‘And he said to her, “Your sins are forgiven.” '
So He turned to the woman and assured here, “Your sins have been and are forgiven.” They would be welcome words, a further assurance of what she already knew in her heart. And possibly spoken as much to the hearers as to her. He would be very well aware that they were at this stage hanging on His every word. And it was necessary for her rehabilitation that it be known by all that she was forgiven.