Luke 7:41-43
Christian Standard Bible Anglicised
41 ‘A creditor had two debtors. One owed five hundred denarii,[a](A) and the other fifty. 42 Since they could not pay it back,(B) he graciously forgave them both. So, which of them will love him more? ’
43 Simon answered, ‘I suppose the one he forgave more.’
‘You have judged correctly,’ he told him.
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- 7:41 A denarius = one day’s wage
Luke 7:41-43
New International Version
41 “Two people owed money to a certain moneylender. One owed him five hundred denarii,[a] and the other fifty. 42 Neither of them had the money to pay him back, so he forgave the debts of both. Now which of them will love him more?”
43 Simon replied, “I suppose the one who had the bigger debt forgiven.”
“You have judged correctly,” Jesus said.
Footnotes
- Luke 7:41 A denarius was the usual daily wage of a day laborer (see Matt. 20:2).
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