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Luke 7:42

Luke 7:42
And when they had nothing to pay, he frankly forgave them both. Tell me therefore, which of them will love him most?

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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771

Mine head with oil thou didst not anoint,.... No not with common oil, so usually done at feasts, see Psa 23:5

but this…

Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Frankly forgave - Freely forgave, or forgave entirely without any compensation. This is not designed to express anything…

Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832

Which of them will love him most? - Which is under the greater obligation and should love him most?

Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Luke 7:36-50

When and where this passage of story happened does not appear; this evangelist does not observe order of time in his…

Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921

he frankly forgave them In the original, the one word ἐχαρίσατο ,-he remitted," involving the idea of that free grace…