Luke 7:41

Easy To Read Version

Jesus said, “There were two men. Both men owed money to the same banker. One man owed the banker 500 silver coins. {\cf2\super [145]} The other man owed the banker 50 silver coins.

Cross References

Isaiah 50:1

The Lord says,\par “\{People of Israel, you say that I divorced\par your mother, Jerusalem.\}\par But where is the legal paper\par that proves I divorced her?\par My children, did I owe money to someone?\par Did I sell you to pay a debt?\par No! You were sold\par because of the bad things you did.\par Your mother (Jerusalem) was sent away\par because of the bad things you did.\par

Jeremiah 3:11

The Lord said to me, “Israel was not faithful to me. But she had a better excuse than unfaithful Judah.

Numbers 27:3

“Our father died while we were traveling through the desert. Our father died a natural death. He was not one of the men that joined Korah’s group. (Korah was the man who turned against the Lord.) But our father had no sons.

Matthew 18:28

“Later, that same servant found another servant that owed him a few dollars’ worth of silver. The servant grabbed the other servant around the neck and said, ‘Pay me the money you owe me!’

Matthew 6:12

Forgive the sins we have done,\par the same as we have forgiven the people\par that did wrong to us.\par

Mark 6:37

But Jesus answered, “You give them some food to eat.”

Luke 11:4

Forgive us the sins we have done,\par because we forgive every person\par that has done wrong to us.\par And don’t let us be tempted (tested).’”\par

Luke 12:48

But what about the servant that does not know what his master wants? The servant does things that deserve punishment. But he will get less punishment than the servant that knew what he should do. Any person that has been given much will be responsible for much. Much more will be expected from the person that has been given more.”

Luke 13:4

What about those 18 people that died when the tower of Siloam fell on them? Do you think those people were more sinful than all the people that live in Jerusalem?

Luke 7:40

In response, Jesus said to the Pharisee, {\cf2\super [144]} “Simon, I have something to say to you.”

Luke 7:47

I tell you that her many sins are forgiven. This is clear, because she showed great love. But the person that feels only a little need to be forgiven will feel only a little love when he is forgiven.”

Romans 3:23

All people have sinned and are not good enough for God’s glory.

Romans 5:20

The law came to make people have more sin. But when people had more sin, God gave them more of his grace (kindness).