Luke 7:40 - Plain English Version

⁴⁰ Jesus said to him, “Simon, I want to tell you something.” Simon said, “All right, teacher, tell me.”

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁴⁰ And Jesus answering said unto him, Simon, I have somewhat to say unto thee. And he saith, Master, say on.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁴⁰ And Jesus, replying, said to him, Simon, I have something to say to you. And he answered, Teacher, say it.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁴⁰ And Jesus answering said unto him, Simon, I have somewhat to say unto thee. And he saith, Teacher, say on.

Common English Bible

⁴⁰ Jesus replied, “Simon, I have something to say to you.” “Teacher, speak,” he said.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁴⁰ And in response, Jesus said to him, "Simon, I have something to say to you." So he said, "Speak, Teacher."

Luke 7:40 Cross References

Matthew 7:22

One day, God will get me to judge everybody, and some people will say to me, ‘You are my leader and my boss. We used your power to tell people your messages, and to force bad spirits out of people, and to do a lot of other great things.’

Luke 7:39

Simon, the Pharisee man, he saw her do that, and he said to himself, “I knew it. This man is not one of God’s men. He is letting a bad woman touch him. I reckon he doesn’t know she did a lot of bad things, so I reckon he doesn’t have God’s power.”

Luke 7:41

Then Jesus told him a picture story. He said, “There was a rich man that used to lend money to people. One man borrowed $500 from him, and another man borrowed $50.

John 13:13

You all call me your teacher, and your leader, and you are right. I am both of those things for you.

John 16:19

Jesus knew they wanted to ask him what he was talking about, so he said to them, “Are you asking each other what I mean by saying, ‘Soon, you will not see me. But then after a little while, you will see me again’?

John 16:30

Now we understand that you know everything. We don’t need to ask you anything, because you already know what we want to know. So we believe that you came from God.”