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Luke 7:41

a certain creditor Rather, money-lender.

five hundred pence A denarius was the day's wages of a labourer and is usually reckoned at 7½d.,but really represents much more. Hence 500 denarii would certainly represent as much as £50in these days. The frequency of our Lord's illustrations from debtors and creditors shews the disturbed and unprosperous condition of the country under Roman and Herodian oppression.

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  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    Verse 41. _A CERTAIN CREDITOR_, c.] It is plain that in this parable our Lord means, by the _creditor_, GOD, and, by the _two_ _debtors, Simon_ and the _woman_ who was present. _Simon_, who had the l...

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    A CERTAIN CREDITOR - A man who had lent money or sold property, the payment for which was yet due. FIVE HUNDRED PENCE - About 69 dollars 26 cents, or 14 British pounds, 11 shilling, 8d. See the notes...

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

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  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

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  • Barclay Daily Study Bible (NT)

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  • Barclay Daily Study Bible (NT)

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  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

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  • Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges Commentary

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  • Catena Aurea Commentary

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  • Charles Rose Commentaries

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  • Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

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  • Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

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  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

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  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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  • Concordant Commentary on the New Testament by A. E. Knoch

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  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

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  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

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  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

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  • Expositor's Greek Testament (Nicoll)

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  • Expositor's Greek Testament (Nicoll)

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  • Expositor's Greek Testament (Nicoll)

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  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

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  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

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  • Godbey's Commentary on the New Testament

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  • Godet's commentary on Luke, John, Romans, 1 Corinthians

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  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

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  • Introductory Lectures - Commentary by William Kelly

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  • John Calvin's Bible Commentary

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  • John Darby's Synopsis

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  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

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  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

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  • Jonathan Edwards' Notes On The Scriptures

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  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

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  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

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  • Leslie M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

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  • Marginal Notes in the King James Version (1611)

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  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

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  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

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  • NT Verse References in the Ante-Nicene Fathers

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  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

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  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

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  • Philip Schaff's Popular Commentary on the NT (4 vols)

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  • Philip Schaff's Popular Commentary on the NT (4 vols)

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  • Robertson's Word Pictures of the New Testament

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  • Sermon Bible Commentary

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  • Sermon Bible Commentary

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  • Spurgeon's Bible Commentary

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  • Spurgeon's Bible Commentary

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  • Spurgeon's Bible Commentary

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  • Spurgeon's Bible Commentary

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  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: Centurion's servant healed. Widow's son raised. Questions from John the Baptist in prison and Jesus' testimony. Jesus annointed in the Pharisee's house. Parable of the creditor and two debto...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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  • The Bible Study New Testament

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  • The Biblical Illustrator

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  • The Biblical Illustrator

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  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    LUKE—NOTE ON LUKE 7:41 FIVE HUNDRED DENARII. About 20 months’ wages. FIFTY denarii. About two months’ wages. ⇐...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

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  • The Great Commentary of Cornelius à Lapide

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  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    _CRITICAL NOTES_ Luke 7:36. ONE OF THE PHARISEES.—The invitation given by one of the Pharisees to Jesus would seem to belong to an early period of His ministry, before the enmity of that party against...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

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  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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  • Vincent's Word Studies in the New Testament (4 Volume Set)

    Creditor [δ α ν ε ι σ τ η]. From daneion, a loan. Properly a lender of money at interest. Rev., lender. See on ch. Luke 6:34. Pence [δ η ν α ρ ι α]. See on Matthew 20:2....

  • Wells of Living Water Commentary

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