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New Century Version

Luke 7:41

Jesus said, "Two people owed money to the same banker. One owed five hundred coins and the other owed fifty.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Creditor;   Faith;   Jesus, the Christ;   Jesus Continued;   Penny;   Repentance;   Self-Righteousness;   Simon;   Sin;   Thompson Chain Reference - Defender of the Weak;   Parables;   Truth;   Weak;   The Topic Concordance - Forgiveness;   Love;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Creditors;   Parables;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Mary;   Parable;   Simon;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Divorce;   Forgiveness;   Grace;   Lending;   Luke, gospel of;   Parables;   Prostitution;   Simon;   Women;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Ethics;   Forgiveness;   Lord's Supper, the;   Pharisees;   Sexuality, Human;   Sin;   Thankfulness, Thanksgiving;   Woman;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Eating;   Luke, Gospel According to;   Magdalene;   Meals;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Foot;   Meals;   Parable;   Pharisees;   Simeon;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Banquet;   Cosmetics;   Food;   Footwashing;   Kiss;   Luke, Gospel of;   Marriage;   Mary;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Debt;   John, Gospel of;   Parable;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Anointing (2);   Appreciation (of Christ);   Character;   Claims (of Christ);   Consciousness;   Debt, Debtor (2);   Devotion;   Discourse;   Dropsy;   Feet (2);   Forgiveness (2);   Gentleness (2);   Graciousness;   Ideal;   Invitation;   Justice (2);   Kindness (2);   Loans;   Logia;   Luke, Gospel According to;   Mission;   Money (2);   Parable;   Premeditation;   Reconciliation;   Simple, Simplicity ;   Tears;   Wealth (2);   Winter ;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Mary, Sister of Lazarus and Martha;   Penny,;   Simon ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Chief parables and miracles in the bible;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Ma'ry Magdalene;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Jesus of Nazareth;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Bethany;   Creditor;   Debt;   Forgiveness;   Gospels, the Synoptic;   Martha;   Mary;   Papyrus;   Text and Manuscripts of the New Testament;   Washing of Feet;   Woman;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Anointing;   Jesus of Nazareth;   New Testament;  

Devotionals:

- Daily Light on the Daily Path - Devotion for June 10;  

