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He said to her, "Your sins are forgiven."
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A Declaration of Divinity
Commentators emphasize that when Jesus says, "Your sins are forgiven," he is making a profound claim to divine authority. As Albert Barnes notes, only God has the right to forgive sin. This statement is not merely a comforting phrase but a powerful declaration of His identity as God, demonstrating His power over sin and the human conscience.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Your sins are forgiven. What a gracious assurance to the weeping, loving, penitent! How that voice, spoken to the troubled sinner, stills …
Are forgiven (αφεωντα). As in verse 47. Remain forgiven, Jesus means, in spite of the slur of the Pharisee.
19th Century
Anglican
Your sins are forgiven.—Better, as before, Your sins have been forgiven. These words throw light upon the meanin…
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Baptist
Wherefore I say unto thee, Her sins, which are many, are forgiven; for she loved much: but to whom little is forgiven, the same loveth little. …
Again the woman is the focal point of the narrative. Surprisingly, Jesus first contrasts her acts of devotion with a lack of special attention on S…
16th Century
Protestant
Thy sins are forgiven. It may be asked, why does Christ now promise to her the pardon which she had obtained and of which she had been ass…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And he says to her Directing his discourse to the woman that now stood before him:
your sins are forgiven
No one can truly perceive how precious Christ is, and the glory of the gospel, except the broken-hearted. But while they feel they cannot express e…
