Luke 7:41

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Summary

Luke 7:41

There was a certain creditor which had two debtors: the one owed five hundred pence, and the other fifty.

A certain

The one

Luke 7:47

Romans 5:20

1 Timothy 1:15

The other

Bible References

A certain

And forgive us our sins, for we ourselves forgive every one who wrongs us; and take us not into temptation.'"

Or those eighteen men at Siloam on whom the tower fell, killing them all, do you suppose that they were worse offenders than any other inhabitants of Jerusalem?

And forgive us our wrong-doings, as we have forgiven those who have wronged us;

And therefore the Kingdom of Heaven may be compared to a king who wished to settle accounts with his servants.

The one

And for this, I tell you, her sins, many as they are, have been pardoned, because she has loved greatly; but one who has little pardoned him, loves but little."

Law was introduced in order that offences might be multiplied. But, where sins were multiplied, the loving-kindness of God was lavished the more,

How true the saying is, and worthy of the fullest acceptance, that 'Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners'! And there is no greater sinner than I!

The other

while one who does not know his master's wishes, but acts so as to deserve a flogging, will receive but few. From every one to whom much has been given much will be expected, and from the man to whom much has been entrusted the more will be demanded.

If I had not come and spoken to them, they would have had no sin to answer for; but as it is, they have no excuse for their sin.

For all have sinned, and all fall short of God's glorious ideal,

If we say that there is no sin in us, we are deceiving ourselves, and the Truth has no place in us.