And he said to the woman, Thy faith hath saved thee; go in peace.
Parallel translations
- WEB He said to the woman, “Your faith has saved you. Go in peace.”
- BSB And Jesus told the woman, “Your faith has saved you; go in peace.”
- NKJV Then He said to the woman, “Your faith has saved you. Go in peace.”
- NASB And He said to the woman, “Your faith has saved you; go in peace.”
- NLT And Jesus said to the woman, “Your faith has saved you; go in peace.”
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Quick answer
Jesus tells the woman her faith has saved her and sends her away in peace. Forgiveness is received not by works but by trusting Him.
Overview
Jesus addresses the forgiven woman directly, grounding her salvation in faith rather than in the love or tears that flowed from it. Her devotion was the fruit, not the cause, of being pardoned. The verse displays the heart of the Gospel: sinners are justified through faith in Christ and receive true peace with God.
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Cross-references · 12
- Mark 5:34And he said unto her, Daughter, thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace, and be whole of thy plague.
- Luke 8:48And he said unto her, Daughter, be of good comfort: thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace.
- Luke 18:42And Jesus said unto him, Receive thy sight: thy faith hath saved thee.
- Matt 9:22But Jesus turned him about, and when he saw her, he said, Daughter, be of good comfort; thy faith hath made thee whole. And the woman was made whole from that hour.
- Mark 10:52And Jesus said unto him, Go thy way; thy faith hath made thee whole. And immediately he received his sight, and followed Jesus in the way.
- Eph 2:8–10For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
- Rom 5:1–2Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:
- Jas 2:14–26What doth it profit, my brethren, though a man say he hath faith, and have not works? can faith save him?
- Hab 2:4Behold, his soul which is lifted up is not upright in him: but the just shall live by his faith.
- Luke 8:42For he had one only daughter, about twelve years of age, and she lay a dying. But as he went the people thronged him.
- Luke 8:18Take heed therefore how ye hear: for whosoever hath, to him shall be given; and whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken even that which he seemeth to have.
- Eccl 9:7Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart; for God now accepteth thy works.
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Luke shows Jesus the Savior for all — outsiders, the poor, the nations — the one who, on the Emmaus road, opened all the Scriptures to show they were about himself.
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