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La Biblia Reina-Valera Gomez
San Lucas 7:41
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- DailyParallel Translations
Cierto prestamista tenía dos deudores; uno le debía quinientos denarios y el otro cincuenta;
Un acredor ten�a dos deudores: el uno le deb�a quinientos denarios, y el otro cincuenta;
Un acreedor ten�a dos deudores: el uno le deb�a quinientos denarios, y el otro cincuenta;
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.
