There was a certain creditor which had two debtors: the one owed five hundred pence, and the other fifty.
Ver. 41. There was a certain creditor] Christ tells the supercilious and self-conceited Pharisee by this parable, that himself was a sinner also as well as the woman, and as a debtor to God's judgment, had as much need of his grace in Christ for remission of sin and removal of wrath.
Verse 41. _A CERTAIN CREDITOR_, c.] It is plain that in this parable our Lord means, by the _creditor_, GOD, and, by the _two_ _debtors, Simon_ and the _woman_ who was present. _Simon_, who had the l...
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...
CHAPTER 7 _ 1. The Centurion's Servant Healed. (Luke 7:1 .)_ 2. The Widow's Son Raised from the Dead. (Luke 7:11) 3. John's Questions and the Answer. (Luke 7:18) 4. The Testimony Concerning John. ...
THE ANOINTING OF JESUS. Lk. only; perhaps based on the incident (though not to be identified with it) recorded in Mark 14:3 *, Matthew 26:6 *, and introduced here in illustration of Jesus-' friend shi...
One of the Pharisees invited Jesus to eat with him. He went into the Pharisee's house and reclined at table; and--look you--there was a woman in the town, a bad woman. She knew that he was at table in...
A SOLDIER'S FAITH (Luke 7:1-10)...
THERE WAS, &c. Greek. "There were two debtors to. certain money-lender". PENCE. denarii. See App-51. OTHER. a different one. Greek. _heteros._ See App-124....
_a certain creditor_ Rather, money-lender. _five hundred pence_ A denarius was the day's wages of a labourer and is usually reckoned at _7½d.,_but really represents much more. Hence 500 denarii would...
ΔΑΝΙΣΤΗ͂Ι ΤΙΝΊ. ‘Money-lender.’ Vulg[165] _foeneratori_, and so Wiclif and Tyndale. The A.V[166] took “_creditor_” from the Rhemish. [165] Vulg. Vulgate. [166] A.V. Authorised Version. ΔΗΝΆΡΙΑ ΠΕΝΤΑΚ...
Ver 36. And one of the Pharisees desired him that he would eat with him. And he went into the Pharisee's house, and sat down to meat. 37. And, behold, a woman in the city, which was a sinner, when she...
ΧΡΕΟΦΕΙΛΈΤΗΣ (G5533) должник; тот, на ком есть обязательство или долг (RWP). ΔΑΝΙΣΤΉΣ (G1157) ростовщик, профессиональный одалживатель денег (Arndt). Ирод Агриппа I был в долгах у многих ростовщиков...
DISCOURSE: 1502 THE INSOLVENT DEBTORS Luke 7:40. _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...
FIVE HUNDRED PENCE,— Δηναρια, a Roman coin, in value about seven pence halfpenny of our money; so that _five hundred_ were nearly equivalent to _fifteen_ of our _guineas,_ and _fifty_ to _one guinea a...
BUTLER'S COMMENTS SECTION 5 The Self-Satisfied (Luke 7:36-50) 36 One of the Pharisees asked him to eat with him, and he went into the Pharisee's house, and took his place at table. 37And behold, a w...
And Jesus answering said unto him, Simon, I have somewhat to say unto thee. And he saith, Master, say on. AND JESUS ANSWERING SAID UNTO HIM, SIMON ... THERE WAS A CERTAIN CREDITOR WHICH HAD TWO DE...
19 As the form of the Greek word for different or "another" is indefinite as to gender, it may be rendered "a different thing" or "another thing". That is, John may have hoped that Christ was about to...
RAISING OF THE WIDOW'S SON. THE WOMAN WHO WAS A SINNER 1-10. Healing of the centurion's servant. See on Matthew 8:5....
PENCE] i.e. _denarius_ According to weight a _denarius_ was about 8_d._, but according to purchasing power 2_s._ or more. The two debts were, therefore, about £50 and £5....
CHRIST ANOINTED AT THE HOUSE OF SIMON THE PHARISEE (peculiar to Lk). Placed here as an illustration of how 'Wisdom' (i.e. the Gospel) is justified by the changed life of one of 'her children' (this si...
LUKE’S GOOD NEWS LUKE _HILDA BRIGHT_ CHAPTER 7 THE *FAITH OF AN ARMY OFFICER 7:1-10 V1 When Jesus had finished saying all these things to the people, he went to Capernaum. V2 In that town, an of...
