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. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 There was a certain creditor which had two debtors: the one owed five hundred pence, and the other fifty. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition A certain lender of money [at interest] had two debtors: one owed him five hundred denarii, and the other fifty. American Standard Version (1901) A certain lender had two debtors: the one owed five hundred shillings, and the other fifty. Common English Bible “A certain lender had two debtors. One owed enough money to pay five hundred people for a day’s work.The other owed enough money for fifty. Catholic Public Domain Version "A certain creditor had two debtors: one owed five hundred denarii, and the other fifty. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version A certain creditor had two debtors, the one who owed five hundred pence, and the other fifty. |
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
The Lord said to me, “Israel was not faithful to me. But she had a better excuse than unfaithful Judah.
“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.
“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!’
Forgive the sins we have done,\par the same as we have forgiven the people\par that did wrong to us.\par
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
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.”
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?
In response, Jesus said to the Pharisee, {\cf2\super [144]} “Simon, I have something to say to you.”
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.”
The law came to make people have more sin. But when people had more sin, God gave them more of his grace (kindness).