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"A certain lender had two debtors. The one owed five hundred denarii, and the other fifty.
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Sin is an Unpayable Debt
Commentators explain that this parable frames sin as a debt owed to God. While some sins create a larger debt than others (five hundred pence vs. fifty), the crucial point is that neither debtor can pay. This illustrates the universal human condition: we are all spiritually bankrupt and unable to atone for our own sins, setting the stage for God's grace.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
A certain creditor. A man who had lent money or sold property, the payment for which was still due.
Five hundred pence. Abo…
A certain lender (δανιστη τιν). A lender of money with interest. Here alone in the N.T. though a common word.
Debto…
19th Century
Anglican
There was a certain creditor . . .—The parable has some points of resemblance to that of the Two Debtors in Matthew 18:23…
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Baptist
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16th Century
Protestant
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…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
There was a certain creditor All the Oriental versions premise something to this. The Syriac version reads, "Jesus said unto h…
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…