Parallel Translations

Easy-to-Read Version
Jesus said, "There were two men. Both men owed money to the same banker. One man owed him 500 silver coins. The other man owed him 50 silver coins.
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
There was a certayne lender which had two detters ye one ought five hondred pence and the other fyfty.
Hebrew Names Version
"A certain lender had two debtors. The one owed five hundred denarii, and the other fifty.
International Standard Version
"Two men were in debt to a moneylender. One owed him 500 denarii,[fn] and the other fifty.
New American Standard Bible
"A moneylender had two debtors: the one owed five hundred denarii, and the other, fifty.
Update Bible Version
A certain lender had two debtors: the one owed $50,000, and the other $5,000.
Webster's Bible Translation
There was a certain creditor, who had two debtors: the one owed five hundred pence, and the other fifty.
Amplified Bible
"A certain moneylender had two debtors: one owed him five hundred denarii, and the other fifty.
English Standard Version
"A certain moneylender had two debtors. One owed five hundred denarii, and the other fifty.
World English Bible
"A certain lender had two debtors. The one owed five hundred denarii, and the other fifty.
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
A certain creditor had two debtors: the one owed five hundred pence, and the other fifty.
Weymouth's New Testament
"There were once two men in debt to one money-lender," said Jesus; "one owed him five hundred shillings and the other fifty.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And he answeride, Twei dettouris weren to o lener; and oon auyt fyue hundrid pans, and `the other fifti;
English Revised Version
A certain lender had two debtors: the one owed five hundred pence, and the other fifty.
Berean Standard Bible
"Two men were debtors to a certain moneylender. One owed him five hundred denarii, and the other fifty.
Contemporary English Version
Jesus told him, "Two people were in debt to a moneylender. One of them owed him five hundred silver coins, and the other owed him fifty.
American Standard Version
A certain lender had two debtors: the one owed five hundred shillings, and the other fifty.
Bible in Basic English
And he said, Two men were in debt to a certain man of business: one had a debt of five hundred pence, and the other of fifty.
Complete Jewish Bible
"A certain creditor had two debtors; the one owed ten times as much as the other.
Darby Translation
There were two debtors of a certain creditor: one owed five hundred denarii and the other fifty;
Etheridge Translation
Jeshu said to him, A certain creditor [fn] had two debtors: the one owed him five hundred dinoree, and the other fifty dinoree.
Murdock Translation
There were two debtors to a certain creditor; the one owed him five hundred denarii, and the other fifty denarii.
King James Version (1611)
There was a certaine creditour, which had two debtors: the one ought fiue hundred pence, and the other fiftie.
New Living Translation
Then Jesus told him this story: "A man loaned money to two people—500 pieces of silver to one and 50 pieces to the other.
New Life Bible
"There were two men who owed a certain man some money. The one man owed 500 pieces of silver money. The other man owed 50 pieces of silver money.
New Revised Standard
"A certain creditor had two debtors; one owed five hundred denarii, and the other fifty.
Geneva Bible (1587)
There was a certaine lender which had two detters: the one ought fiue hundreth pence, and the other fiftie:
George Lamsa Translation
There were two men who were debtors to a creditor; one of them owed him five hundred pence, and the other one fifty pence.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Two debtors, there were, to a certain creditor, - the one, owed five hundred denaries, and, the other, fifty.
Douay-Rheims Bible
A certain creditor had two debtors: the one owed five hundred pence and the other fifty.
Revised Standard Version
"A certain creditor had two debtors; one owed five hundred denarii, and the other fifty.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
There was a certayne lender, which had two detters: The one ought fyue hundred pence, and the other fyftie.
Good News Translation
"There were two men who owed money to a moneylender," Jesus began. "One owed him five hundred silver coins, and the other owed him fifty.
Christian Standard Bible®
“A creditor had two debtors. One owed five hundred denarii,
King James Version
There was a certain creditor which had two debtors: the one owed five hundred pence, and the other fifty.
Lexham English Bible
"There were two debtors who owed a certain creditor. One owed five hundred denarii and the other fifty.
Literal Translation
There were two debtors to a certain creditor: the one owed five hundred denarii and the other fifty.
Young's Literal Translation
`Two debtors were to a certain creditor; the one was owing five hundred denaries, and the other fifty;
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
A certayne lender had two detters, the one ought fyue hundreth pens, the other fiftie:
Mace New Testament (1729)
A certain creditor had two debtors, the one owed five hundred denarys, and the other fifty.
THE MESSAGE
"Two men were in debt to a banker. One owed five hundred silver pieces, the other fifty. Neither of them could pay up, and so the banker canceled both debts. Which of the two would be more grateful?"
New English Translation
"A certain creditor had two debtors; one owed him five hundred silver coins, and the other fifty.
New King James Version
"There was a certain creditor who had two debtors. One owed five hundred denarii, and the other fifty.
Simplified Cowboy Version
"There was a top hand who was hired by two different ranchers. One ranch owed the cowboy five hundred dollars and the other ranch owed the cowboy fifty dollars.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"A moneylender had two debtors: one owed five hundred denarii, and the other fifty.
Legacy Standard Bible
"A moneylender had two debtors: one owed five hundred denarii, and the other fifty.

