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Luke 7:40-43
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Then Jesus answered his thoughts. “Simon,” he said to the Pharisee, “I have something to say to you.” “Go ahead, Teacher,” Simon replied.
41
Then Jesus told him this story: “A man loaned money to two people—500 pieces of silver to one and 50 pieces to the other.
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But neither of them could repay him, so he kindly forgave them both, canceling their debts. Who do you suppose loved him more after that?”
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Simon answered, “I suppose the one for whom he canceled the larger debt.” “That’s right,” Jesus said.
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[a].
Greek 500 denarii. A denarius was equivalent to a laborer’s full day’s wage.
Holy Bible. New Living Translation copyright© 1996, 2004, 2007, 2013 by
Tyndale House Foundation
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