THERE WAS A CERTAIN CREDITOR... — The parable has some points of resemblance to that of the Two Debtors in Matthew 18:23. Here, however, the debts, though different, are not separated by so wide an in...
CHAPTER 13 THE ANOINTING OF THE FEET. Luke 7:36 WHETHER the narrative of the Anointing is inserted in its chronological order we cannot say, for the Evangelist gives us no word by which we may recog...
_The sinful woman_. This section, peculiar to Lk., one of the golden evangelic incidents we owe to him, is introduced here with much tact, as it serves to illustrate how Jesus came to be called the fr...
_Host and guest_. ἀποκριθεὶς, answering, to his thought written on his face. Σίμων : the Pharisee now is called by his own name as in friendly intercourse. The whole dialogue on Christ's part presents...
The parable of the two debtors, an original feature in the story. χρεωφειλέται : here and in Luke 16:5, only, in N.T. δανειστῇ (here only in N.T.): might mean a usurer, but his behaviour in the story...
THE FORGIVEN SINNER'S GRATEFUL LOVE Luke 7:36-50 What a trio! _Christ_ stands here as a manifestation of the divine love, as it comes among sinners. The love of God is not dependent on our merits; _f...
Here our Lord passed over the national boundary to bring blessing to the household of a Roman centurion. Of that man the elders said, "He is worthy." The man said, "I am not worthy." Jesus Said, "I ha...
CHAPTER 23. GRATITUDE OF THE FALLEN WOMAN WHOM JESUS HAD SAVED Luke 7:36-50. “A certain one of the Pharisees asked Him that He may eat with him; and coming into the house of the Pharisee, He sat down...
_The Parable._ If this man wanted a proof of the prophetic gift of Jesus, he received it instantly in the following parable, which so exactly meets his thoughts and secret questions. The form of the f...
(36) And one of the Pharisees desired him that he would eat with him: and he went into the Pharisee's house, and sat down to meat. (37) And, behold, a woman in the city which was a sinner, when she kn...
The preface of Luke's gospel is as instructive as the introduction of either of the two preceding gospels. It is obvious to any serious reader that we enter a totally different province, though all be...
41._A certain creditor had two debtors _The scope of this parable is to demonstrate, that Simon is wrong in condemning the woman who is acquitted by the heavenly judge. He proves that she is righteous...
Hence, after this, we find the Spirit acting in the heart of a Gentile (chapter 7). That heart manifested more faith than any among the children of Israel. Humble in heart, and loving the people of Go...
THERE WAS A CERTAIN CREDITOR,.... All the Oriental versions premise something to this. The Syriac version reads, "Jesus said unto him". The Arabic version, "then he said". The Persic version, "Jesus s...
Luke 7:41, 42. "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 theref...
_Jesus answering_ What Simon spake within himself; _said, Simon, I have somewhat to say to thee_ Though he was kindly entertained at his table, yet even there he judged it proper to reprove him for wh...
THERE WAS A CERTAIN CREDITOR WHICH HAD TWO DEBTORS; THE ONE OWED FIVE HUNDRED PENCE AND THE OTHER FIFTY....
The parable and its application:...
A CENTURION'S SERVANT HEALED (vs.1-10) The Lord then came to Capernaum and there was appealed to by a Gentile, a Roman centurion, by means of the mediatorship of Jewish elders. In contrast to this a...
PENCE: See Matthew 18:28...
36-50 None can truly perceive how precious Christ is, and the glory of the gospel, except the broken-hearted. But while they feel they cannot enough express self-abhorrence on account of sin, and adm...
SEE POOLE ON "LUKE 7:40...
Hippolytus Exegetical Fragments And the holy Gospel knows also the remission of the number fifty, and of that number which is cognate with it, and stands by it, viz., five hundred;[242]...
Luke 7:41 was G2258 (G5713) certain G5100 creditor G1157 two G1417 debtors G5533 One G1520 owed G3784 ...
“A certain money lender had two debtors, the one owed five hundred denarii, and the other fifty. When they had not wherewith to pay, he forgave them both. Which of them therefore will love him most?”...
