This is what the Lord says: ‘Where is your mother’s certificate of divorce with which I sent her away? Or to which of my creditors did I sell you? Because of your sins you were sold; because of your transgressions your mother was sent away.
Luke 7:41 - New International Version (Anglicised) ‘Two people owed money to a certain money-lender. One owed him five hundred denarii, and the other fifty. 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. |
This is what the Lord says: ‘Where is your mother’s certificate of divorce with which I sent her away? Or to which of my creditors did I sell you? Because of your sins you were sold; because of your transgressions your mother was sent away.
The Lord said to me, ‘Faithless Israel is more righteous than unfaithful Judah.
‘Our father died in the wilderness. He was not among Korah’s followers, who banded together against the Lord, but he died for his own sin and left no sons.
‘But when that servant went out, he found one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred silver coins. He grabbed him and began to choke him. “Pay back what you owe me!” he demanded.
But he answered, ‘You give them something to eat.’ They said to him, ‘That would take more than half a year’s wages! Are we to go and spend that much on bread and give it to them to eat?’
Forgive us our sins, for we also forgive everyone who sins against us. And lead us not into temptation. ” ’
But the one who does not know and does things deserving punishment will be beaten with few blows. From everyone who has been given much, much will be demanded; and from the one who has been entrusted with much, much more will be asked.
Or those eighteen who died when the tower in Siloam fell on them – do you think they were more guilty than all the others living in Jerusalem?
Jesus answered him, ‘Simon, I have something to tell you.’ ‘Tell me, teacher,’ he said.
Therefore, I tell you, her many sins have been forgiven – as her great love has shown. But whoever has been forgiven little loves little.’
The law was brought in so that the trespass might increase. But where sin increased, grace increased all the more,