Charles Ellicott Commentary Luke 7:49

"And they that sat at meat with him began to say within themselves, Who is this that even forgiveth sins?" — Luke 7:49 (ASV)

Who is this that forgiveth sins also?—Better, Who is this that even forgives sins? The thought that underlay the question, though apparently the questioners were different, was the same as that which was expressed when similar words were spoken in the synagogue at Capernaum. (Mark 2:6; and Notes on Matthew 9:3.)