Luke 7 · Verse 48

Luke 7:48

And he said unto her, Thy sins are forgiven.

Luke 7:48, King James Version

Luke 7:48 in other translations

BSB	Then Jesus said to her, “Your sins are forgiven.”
WEB	He said to her, “Your sins are forgiven.”
ASV	And he said unto her, Thy sins are forgiven.
YLT	And he said to her, ‘Thy sins have been forgiven;'
DARBY	And he said to her, Thy sins are forgiven.
BBE	And he said to her, You have forgiveness for your sins.
Webster	And he said to her, Thy sins are forgiven.

What does Luke 7:48 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

48. said unto her, &c.--an unsought assurance, usually springing up unexpected in the midst of active duty and warm affections, while often it flies from those who mope and are paralyzed for want of it.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Barnes' Notes

Verse 48. Thy sins are forgiven. What a gracious assurance to the weeping, loving, penitent! How that voice, spoken to the troubled sinner, stills his anguish, allays his troubled feelings, and produces peace to the soul! And how manifest is it that he that could say thus must be God! No man has a right to forgive sin. No man can speak peace to the soul, and give assurance that its transgressions are pardoned. Here, then, Jesus gave indubitable proof that he was God as well as man; that he was Lord of the conscience as well as the pitying friend; and that he was as able to read the heart and give peace there, as he was to witness the external expression of sorrow for sin.

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary

Verse 48 Thy sins are forgiven - He gave her the fullest assurance of what he had said before to Simon, (Luk 7:47), Thy sins are forgiven. While the Pharisee murmured, the poor penitent rejoiced.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Luke 7:36-50

None can truly perceive how precious Christ is, and the glory of the gospel, except the broken-hearted. But while they feel they cannot enough express self-abhorrence on account of sin, and admiration of his mercy, the self-sufficient will be disgusted, because the gospel encourages such repenting sinners. The Pharisee, instead of rejoicing in the tokens of the woman's repentance, confined his thoughts to her former…

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Luke 7:48 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

εἶπενeipenHe saidG2036

δὲdethenG1161

αὐτῇ·autēato her;G846

ἀφέωνταίapheōntaiHave been forgivenG863

σουsouyourG4771

αἱhai<the>G3588

ἁμαρτίαι.hamartiaisins.G266

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Luke 7:48

Matthew 9:2
And, behold, they brought to him a man sick of the palsy, lying on a bed: and Jesus seeing their faith said unto the sick of the palsy; Son, be of good cheer; thy sins be forgiven thee.
Mark 2:5
When Jesus saw their faith, he said unto the sick of the palsy, Son, thy sins be forgiven thee.
Luke 5:20
And when he saw their faith, he said unto him, Man, thy sins are forgiven thee.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Thy.
Mt 9:2; Mr 2:5

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

Luke 7:47
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.
Luke 7:48
And he said unto her, Thy sins are forgiven.
Luke 7:49
And they that sat at meat with him began to say within themselves, Who is this that forgiveth sins also?

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Luke 7:48 in other languages

Spanish Reina-Valera 1909	Y á ella dijo: Los pecados te son perdonados.
French Bible J.N. Darby 1885	Et il dit à la femme: Tes péchés sont pardonnés.
German Elberfelder 1871	Er aber sprach zu ihr: Deine Sünden sind vergeben.
Latin Clementine Vulgate	Dixit autem ad illam: Remittuntur tibi peccata.