Luke 7:48 - Exposition

And he said unto her, Thy sins are forgiven . Then, turning again to the woman, in her deep penitence, and at the same time in her deep joy—joy springing from her newly found peace—he formally renews to her the assurance of that pardon which she already was conscious of; but in renewing it the Lord mentioned no more "her many sins," as in the first place ( Luke 7:47 ), but simply, "thy sins," thus reducing, as Stier remarks, at last both her and Simon to a common level.