1 sn A creditor was a moneylender, whose business was to lend money to others at a fixed rate of interest.
2 tn The word “him” is not in the Greek text, but is implied.
3 tn Grk “five hundred denarii.”
4 tn The verb ἐχαρίσατο (ecarisato) could be translated as “forgave.” Of course this pictures the forgiveness of God’s grace, which is not earned but bestowed with faith (see v. 49).