⁴¹ “A certain moneylender had two debtors; one owed five hundred denarii, and the other fifty.^(A)

⁴⁷ Therefore, I tell you, her many sins have been forgiven; hence she has shown great love. But the one to whom little is forgiven loves little.”

²⁸ But that same slave, as he went out, came upon one of his fellow slaves who owed him a hundred denarii, and seizing him by the throat he said, ‘Pay what you owe.’

⁸ If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. ⁹ If we confess our sins, he who is faithful and just will forgive us our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness.^{(A) 10} If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.^(B)

²⁰ But law came in, so that the trespass might increase, but where sin increased, grace abounded all the more,^(A)

²³ since all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God;^(A)

¹⁵ The saying is sure and worthy of full acceptance: that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners—of whom I am the foremost.^{(A) 16} But for that very reason I received mercy, so that in me, as the foremost, Jesus Christ might display the utmost patience as an example to those who would come to believe in him for eternal life.

²² If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not have sin, but now they have no excuse for their sin.^{(A) 23} Whoever hates me hates my Father also.^{(B) 24} If I had not done among them the works that no one else did, they would not have sin. But now they have seen and hated both me and my Father.^(C)