Luke 7:41 BSB — MannaFest

Luke 7:41

“Two men were debtors to a certain moneylender. One owed him five hundred denarii, and the other fifty.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

A certain lender had two debtors: the one owed five hundred shillings, and the other fifty.

KJV

There was a certain creditor which had two debtors: the one owed five hundred pence, and the other fifty.

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Commentary

1 voice

Ambrose of Milan

Catena Aurea by Aquinas (397)

But in the Pharisee's house, that is, in the house of the Law and the Prophets, not the Pharisee, but the Church is justified. For the Pharisee believed not, the Church believed. The Law has no mystery by which secret faults are cleansed, and therefore that which is wanting in the Law is made up in the Gospel. But the two debtors are the two nations who are responsible for payment to the usurer of the heavenly treasury.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

God has proclaimed his name gracious and merciful, and ready to forgive sin; and, his Son having purchased pardon for penitent believers, his gospel promises it to them, and his Spirit seals it and gives them the comfort of it. [5.] That those who have their sins pardoned are obliged to love him that pardoned them; and the more is forgiven them, the more they should love him.

The Nineteenth Century3 voices

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

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 Mat 18:28. Fifty - About 7 dollars, or 1 British pound, 9 shillings, and 2d.

J.C. Ryle

1816–1900

Expository Thoughts on the Gospels: Luke (lightly modernized text, Grace Gems edition) (1858)

The deeply interesting narrative contained in these verses, is only found in the Gospel of Luke. In order to see the full beauty of the story — we should read, in connection with it, the eleventh chapter of Matthew. We shall then discover the striking fact that the woman whose conduct is here recorded, most likely owed her conversion to the well-known words, "Come unto Me, all you who labor and are heavy-laden — and I will give you rest."

Voices on this verse

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Original language & word study

14 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
δύο	duo	Two	G1417 →
χρεοφειλέται	chreopheiletai	debtors	G5533 →
ἦσαν	ēsan	there were	G1510 →
δανιστῇ	danistēa	to a creditor	G1157 →
τινι.	tini	certain.	G5100 →
ὁ	ho	the	G3588 →
εἷς	heis	one	G1520 →
ὤφειλεν	ōpheilen	was owing	G3784 →
δηνάρια	dēnaria	denarii	G1220 →
πεντακόσια,	pentakosia	five hundred,	G4001 →
ὁ	ho	<the>	G3588 →
δὲ	de	and	G1161 →
ἕτερος	heteros	the other	G2087 →
πεντήκοντα.	pentēkonta	fifty.	G4004 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Matthew 6:12
And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.
leads to
- Colossians 3:13
  Bear with one another and forgive any complaint you may have against someone else. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Ephesians 4:32
  Be kind and tenderhearted to one another, forgiving each other just as in Christ God forgave you.
- Mark 11:25
  And when you stand to pray, if you hold anything against another, forgive it, so that your Father in heaven will forgive your trespasses as well.”
- Ephesians 1:7
  In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace
- Matthew 18:21–35
  Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, “Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother who sins against me? Up to seven times?”
Through
Luke 7:47
Therefore I tell you, because her many sins have been forgiven, she has loved much. But he who has been forgiven little loves little.”
leads to
- 1 John 4:19
  We love because He first loved us.
- 1 John 3:18
  Little children, let us love not in word and speech, but in action and truth.
Through
Luke 11:4
And forgive us our sins, for we also forgive everyone who sins against us. And lead us not into temptation.’”
leads to
- Matthew 6:12–15
  And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.

About Luke

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01Commentary

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Voices on this verse

02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

06About Luke

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

About Luke