Luke 7:41

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““Two men were debtors to a certain moneylender. One owed him five hundred denarii, and the other fifty.”

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BSBPD

““Two men were debtors to a certain moneylender. One owed him five hundred denarii, and the other fifty.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“There was a certain creditor which had two debtors: the one owed five hundred pence, and the other fifty.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“A certain lender had two debtors: the one owed five hundred shillings, and the other fifty.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“`Two debtors were to a certain creditor; the one was owing five hundred denaries, and the other fifty;”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Luke 7:41 — 15 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Numbers 27:3“Our father died in the wilderness, but he was not among the followers of Korah who gathered together against the LORD. Instead, he died because of his own sin, and he had no sons.
  2. Isaiah 50:1This is what the LORD says: “Where is your mother’s certificate of divorce with which I sent her away? Or to which of My creditors did I sell you? Look, you were sold for your iniquities, and for your transgressions your mother was sent away.
  3. Jeremiah 3:11And the LORD said to me, “Faithless Israel has shown herself more righteous than unfaithful Judah.
  4. Matthew 6:12And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.
  5. Matthew 18:23Because of this, the kingdom of heaven is like a king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants.
  6. Matthew 18:28But when that servant went out, he found one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred denarii. He grabbed him and began to choke him, saying, ‘Pay back what you owe me!’
  7. Luke 7:47Therefore I tell you, because her many sins have been forgiven, she has loved much. But he who has been forgiven little loves little.”
  8. Luke 11:4And forgive us our sins, for we also forgive everyone who sins against us. And lead us not into temptation.’”
  9. Luke 12:48But the one who unknowingly does things worthy of punishment will be beaten with few blows. From everyone who has been given much, much will be required; and from him who has been entrusted with much, even more will be demanded.
  10. Luke 13:4Or those eighteen who were killed when the tower of Siloam collapsed on them: Do you think that they were more sinful than all the others living in Jerusalem?
  11. John 15:22If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not be guilty of sin. Now, however, they have no excuse for their sin.
  12. Romans 3:23for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,
  13. Romans 5:20The law came in so that the trespass would increase; but where sin increased, grace increased all the more,
  14. 1 Timothy 1:15This is a trustworthy saying, worthy of full acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am the worst.
  15. 1 John 1:8If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.

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