<p>7:42<i> When they had nothing with which to pay, he forgave them both. Which of them therefore will love him most?</i>- See on :47. The forgiveness was granted <i>when</i> they had nothing to pay. Spiritually, having nothing to pay means a person is at rock bottom. They recognize that they cannot pay back, cannot turn the clock back, cannot make things right again. All they can do is to throw themselves upon God's grace. This is the idea of :29. The desperate sinners justified God in repentance. We wonder if this prostitute was one of the group mentioned there.</p>