39 Now when the Pharisee who had invited Him saw this, he said to himself, “If this man were (A)a prophet He would know who and what sort of person this woman is who is touching Him, that she is a [a]sinner!”

Parable of Two Debtors

40 And Jesus responded and said to him, “Simon, I have something to say to you.” And he [b]replied, “Say it, Teacher.” 41 “A moneylender had two debtors: the one owed five hundred [c](B)denarii, and the other, fifty. 42 When they (C)were unable to repay, he canceled the debts of both. So which of them will love him more?”

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 7:39 I.e., an immoral woman
  2. Luke 7:40 Lit says
  3. Luke 7:41 The denarius was a day’s wages for a laborer

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