Parable · Luke 7:41-43
The Two Debtors
Two people owe money. Both are forgiven. Jesus asks which will love more.
Also called Simon and the Woman
The point
Told at a dinner table, to a host who was judging a woman weeping on the floor.
41“Two men were debtors to a certain moneylender. One owed him five hundred denarii, and the other fifty.
42When they were unable to repay him, he forgave both of them. Which one, then, will love him more?”
43“I suppose the one who was forgiven more,” Simon replied. “You have judged correctly,” Jesus said.
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- Lectionary 11 Year CGospel, Luke 7:36—8:3
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The parable of the Two Debtors, explained in plain words. Two people are forgiven their debts. Who will love more? https://freescripture.org/parables/two-debtors/
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