Luke 7:41

"There were once to men," said Jesus, "in debt to one money- lender. One owed him fifty pounds; the other five.

Montgomery New Testament

In The King James Version

There was a certain creditor which had two debtors: the one owed five hundred pence, and the other fifty.

In Context

40Jesus then spoke to him. "Simon, I have a word to say to you." "Rabbi, say on," he replied.

42"When they had nothing pay he forgave them with such charm. "Tell me, then, which of these will love him most?"

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Cross References

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

Matthew 18:28"But on his way out, that slave met a fellow slave who owed him fifty dollars. Seizing him by the throat, and nearly choking him, he exclaimed, "‘Pay me what you owe me!’

Luke 11:4"Forgive us our sins; for we also forgive everyone who has offended us; "And bring us not into temptation."

Luke 13:4"Or those eighteen on whom the tower in Siloam fell and killed them, do you suppose that they were worse offenders than the rest of those who lived in Jerusalem?

Romans 3:23since all have sinned and lack the glory which comes from God;

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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