John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 7:48
And he saith unto her ,.... Directing his discourse to the woman that now stood before him: thy sins are forgiven ; which was said, partly on account of the Pharisee, to let him see, that he knew this woman, what she was, and had been; that she had been a sinner, a great sinner, one that owed five hundred pence, but was now forgiven, washed, cleansed, sanctified, and justified, and therefore not to be shunned and avoided; and partly on the woman's account, that she might have a fresh... read more
John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 7:47
Wherefore I say unto thee ,.... Not "for this that she hath done", as the Persic version very wrongly renders it; not because she had washed Christ's feet with tears, and wiped them with her hairs, and kissed and anointed them, therefore her sins were forgiven; nor upon this account, and for those reasons did Christ say, or declare, that they were forgiven; but ου χαριν , "for this cause", or reason, he said this to Simon the Pharisee, to remove his objections, to rectify his mistakes, and... read more