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Luke 7:41 KJV
Luke · chapter 7 · verse 41
There was a certain creditor which had two debtors: the one owed five hundred pence, and the other fifty.Luke 7:41 · King James Version
Luke 7:41 in context
39Now when the Pharisee which had bidden him saw it, he spake within himself, saying, This man, if he were a prophet, would have known who and what manner of woman this is that toucheth him: for she is a sinner.
40And Jesus answering said unto him, Simon, I have somewhat to say unto thee. And he saith, Master, say on.
41There was a certain creditor which had two debtors: the one owed five hundred pence, and the other fifty.
42And when they had nothing to pay, he frankly forgave them both. Tell me therefore, which of them will love him most?
43Simon answered and said, I suppose that he, to whom he forgave most. And he said unto him, Thou hast rightly judged.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- creditordaneistēsa money lender, creditorG1157 →
- certaintisa certain, a certain one, some, some time, a whileG5100 →
- debtorschreopheiletēsa debtorG5533 →
- hundredpentakosioifive hundredG4001 →
- pencedēnariondenarius = " containing ten" , A Roman silver coin in NT time. It took its name…G1220 →
- owedopheilōto owe, to owe money, be in debt for, that which is due, the debt, metaph. the goodwill…G3784 →
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When and where this passage of story happened does not appear; this evangelist does not observe order of time in his narrative so much as the other evangelists do;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 36-50