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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"