Forgiveness and mercy
The Two Debtors
Also called Simon and the Woman
Two people owe money. Both are forgiven. Jesus asks which will love more.
What it turns on
Told at a dinner table, to a host who was judging a woman weeping on the floor.
41“A certain lender had two debtors. The one owed five hundred denarii, and the other fifty.
42When they couldn’t pay, he forgave them both. Which of them therefore will love him most?”
43Simon answered, “He, I suppose, to whom he forgave the most.” He said to him, “You have judged correctly.”
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