Luke 7 · Scofield
were departed Having gently removed His servant's doubt, the Lord bears witness to him before others: He knows when to reprove, and where, and when, to praise.
sinners Sin. (See Scofield " Romans 3:23 ")
sinner i.e. in the sense of unchaste.
Simon See James 2:14-26 . When Jesus would justify the woman in the eyes of Simon, He points to her works, for only through her works could Simon see the proof of her faith; but when He would send the woman away in peace, He points to her faith, not her works. See ; Titus 2:14 ; 3:4-8 . His own works can never be to the believer his own ground of assurance, which must rest upon the work of Christ (cf. Matthew 7:22,23 ). See "Assurance" ; Isaiah 32:17 ; Jude 1:1 .