Luke 7:41

7:41 “A certain creditor ¹  had two debtors; one owed him ²  five hundred silver coins, ³  and the other fifty.

Luke 18:2

18:2 He said, ⁴  “In a certain city ⁵  there was a judge ⁶  who neither feared God nor respected people. ⁷ 

[7:41]  ¹ sn A creditor was a moneylender, whose business was to lend money to others at a fixed rate of interest.

[7:41]  ² tn The word “him” is not in the Greek text, but is implied.

[7:41]  ³ tn Grk “five hundred denarii.”

[18:2]  ⁴ tn Grk “lose heart, saying.” This is a continuation of the previous sentence in the Greek text, but a new sentence was started here in the translation by supplying the pronominal subject “He.”

[18:2]  ⁵ tn Or “town.”

[18:2]  ⁶ sn The judge here is apparently portrayed as a civil judge who often handled financial cases.

[18:2]  ⁷ tn Grk “man,” but the singular ἄνθρωπος (anqrwpo") is used as a generic in comparison to God.