Parable of Two Debtors

40 And Jesus answered him, “Simon, I have something to say to you.” And he [a]replied, “Say it, Teacher.” 41 “A moneylender had two debtors: one owed five hundred [b](A)denarii, and the other fifty. 42 When they (B)were unable to repay, he graciously forgave them both. So which of them will love him more?”

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  1. Luke 7:40 Lit says
  2. Luke 7:41 The denarius was equivalent to a day’s wages

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. 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?”

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Footnotes

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