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Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
But this woman, hath anointed my feet with ointment. 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. And he said unto her, Thy sins are forgiven.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
My head with oil thou didst not anoint: but this woman hath anointed my feet with ointment. “That is a common custom in the case of a guest of honourable estate, but thou didst not observe it; yet this woman has poured upon my feet the most precious form of perfume that could be procured anywhere.”
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
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...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Wherefore I say unto thee, her sins, which are many, are forgiven; for she loved much: “You know that her sins were many, and I tell you that they have been forgiven, and you can see, by her actions, that she loves much.”
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
But to whom little is forgiven, the same loveth little. And he said unto her, Thy sins are forgiven. What music that sentence “Thy sins are forgiven,” must have been to her! ‘Ah!’ says one, “I also should like to hear that sentence. Beyond everything else in the whole world would I desire to hear Jesus say to me, ‘Thy sins are forgiven.’ Then put...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
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. And he said unto her, Thy sins are forgiven. “Not because she has done this, but this is an evidence that her sine are forgiven. This act of greater love is the proof that she must be conscious of the...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
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. And he said unto her, Thy sins are forgiven. There I see the clear run of the argument, — that she is a woman who has had much forgiven by Christ, and that is the reason why she loves him so much. But,...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
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,...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And they that sat at meat with him,.... Other Pharisees that sat at Simon's table with Christ, whom he had invited as guests, on this occasion of seeing and conversing with Jesus; or some of Simon's family, that sat down to eat with him; began to say within themselves; that is, either thought and reasoned in their own minds, or whispered among...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And they that sat at meat with him began to say within themselves, Who is this that forgiveth sins also? and he said to the woman, Thy faith hath saved thee; go in peace. He did not want this young convert, this beginner in the Christian life to hear the bickerings and controversies of these coarse spirits, so he said to her, “Go in peace; and,...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And they that sat at meat with him began to say within themselves, Who is this that forgiveth sins also? Now, you see, they begin to mutter and to cavil. What is this poor woman to do? Probably she felt ready to speak up for her Master; but, sometimes, it happens that the Lord Jesus Christ will not permit certain even of his forgiven ones to be...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And they that sat at meat with him began to say within themselves, Who is this that forgiveth sins also? “Who is this who can thus absolve from guilt?
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And he said to the woman,.... Notwithstanding the Pharisee's censure, both of him and her: thy faith hath saved thee; meaning either the object of her faith, himself, who was the author of eternal salvation to her; or that she, through faith in him, had received the blessings of salvation, pardon, righteousness, and life from him, and the joys and...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And he said to the woman, Thy faith hath saved thee; go in peace. She was best out of the way of all controversy; she would honour him most by going home, and there sweetly singing to his praise, and drinking deep draughts of his love. If any of you converts are meeting with those who cavil at you, do not stop where they are, but go about your...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And he said to the woman, Thy faith hath saved thee; go in peace. “Go home, good woman, do not stop here and be bothered by these people.” And oftentimes, that is the best advice that we can give to new converts. There is a theological controversy raging, and the jargon of the different schools of thought is being used by one and another; but, do...