The Scofield Bible Commentary, by Cyrus Ingerson Scofield, [1917], at sacred-texts.com
Luke Chapter 7
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) - (Rom 3:23).
sinner
That is, in the sense of unchaste.
Simon
See (Jam 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.
His own works can never be to the believer his own ground of assurance, which must rest upon the work of Christ.
Compare (Mat 7:22); (Mat 7:23).