Luke 7:42 - English Majority Text Version 2009

And when they had nothing with which to pay back, he freely forgave them both. Tell [Me], therefore, which of them will love him more?"

More versions

King James Version (Oxford) 1769

And when they had nothing to pay, he frankly forgave them both. Tell me therefore, which of them will love him most?

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

When they had no means of paying, he freely forgave them both. Now which of them will love him more?

American Standard Version (1901)

When they had not wherewith to pay, he forgave them both. Which of them therefore will love him most?

Common English Bible

When they couldn’t pay, the lender forgave the debts of them both. Which of them will love him more?”

Catholic Public Domain Version

And since they did not have the ability to repay him, he forgave them both. So then, which of them loves him more?"

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

And whereas they had not wherewith to pay, he forgave them both. Which therefore of the two loveth him most?

Luke 7:42 Cross References

Matthew 18:27

"And having compassion, the master of that servant released him, and forgave him the loan.

Matthew 18:34

"And being angered, his master handed him over to the tormentors until he should pay all that was owed to him.

Matthew 6:12

And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.

Luke 7:43

Simon answered and said, "I suppose [it is the one] to whom he forgave more."And He said to him, "You have judged correctly."

Romans 3:24

being justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus,

Romans 5:6

For while we were still weak, in due time Christ died for the ungodly.

Galatians 3:10

For as many as are of the works of the law are under the curse; for it is written, "Cursed is everyone who does not continue in all the things which are written in the book of the law, to do them."

Ephesians 1:7

In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace

Ephesians 4:32

And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, just as also God in Christ forgave us.

Colossians 3:13

forbearing one another and forgiving yourselves, if anyone should have a complaint against any; just as Christ forgave you, so you also [do].