# General Information:

To emphasize what he is going to tell Simon the Pharisee, Jesus tells him a story. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parables]])

# A certain moneylender had two debtors

"Two men owed money to a certain moneylender"

# five hundred denarii

"500 days' wages." "Denarii" is the plural of "denarius." A "denarius" was a silver coin. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-bmoney]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers]])

# the other fifty

"the other debtor owed fifty denarii" or "50 days' wages"

# he forgave them both

"he forgave their debts" or "he canceled their debts"

# I suppose

Simon was cautious about his answer. AT: "Probably"

# You have judged correctly

"You are right"

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/forgive]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/love]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/judge]]