Contextual Overview

36 One of the Pharisees asked Jesus to eat with him, so Jesus went into the Pharisee's house and sat at the table. 37 A sinful woman in the town learned that Jesus was eating at the Pharisee's house. So she brought an alabaster jar of perfume 38 and stood behind Jesus at his feet, crying. She began to wash his feet with her tears, and she dried them with her hair, kissing them many times and rubbing them with the perfume. 39 When the Pharisee who asked Jesus to come to his house saw this, he thought to himself, "If Jesus were a prophet, he would know that the woman touching him is a sinner!" 40 Jesus said to the Pharisee, "Simon, I have something to say to you." Simon said, "Teacher, tell me." 41 Jesus said, "Two people owed money to the same banker. One owed five hundred coins and the other owed fifty. 42 They had no money to pay what they owed, but the banker told both of them they did not have to pay him. Which person will love the banker more?" 43 Simon, the Pharisee, answered, "I think it would be the one who owed him the most money." Jesus said to Simon, "You are right." 44 Then Jesus turned toward the woman and said to Simon, "Do you see this woman? When I came into your house, you gave me no water for my feet, but she washed my feet with her tears and dried them with her hair. 45 You gave me no kiss of greeting, but she has been kissing my feet since I came in.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

a certain: Luke 11:4, Luke 13:4, *marg. Isaiah 50:1, Matthew 6:12, Matthew 18:23-25

the one: Luke 7:47, Romans 5:20, 1 Timothy 1:15, 1 Timothy 1:16

pence: Matthew 18:28, *marg.

the other: Luke 12:48, Numbers 27:3, Jeremiah 3:11, John 15:22-24, Romans 3:23, 1 John 1:8-10

Reciprocal: Matthew 18:24 - owed Luke 16:5 - his John 19:11 - the greater

Gill's Notes on the Bible

There was a certain creditor,.... All the Oriental versions premise something to this. The Syriac version reads, "Jesus said unto him". The Arabic version, "then he said". The Persic version, "Jesus said"; and the Ethiopic version, "and he said to him"; and something of this kind is understood, and to be supplied in the text:

which had two debtors, the one owed five hundred pence, and the other fifty; these were, as the word shows, Roman "denarii" or "pence"; the former of these sums, reckoning a Roman penny at seven pence halfpenny of our money, amounted to fifteen pounds and twelve shillings and six pence; and the latter, to one pound eleven shillings and three pence; the one of these sums was ten times larger, than the other. This is a parable: by "the creditor", God is meant, to whom men owe their beings, and the preservation of them, and all the mercies of life; and are under obligation to obedience and thankfulness: hence: no man can merit any thing of God, or pay off any old debt, by a new act of obedience, since all is due to him: by the "two debtors" are meant, greater and lesser sinners: all sins are debts, and all sinners are debtors; not debtors to sin, for then it would not be criminal, but lawful to commit sin, and God must be pleased with it, which he is not, and men might promise themselves impunity, which they cannot; but they are debtors to fulfil the law, and in case of failure, are bound to the debt of punishment: and of these debtors and debts, some are greater, and others less; not but that they, are all equally sinners in Adam, and equally guilty and corrupted by his transgression; and the same seeds of sin are in the hearts of all men, and all sin is committed against God, and is a breach of his law, and is mortal, or deserving of death, even death eternal; but then as some commands are greater, and others less, so must their transgressions be: sin more immediately committed against God, is greater than that which is committed against our neighbour; and besides, the circumstances of persons and things differ, which more or less aggravate the offence.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

A 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 14 British pounds, 11 shilling, 8d. See the notes at Matthew 18:28.

Fifty - About 7 dollars, or 1 British pound, 9 shillings, and 2d.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 41. A certain creditor, c.] 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 no rule to regulate her actions, and no curb on her evil propensities, may be considered as the debtor who owed five hundred pence, or denarii. And when both were compared, Simon's debt to God might be considered, in reference to hers, as fifty to five hundred. However, we find, notwithstanding this great disparity, both were insolvent. Simon, the religious Pharisee, could no more pay his fifty to God than this poor heathen her five hundred and, if both be not freely forgiven by the Divine mercy, both must finally perish. Having NOTHING to PAY, he kindly FORGAVE them both. Some think that this very Simon was no inconsiderable debtor to our Lord, as having been mercifully cleansed from a leprosy; for he is supposed to be the same as Simon the leper. Matthew 26:6; Matthew 26:6.


 
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