39 Now when the Pharisee who had invited him saw this, he said to himself, “If (A)this man were (B)a prophet, he (C)would have known who and what sort of woman this is who is touching him, for she is a sinner.” 40 And Jesus answering said to him, “Simon, I have something to say to you.” And he answered, “Say it, Teacher.”

41 “A certain moneylender had two debtors. One owed five hundred (D)denarii, and the other fifty. 42 (E)When they could not pay, he (F)cancelled the debt of both. Now which of them will love him more?” 43 Simon answered, “The one, I suppose, for whom he cancelled the larger debt.” And he said to him, “You have judged rightly.”

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