Luke 7:41

Luke 7:41 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)There was a certain creditor which had two debtors: the one owed five hundred pence, and the other fifty.
• New International Version (NIV)“Two people owed money to a certain moneylender. One owed him five hundred denarii, and the other fifty.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"A certain moneylender had two debtors. One owed five hundred denarii, and the other fifty.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“There was a certain creditor who had two debtors. One owed five hundred denarii, and the other fifty.

Context of Luke 7:41

39When the Pharisee saw this, he said to himself, ‘This man cannot be a prophet from God. If he were, he would know all about this woman. He would know that she is a very bad person. He would not let her touch him.’ 40Jesus said to him, ‘Simon, I want to tell you something.’ Simon replied, ‘Yes, Teacher, tell me.’ So Jesus told him a story about two men: ‘Someone had lent two men some money. He had lent one of them 500 silver coins. He had lent the other one 50 coins. 42Neither of the men had enough money to pay him back. Then the man that had lent them the money forgave them. “You do not need to pay back my money,” he said to them both.’ Jesus then asked Simon, ‘Which of these two men will love that man most?’ 43Simon replied, ‘I think that it is the man that needed to pay back the most money.’ ‘You are right,’ Jesus said.

Luke 7:41 word by word

δύο χρεοφειλέται ἦσαν δανιστῇ τινι. ὁ εἷς ὤφειλεν δηνάρια πεντακόσια, ὁ δὲ ἕτερος πεντήκοντα.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• There wasεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• a certainτιςtis · oneG5100
• creditorδανειστήςdaneistēs · moneylenderG1157
• twoδύοduo · twoG1417
• debtorsχρεωφειλέτηςchreōpheiletēs · debtorG5533
• the oneεἷςheis · oneG1520
• owedὀφείλωopheilō opheileō · to oweG3784
• five hundredπεντακόσιοιpentakosioi · five hundredG4001
• penceδηνάριονdēnarion · denariusG1220
• andδέde · thenG1161
• the otherἕτεροςheteros · otherG2087
• fiftyπεντήκονταpentēkonta · fiftyG4004

Cross-references for Luke 7:41

• Luke 11:4Forgive us for our sins, because we also forgive everyone who has done wrong things against us. And do not let us agree to do wrong things.” ’
• Luke 13:4And you remember what happened to those 18 people in Siloam. A high building fell down and it killed them. Perhaps you think that they had done more bad things than the other people in Jerusalem.
• Isaiah 50:1This is what the Lord says to his people: ‘Did I send your mother away, like a man sends away his wife? Where is the paper to say why I have sent her away? Did I sell you to pay people that I was in debt to? Where is the paper that shows the reason for my debt? Listen! I sold you because of your sins. I sent your mother away because you have not obeyed me.
• Matthew 6:12We have forgiven people who have done wrong things to us. In the same way, please forgive us for the wrong things that we have done.
• Matthew 18:23Jesus then said, ‘I will tell you a story to show what the kingdom of heaven is like. A king wanted to check how much money his servants should give to him because of their debts.
• Luke 7:47So I tell you, this woman has done many bad things. But I have forgiven her. She loves me a lot, because I have forgiven her for many bad things. If I only forgive someone a little, that person only loves me a little.’
• Romans 5:20God gave his Law to Moses to show more clearly that people were doing wrong things. But when people did more and more wrong things, God continued to be kind in more and more ways.
• 1 Timothy 1:15Here is a true message that everyone should believe: ‘Christ Jesus came into the world to save people who do wrong things.’ I am the worst person like that!
• Matthew 18:28But then that same servant went away and he met another servant of the king. This other servant had to pay back a debt of 100 silver coins to the first servant. The first servant took hold of the neck of the other servant to hurt him. He said, “Give me the money that is mine.”
• Luke 12:48But another servant perhaps does not know what his master wants him to do. So he does wrong things. The master will punish him because he did those wrong things. But he will not hit him as much. If God gives a lot to somebody, he will want a lot back in return. And God will want much more from the person to whom he has given authority over much more.
• Numbers 27:3‘Our father died in the desert. But he was not in Korah's group of men who came together to speak against the Lord. He died in the desert because of his own sin, and he did not have any sons.
• Jeremiah 3:11The Lord said to me, ‘It is true that Israel's people have not been faithful to me. But Judah's people are even more guilty than them.
• John 15:22I have come and I have spoken my message to them. If I had not done that, they would not have been guilty of their sin. But now they cannot say, “We have not done anything wrong.”
• Romans 3:23All people have done wrong things. Nobody can be good and great, as God wanted them to be.
• 1 John 1:8If we say that we never do any wrong thing, we are deceiving ourselves. Even though we may think it is true, it is a lie.

Commentaries on Luke 7:41

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 41A certain creditor, etc. - It is plain that in this parable our Lord means, by the creditor, God, and, by the two debtors, Simon and the woman who was present. Simon, who had the light of the law, and who, in consequence of his profession as a Pharisee, was obliged to abstain from outward iniquity, might be considered as the debtor who owed only fifty pence, or denarii. The woman, whom I have supposed to be a heathen, not having these advantages, having…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 41A certain creditor - A man who had lent money or sold property, the payment for which was yet due. Five hundred pence - About 69 dollars 26 cents, or 14British pounds, 11 shilling, 8d. See the notes at Matthew 18:28. Fifty - About 7 dollars, or 1British pound, 9 shillings, and 2d.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 36-50Verses 36-50 None can truly perceive how precious Christ is, and the glory of the gospel, except the broken-hearted. But while they feel they cannot enough express self-abhorrence on account of sin, and admiration of his mercy, the self-sufficient will be disgusted, because the gospel encourages such repenting sinners. The Pharisee, instead of rejoicing in the tokens of the woman's repentance, confined his thoughts to her former bad character. But without…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 41five hundred denarii: This was nearly two years' wages for a person who earned a living by working different jobs each day. In first-century Galilee, people who were poor often owed large debts to people who were wealthy.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 40-4340-43. Like Nathan with David, our Lord conceals His home thrust under the veil of a parable, and makes His host himself pronounce upon the case. The two debtors are the woman and Simon; the criminality of the one was ten times that of the other (in the proportion of "five hundred" to "fifty"); but both being equally insolvent, both are with equal frankness forgiven; and Simon is made to own that the greatest debtor to forgiving mercy will cling to her…Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 7:41

• Creditor
• Faith
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Penny
• Repentance
• Self-Righteousness
• Simon
• Sin

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Commentaries on Luke 7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings