Luke 7:42

When they had nothing to pay, he freely remitted the debt of both. Which of them, now, will love him the most?

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In The King James Version

And when they had nothing to pay, he frankly forgave them both. Tell me therefore, which of them will love him most?

In Context

41A certain money-lender had two debtors; one owed five hundred denaries, and the other fifty.

43Simon answering said, He, I suppose, to whom he remitted the most. And he said to him, Thou hast judged rightly.

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Cross References

Psalms 49:7No one can redeem his brother from death, Nor give a ransom for him to God,

Psalms 103:3Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; Who healeth all thy diseases;

Isaiah 44:22I have caused thy transgressions to vanish like a cloud, And thy sins like a mist; Return to me, for I have redeemed thee!

Daniel 9:18O my God, incline thine ear, and hear! open thine eyes, and behold our desolations, and the city which is called by thy name! for we do not present our supplications before thee on account of our righteousness, but on account of thy great mercy.

Matthew 6:12and forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors;

Matthew Henry on Luke 7:37-50

Christ in the House of the Pharisee. 36 And one of the Pharisees desired him that he would eat with him. And he went into the Pharisee's house, and sat down to meat. 37 And, behold, a woman in the city, which was a sinner, when she knew that Jesus sat at meat in the Pharisee's house, brought an alabaster box of ointment, 38 And stood at his feet behind him weeping, and began to wash his feet with tears, and did wipe them with the hairs of her head, and kissed his feet, and anointed them with the ointment. 39 Now… Read the whole commentary →

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