Luke 7:41
39 When the Pharisee who had invited Jesus saw this, he said to himself, “If this man were a prophet, He would know who this is and what kind of woman is touching Him—for she is a sinner!”
40 But Jesus answered him, “Simon, I have something to tell you.” “Tell me, Teacher,” he said.
“Two men were debtors to a certain moneylender. One owed him five hundred denarii, and the other fifty.
42 When they were unable to repay him, he forgave both of them. Which one, then, will love him more?”
43 “I suppose the one who was forgiven more,” Simon replied. “You have judged correctly,” Jesus said.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- “Two men were debtors to a certain moneylender. One owed him five hundred denarii, and the other fifty.
- KJV
- There was a certain creditor which had two debtors: the one owed five hundred pence, and the other fifty.
- WEB
- “A certain lender had two debtors. The one owed five hundred denarii, and the other fifty.
- ASV
- A certain lender had two debtors: the one owed five hundred shillings, and the other fifty.
- DARBY
- There were two debtors of a certain creditor: one owed five hundred denarii and the other fifty;
- BLB
- “There were two debtors to a certain lender. The one owed five hundred denarii, and the other fifty.
- ÅB
- En som lånte ut penger, hadde to skyldnere; den ene skyldte ham fem hundre penninger, og den andre femti;
- OTB
- “En pengeutlåner hadde to skyldnere. Den ene skyldte ham fem hundre denarer, og den andre femti.
- B1930
- En som lånte ut penger, hadde to skyldnere; den ene skyldte ham fem hundre penninger, og den andre femti;
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Luke 7:47
Therefore I tell you, because her many sins have been forgiven, she has loved much. But he who has been forgiven little loves little.”
Read in contextMatthew 18:28
But when that servant went out, he found one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred denarii. He grabbed him and began to choke him, saying, ‘Pay back what you owe me!’
Read in contextMatthew 6:12
And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.
Read in contextRomans 5:20
The law came in so that the trespass would increase; but where sin increased, grace increased all the more,
Read in contextRomans 3:23
for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,
Read in contextLuke 11:4
And forgive us our sins, for we also forgive everyone who sins against us. And lead us not into temptation.’”
Read in context1 John 1:8–10
If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
Read in contextMatthew 18:23–25
Because of this, the kingdom of heaven is like a king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants.
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