A COMPARISON of the various accounts renders it highly probable that the Evangelist is here following the strict chronological order. (Some think the words of Luke 7:34 may have suggested the insertio...
Luke 7:41. A CERTAIN MONEY LENDER HAD TWO DEBTORS _. _ The former represents our Lord, the two debtors the woman and Simon respectively. But in the parable the lender is in the background, the emphasi...
A CERTAIN LENDER (δανιστη τιν). A lender of money with interest. Here alone in the N.T. though a common word.DEBTORS (χρεοφιλετα). From χρεω (debt, obligation) and οφειλω, to owe. Only here and L...
Luke 7:40 A State of Sin a State of Debt. I. We are all debtors to God. Having failed to discharge the debt of obligation, we now owe a debt of punishment. II. We are debtors in different degrees....
Luke 7:36 I. The narrative encourages sinners of every name and degree to go at once to Christ. He will in nowise cast them out. There are no more touching stories in the Gospels than those which tell...
Luke 7:36. _And one of the Pharisees desired him that he would eat with him. And he went into the Pharisee's house, and sat down to meat._ It was usually a suspicious circumstance when a Pharisee des...
Luke 7:18. _And the disciples of John shewed him of all these things._ John was in prison, and, possibly, troubled in spirit. Luke 7:19. _And John calling unto him two of his disciples sent them to...
Luke 7:24. _And when the messengers of John were departed, he began to speak unto the people concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness for to see? A reed shaken with the wind?_ Certainly...
Luke 7:36. _And one of the Pharisees desired him that he would eat with him. And he went into the Pharisee's house, and sat down to meat._ They sat according to the Eastern custom of sitting, which w...
CONTENTS: Centurion's servant healed. Widow's son raised. Questions from John the Baptist in prison and Jesus' testimony. Jesus annointed in the Pharisee's house. Parable of the creditor and two debto...
Luke 7:2. _A certain centurion's servant._ As soon as this officer heard of Christ, he believed in him, having been assured of the miracles by competent witnesses. Being a gentile, he sent the rulers...
Jesus SPOKE UP. He answers the unspoken question of Simon. TWO MEN WHO OWED MONEY. This is a parable - using common things to teach spiritual truth. NEITHER COULD PAY HIM BACK. Both were helpless, as...
_There was a certain creditor which had two debtors_ GOD IS OUR CREDITOR God is this Creditor; He trusts us with His goods; what we have we have from Him to use. 1. How many daily spend of God’s sto...
_And, behold, a woman in the city which was a sinner_ Jesus anointed by a weeping penitent in the house of Simon the Pharisee Much love shown where much sin has been forgiven I. IT IS TO THIS INDIVID...
LUKE—NOTE ON LUKE 7:41 FIVE HUNDRED DENARII. About 20 months’ wages. FIFTY denarii. About two months’ wages. ⇐...
LUKE—NOTE ON LUKE 7:1 Luke helps his readers answer the question “Who is this...?” (v. Luke 7:49) by recounting two healing miracles (vv. Luke
CHAPTER 7 VER.1. _Now when he had ended_ (or fulfilled) _all his sayings_....
_CRITICAL NOTES_ Luke 7:36. ONE OF THE PHARISEES.—The invitation given by one of the Pharisees to Jesus would seem to belong to an early period of His ministry, before the enmity of that party against...
EXPOSITION LUKE 7:1 The _servant _(_or slave_)_ of the centurion of Capernaum is healed._ LUKE 7:1 NOW WHEN HE HAD ENDED ALL HIS SAYINGS. This clearly refers to the sermon on the mount. That great...
Let's turn now in our Bibles to Luke's gospel, chapter 7. At this point in Luke's gospel he is going to give us series of events, miracles that transpired in the life of Jesus. When he ended these say...
1 John 1:8; 1 Timothy 1:15; 1 Timothy 1:16; Isaiah 50:1; Jeremiah 3:11
Creditor [δ α ν ε ι σ τ η]. From daneion, a loan. Properly a lender of money at interest. Rev., lender. See on ch. Luke 6:34. Pence [δ η ν α ρ ι α]. See on Matthew 20:2....
THE WOMAN WHO WAS A SINNER Luke 7:36 INTRODUCTORY WORDS There was a great gulf between the Pharisees and the publicans. The Pharisees professed a piety, that, in their own estimation, lifted them f...