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Luke 7:41-43
Modern English Version
Luke 7:41-43
Modern English Version
41 “A creditor had two debtors. The one owed five hundred denarii,[a] and the other fifty. 42 When they had no money to pay, he freely forgave them both. Tell Me, therefore, which of them will love him more?”
43 Simon answered, “I suppose he whom he forgave more.”
He said to him, “You have judged rightly.”
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- Luke 7:41 Gk. denarius, a coin worth about a day’s wage.
Luke 7:41-43
New International Version
Luke 7:41-43
New International Version
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?”
43 Simon replied, “I suppose the one who had the bigger debt forgiven.”
“You have judged correctly,” Jesus said.
Footnotes
- Luke 7:41 A denarius was the usual daily wage of a day laborer (see Matt. 20:2).
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