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

39Now when the Pharisee who had invited Him saw this, he said to himself, “If this Man were a prophet He would know who and what sort of person this woman is who is touching Him, that she is a sinner!” 40And Jesus responded and said to him, “Simon, I have something to say to you.” And he replied, “Say it, Teacher.” “A moneylender had two debtors: the one owed five hundred denarii, and the other, fifty. 42When they were unable to repay, he canceled the debts of both. So which of them will love him more?” 43Simon answered and said, “I assume the one for whom he canceled the greater debt.” And He said to him, “You have judged correctly.”

Luke 7:41 word by word

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

• “A moneylenderδανειστήςdaneistēs · moneylenderG1157
• hadεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• twoδύοduo · twoG1417
• debtorsχρεωφειλέτηςchreōpheiletēs · debtorG5533
• the oneεἷςheis · oneG1520
• owedὀφείλωopheilō opheileō · to oweG3784
• fiveπεντακόσιοιpentakosioi · five hundredG4001
• denariiδηνάριονdēnarion · denariusG1220
• and the otherἕτεροςheteros · otherG2087
• fiftyπεντήκονταpentēkonta · fiftyG4004

Cross-references for Luke 7:41

• Luke 11:4And forgive us our sins, For we ourselves also forgive everyone who is indebted to us. And do not lead us into temptation.’”
• Luke 13:4Or do you think that those eighteen on whom the tower in Siloam fell and killed them were worse offenders than all the other people who live in Jerusalem?
• Isaiah 50:1This is what the Lord says: “Where is the certificate of divorce By which I have sent your mother away? Or to whom of My creditors did I sell you? Behold, you were sold for your wrongdoings, And for your wrongful acts your mother was sent away.
• Matthew 6:12And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.
• Matthew 18:23“For this reason the kingdom of heaven is like a king who wanted to settle accounts with his slaves.
• Luke 7:47For this reason I say to you, her sins, which are many, have been forgiven, for she loved much; but the one who is forgiven little, loves little.”
• Romans 5:20The Law came in so that the offense would increase; but where sin increased, grace abounded all the more,
• 1 Timothy 1:15It is a trustworthy statement, deserving full acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, among whom I am foremost.
• Matthew 18:28But that slave went out and found one of his fellow slaves who owed him a hundred denarii; and he seized him and began to choke him, saying, ‘Pay back what you owe!’
• Luke 12:48but the one who did not know it, and committed acts deserving of a beating, will receive only a few blows. From everyone who has been given much, much will be demanded; and to whom they entrusted much, of him they will ask all the more.
• Numbers 27:3“Our father died in the wilderness, yet he was not among the group of those who gathered together against the Lord, in the group of Korah; but he died in his own sin, and he had no sons.
• Jeremiah 3:11And the Lord said to me, “Faithless Israel has proved herself to be more righteous than treacherous Judah.
• John 15:22If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not have sin; but now they have no excuse for their sin.
• Romans 3:23for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,
• 1 John 1:8If we say that we have no sin, we are deceiving ourselves and the truth is not in us.

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