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A certain lender had two debtors: the one owed five hundred shillings, and the other fifty.

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A.T. Robertson

A.T. Robertson

A.T.Robertson

19th Century
Southern Baptist
19th Century

A certain lender (δανιστη τιν). A lender of money with interest. Here alone in the N.T. though a common word.

Debto…

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

A certain creditor. A man who had lent money or sold property, the payment for which was still due.

Five hundred pence. Abo…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

There was a certain creditor . . .—The parable has some points of resemblance to that of the Two Debtors in Matthew 18:23…

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

When she knew that Jesus sat at meat in the Pharisee's house, brought an alabaster box of ointment, and stood at his feet behind him weeping, a…

Church Fathers

Church Fathers

ChurchFathers

1st Century
Early Church
1st Century

The Venerable Bede: Having just said, “And the people that heard him justified God, being baptized with the baptism of John…

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor'sBible Commentary

20th Century
20th Century

In this masterly narrative, Luke now directs attention to the Pharisee, who in mulling over the matter reaches three conclusions: (1) If Jesus were…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

A certain creditor had two debtors: the scope of this parable is to demonstrate that Simon is wrong in condemning the woman who is acquitt…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

There was a certain creditor
All the Oriental versions premise something to this. The Syriac version reads, "Jesus said unto h…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

No one can truly perceive how precious Christ is, and the glory of the gospel, except the broken-hearted. But while they feel they cannot express e…

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