Luke

Luke 7:41–43

⁴¹“Two men were debtors to a certain moneylender. One owed him five hundred denarii,^e and the other fifty. ⁴²When they were unable to repay him, he forgave both of them. Which one, then, will love him more?”

⁴³“I suppose the one who was forgiven more,” Simon replied.

“You have judged correctly,” Jesus said.

Footnotes

e 7:41 A denarius was customarily a day’s wage for a laborer; see Matthew 20:2|MAT 20:2.

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Luke 7:41

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Two	Δύο	Dyo	Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural	G1417 two
were	ἦσαν	ēsan	Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G1510 I am, exist
debtors	χρεοφειλέται	chreopheiletai	Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural	G5533 a debtor
to a certain moneylender	δανιστῇ	danistē	Noun - Dative Masculine Singular	G1157 a lender, creditor
One	εἷς	heis	Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular	G1520 one
owed	ὤφειλεν	ōpheilen	Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G3784 I owe, ought
five hundred	πεντακόσια	pentakosia	Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural	G4001 five hundred
denarii	δηνάρια	dēnaria	Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural	G1220 a denarius
and	δὲ	de	Conjunction	G1161 but, on the other hand, and
the	ὁ	ho	Article - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
other	ἕτερος	heteros	Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2087 another, different
fifty	πεντήκοντα	pentēkonta	Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural	G4004 fifty

Luke 7:42

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
they	αὐτῶν	autōn	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
were unable	ἐχόντων	echontōn	Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Plural	G2192 I have, hold, possess
to repay	ἀποδοῦναι	apodounai	Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active	G591 I give back, return, sell
he forgave	ἐχαρίσατο	echarisato	Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular	G5483 I show favor to, forgive
both	ἀμφοτέροις	amphoterois	Adjective - Dative Masculine Plural	G297 both of two
Which	τίς	tis	Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G5101 who, which, what
then	οὖν	oun	Conjunction	G3767 therefore, then
will love	ἀγαπήσει	agapēsei	Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G25 I love
him	αὐτόν	auton	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
more	πλεῖον	pleion	Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular - Comparative	G4119 more, greater

Luke 7:43

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I suppose	Ὑπολαμβάνω	Hypolambanō	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular	G5274 I take up, receive, answer, suppose, welcome
the	ᾧ	hō	Personal / Relative Pronoun - Dative Masculine Singular	G3739 who, which, what, that
was forgiven	ἐχαρίσατο	echarisato	Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular	G5483 I show favor to, forgive
more	πλεῖον	pleion	Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular - Comparative	G4119 more, greater
Simon	Σίμων	Simōn	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G4613 Simon
replied	Ἀποκριθεὶς	Apokritheis	Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular	G611 I answer, reply
You have judged	ἔκρινας	ekrinas	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular	G2919 I judge, decide, think good
correctly	Ὀρθῶς	Orthōs	Adverb	G3723 rightly
said	εἶπεν	eipen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G2036 to speak or say (by word or writing)

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Luke 7:41 Luke 7:47 · Romans 5:20 · Matthew 6:12 · Matthew 18:28 · Romans 3:23 · Luke 11:4 · 1 John 1:8–10

Luke 7:43 Psalm 116:16–18

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.