43Simon replied, "I suppose the one who had the bigger debt canceled." "You have judged correctly," Jesus said.


In Context

40 Jesus answered him, "Simon, I have something to tell you." "Tell me, teacher," he said.

41 "Two men owed money to a certain moneylender. One owed him five hundred denarii, and the other fifty.

42 Neither of them had the money to pay him back, so he canceled the debts of both. Now which of them will love him more?"

43 Simon replied, "I suppose the one who had the bigger debt canceled." "You have judged correctly," Jesus said.

44 Then he turned toward the woman and said to Simon, "Do you see this woman? I came into your house. You did not give me any water for my feet, but she wet my feet with her tears and wiped them with her hair.

45 You did not give me a kiss, but this woman, from the time I entered, has not stopped kissing my feet.

Luke 7:43 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

7:43Simon answered and said, I suppose that [he,] to whom he forgave most. And he said unto him, Thou hast rightly judged.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

7:43Simon answering, said: I suppose that he to whom he forgave most. And he said to him: Thou hast judged rightly.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

7:43Simon answered and said, He, I suppose, to whom he forgave the most. And he said unto him, Thou hast rightly judged.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

7:43And Simon answering said, I suppose he to whom he forgave the most. And he said to him, Thou hast rightly judged.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

7:43Simon answered and said, He, I suppose, to whom he forgave the most. And he said unto him, Thou hast rightly judged.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

7:43Simon answered and said, I suppose that he, to whom he forgave most. And he said to him, Thou hast rightly judged.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

7:43Simon answered, |He, I suppose, to whom he forgave the most.| He said to him, |You have judged correctly.|

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

7:43And Simon answering said, 'I suppose that to whom he forgave the more;' and he said to him, 'Rightly thou didst judge.'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

7:43Simon answered and said, I suppose that he, to whom he forgave most. And he said to him, You have rightly judged.