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Luke 7:42 KJV
Luke · chapter 7 · verse 42
And when they had nothing to pay, he frankly forgave them both. Tell me therefore, which of them will love him most?Luke 7:42 · King James Version
Luke 7:42 in context
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.
44And he turned to the woman, and said unto Simon, Seest thou this woman? I entered into thine house, thou gavest me no water for my feet: but she hath washed my feet with tears, and wiped them with the hairs of her head.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- nothingmēno, not lestG3361 →
- forgavecharizomaito do something pleasant or agreeable , to do a favour to, gratify, to show one s self…G5483 →
- loveagapaōof persons, to welcome, to entertain, to be fond of, to love dearly, of things, to be…G25 →
- payapodidōmito deliver, to give away for one s own profit what is one s own, to sell, to pay off…G591 →
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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