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.

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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.

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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

39 When the Pharisee who had invited him saw this, he said to himself, “If this man were a prophet,(A) he would know who is touching him and what kind of woman she is—that she is a sinner.”

40 Jesus answered him, “Simon, I have something to tell you.”

“Tell me, teacher,” he said.

41 “Two people owed money to a certain moneylender. One owed him five hundred denarii,[a] and the other fifty.

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 7:41 A denarius was the usual daily wage of a day laborer (see Matt. 20:2).