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Luke 7

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luke.7.lk7ForgivenLove

ἀφέωνται ... ὅτι ἠγάπησεν πολύ ... / shorter Western form

TEXTGRAMMARDISCOURSETRANSLATIONmoderate confidence

Does Jesus include the love-and-little-forgiveness explanation?

Most witnesses retain the full explanation linking great love with great forgiveness. Codex Bezae and allied Old Latin witnesses omit the explanatory continuation.

Why this default

The full explanation is retained on broad support; the Western witnesses omit both the love clause and the contrast about little forgiveness. Within the full reading, the parable favors an evidential sense.

Evidence

ExternalNo separate external-evidence note is recorded for this stable-text decision.

InternalVerses 41–43 establish cancellation first and greater love second; verse 47’s final contrast repeats that logic.

Project defaulther many sins have been forgiven—as shown by how greatly she loved. But the one forgiven little loves little

Project default · full reading

WitnessesBroad Greek tradition · full clause
Alternativeher many sins have been forgiven because she loved much. But the one forgiven little loves little

Full reading · causal English

WitnessesBroad Greek tradition · full clause
Alternativeher many sins have been forgiven

Western shorter reading

WitnessesD Old Latin-d Old Latin-e

Reference roleStandardized inspectable reference; manuscript forks are independently reopened.

Revision historyNo decision-level revision has been recorded since the provenance ledger was introduced.

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