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Luke 7:40-42
New American Standard Bible
Luke 7:40-42
New American Standard Bible
Parable of Two Debtors
40 And Jesus responded and said to him, “Simon, I have something to say to you.” And he [a]replied, “Say it, Teacher.” 41 “A moneylender had two debtors: the one owed five hundred [b](A)denarii, and the other, fifty. 42 When they (B)were unable to repay, he canceled the debts of both. So which of them will love him more?”
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Luke 7:40-42
New King James Version
Luke 7:40-42
New King James Version
40 And Jesus answered and said to him, “Simon, I have something to say to you.”
So he said, “Teacher, say it.”
41 “There was a certain creditor who had two debtors. One owed five hundred (A)denarii, and the other fifty. 42 And when they had nothing with which to repay, he freely forgave them both. Tell Me, therefore, which of them will love him more?”
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Luke 7:40-42
King James Version
Luke 7:40-42
King James Version
40 And Jesus answering said unto him, Simon, I have somewhat to say unto thee. And he saith, Master, say on.
41 There was a certain creditor which had two debtors: the one owed five hundred pence, and the other fifty.
42 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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Luke 7:40-42
New International Version
Luke 7:40-42
New International Version
40 Jesus answered him, “Simon, I have something to tell you.”
“Tell me, teacher,” he said.
41 “Two people owed money to a certain moneylender. One owed him five hundred denarii,[a] and the other fifty. 42 Neither of them had the money to pay him back, so he forgave the debts of both. Now which of them will love him more?”
Footnotes
- Luke 7:41 A denarius was the usual daily wage of a day laborer (see Matt. 20:2).
Luke 7:40-42
English Standard Version
Luke 7:40-42
English Standard Version
40 And Jesus answering said to him, “Simon, I have something to say to you.” And he answered, “Say it, Teacher.”
41 “A certain moneylender had two debtors. One owed five hundred (A)denarii, and the other fifty. 42 (B)When they could not pay, he (C)cancelled the debt of both. Now which of them will love him more?”
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