Luke 7:41
“There was a certain creditor which had two debtors: the one owed five hundred pence, and the other fifty.”
Now when the Pharisee which had bidden him saw it, he spake within himself, saying, This man, if he were a prophet, would have known who and what manner of woman this is that toucheth him: for she is a sinner.
And Jesus answering said unto him, Simon, I have somewhat to say unto thee. And he saith, Master, say on.
There was a certain creditor which had two debtors: the one owed five hundred pence, and the other fifty.
And when they had nothing to pay, he frankly forgave them both. Tell me therefore, which of them will love him most?
Simon answered and said, I suppose that he, to whom he forgave most. And he said unto him, Thou hast rightly judged.
Cross-References
“Wherefore I say unto thee, Her sins, which are many, are forgiven; for she loved much: but to whom little is forgiven, the same loveth little.”
“Or those eighteen, upon whom the tower in Siloam fell, and slew them, think ye that they were sinners above all men that dwelt in Jerusalem?”
“If I had not come and spoken unto them, they had not had sin: but now they have no cloke for their sin.”
“If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.”
“Therefore is the kingdom of heaven likened unto a certain king, which would take account of his servants.”