Parable of the creditor and his two debtors
The parable of the two debtors is a parable of Jesus that is narrated in the Gospel according to Luke ( Lk 7 : 41-43 LU ).
text
The parable in the Luther translation (revised version from 1984):
“One creditor had two debtors. One owed five hundred silver groschen, the other fifty. But since they couldn't pay, he gave it to both of them. Which of them will love him most? "
background
The parable is embedded in the story of the anointing by the sinner ( Lk 7 : 36-50 LU ). Jesus was visiting a Pharisee named Simon when a “ sinner ” came and anointed his feet. Although this represented a great gesture of humility and honoring the guest, it was unacceptable according to the religious ideas of those present, as contact with a sinner was forbidden. The Pharisees thought that if Jesus were really a prophet, he would have to notice this and send the woman away. Jesus, on the other hand, noticed not only this but also the thoughts of his hosts, whereupon he told the parable. When Jesus asked which of the two debtors in the parable would love the most of the believer who forgave him, the host realizes that it is the one who has been forgiven the most ( “'Simon answered and said: I think the one to whom he gave the most. But he said to him: You have judged correctly. " , Lk 7.43 LU ). The woman with the many sins, whom Jesus will then forgive for all of these, will love God much more than the Pharisees, who did not sin in a comparable way, but also did not serve Jesus in a comparable way.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Stuttgart Explanatory Bible. ISBN 3-438-01121-2 , 2nd edition 1992, German Bible Society Stuttgart , p. 1298