Luke 7:43
“Simon answered and said, I suppose that he, to whom he forgave most. And he said unto him, Thou hast rightly judged.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Wherefore I say unto thee,.... Not "for this that she hath done", as the Persic version very wrongly renders it; not…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
I suppose ... - He saw not “the point” of our Lord’s parable. By thus saying, therefore, he condemned himself, and…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
He to whom he forgave most - By this acknowledgment he was, unknowingly to himself, prepared to receive our Lord's…
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
I suppose -I imagine;" -I presume." The original word has a shade of supercilious irony (comp. Act 2:15), as though…
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