Luke 7:42

Which of them will love him most?— Neither of them will love him at all before he has forgiven them. An insolventdebtor, till he is forgiven, does not love but fly his creditor. See the note on Luke 7:47.

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

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Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

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Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

when they had nothing . not (Greek. me as in Luke 7:13 ) having anything. most . more.
Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

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Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

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John Trapp Complete Commentary

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The Biblical Illustrator

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The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

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And when they had nothing to pay, he frankly forgave them both. Tell Me therefore, which of them will love him most?
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⁴² And when they had nothing to pay, he frankly forgave them both. Tell me therefore, which of them will love him most?

Related Commentaries of Luke 7:42

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

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Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

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Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

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The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Wells of Living Water Commentary

Luke 7:42