singular, neuter — “little”, the subject formG3641(a) especially in plur: few, (b) in sing: small; hence, of time: short, of degree: light, slight, little.littleἀφίεταιaphietaito releaseἀφίημι (aphiēmi)verb, present passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “to release”, an ongoing or repeated actionG863(a) I send away, (b) I let go, release, permit to depart, (c) I remit, forgive, (d) I permit, suffer.This verse uses “release”.ὀλίγονoligonlittleὀλίγος (oligos)adjective, accusative, singular, neuter — “little”, the object formG3641(a) especially in plur: few, (b) in sing: small; hence, of time: short, of degree: light, slight, little.ἀγαπᾷagapato loveἀγαπάω (agapaō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to love”, an ongoing or repeated actionG25I love, wish well to, take pleasure in, long for; denotes the love of reason, esteem.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

therefore I say to thee, her many sins have been forgiven, because she did love much; but to whom little is forgiven, little he doth love.'

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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.

Young’s Literal Translation

therefore I say to thee, her many sins have been forgiven, because she did love much; but to whom little is forgiven, little he doth love.'

World English Bible

Therefore I tell you , her sins, which are many , are forgiven, for she loved much . But one to whom little is forgiven, loves little .”

Darby Translation

For which cause I say to thee, Her many sins are forgiven; for she loved much; but he to whom little is forgiven loves little.

Douay-Rheims

Wherefore I say to thee: Many sins are forgiven her, because she hath loved much. But to whom less is forgiven, he loveth less.

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