Section 4
and said to him, Simon, I have something to say to you. And he says, Teacher, say it."
A MONEYLENDER AND TWO DEBTORS
In verses 41 and 42 the Man-Savior said to the Pharisee, "A certain moneylender had two debtors: the one owed five hundred denarii, and the other fifty. But having nothing to repay, he graciously forgave them both. Which of them therefore will love him more?" The Lord's word here indicates that both Simon and the woman were sinners. Simon considered the woman a sinner, but did not consider himself a sinner, and he doubted that the Savior knew that she was a sinner. But the Savior's parable indicated that both Simon and the woman were sinners, debtors to Him.
According to verse 42, when the two debtors had nothing to repay the moneylender, he gra ciously forgave them both. This indicates that all sinners have nothing to repay their debt to God their Savior. The Lord's word here also indicates that the Savior had already forgiven them both.
In verse 42 the Lord Jesus asked Simon which of the debtors would love the moneylender more as a result of having been forgiven by him. This