English Standard Version
Luke 7:43
43Simon answered, "The one, I suppose, for whom he cancelled the larger debt." And he said to him, "You have judged rightly."
Luke 7:43 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Simon answered and said, I suppose that he, to whom he forgave most. And he said unto him, Thou hast rightly judged.
- New International Version (NIV)Simon replied, “I suppose the one who had the bigger debt forgiven.” “You have judged correctly,” Jesus said.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Simon answered and said, “I suppose the one whom he forgave more.” And He said to him, “You have rightly judged.”
- New Living Translation (NLT)Simon answered, “I suppose the one for whom he canceled the larger debt.” “That’s right,” Jesus said.
Context of Luke 7:43
41"A certain moneylender had two debtors. One owed five hundred denarii, and the other fifty. 42When they could not pay, he cancelled the debt of both. Now which of them will love him more?" Simon answered, "The one, I suppose, for whom he cancelled the larger debt." And he said to him, "You have judged rightly." 44Then turning toward the woman he said to Simon, "Do you see this woman? I entered your house; you gave me no water for my feet, but she has wet my feet with her tears and wiped them with her hair. 45You gave me no kiss, but from the time I came in she has not ceased to kiss my feet.
Read all of Luke 7Luke 7:43 word by word
ἀποκριθεὶς Σίμων εἶπεν· ὑπολαμβάνω ὅτι ᾧ τὸ πλεῖον ἐχαρίσατο. ὁ δὲ εἶπεν αὐτῷ· ὀρθῶς ἔκρινας.Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- SimonΣίμωνSimōn · SimonG4613
- answeredἀποκρίνωapokrinomai · to answerG611
- andδέde · thenG1161
- saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
- I supposeὑπολαμβάνωhupolambanō · to take up/supposeG5274
- thatὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754
- to whomὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
- he forgaveχαρίζωcharizomai · to give graceG5483
- mostπλείων, πλεῖονpleiōn pleion pleon · greaterG4119
- unto himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
- Thou hastκρίνωkrinō · to judgeG2919
- rightlyὀρθῶςorthōs · correctlyG3723
Cross-references for Luke 7:43
- Luke 7:47Therefore I tell you, her sins, which are many, are forgiven—for she loved much. But he who is forgiven little, loves little."
- 1 Corinthians 15:9For I am the least of the apostles, unworthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.
- 2 Corinthians 5:14For the love of Christ controls us, because we have concluded this: that one has died for all, therefore all have died;
- 1 Timothy 1:13though formerly I was a blasphemer, persecutor, and insolent opponent. But I received mercy because I had acted ignorantly in unbelief,
- Luke 10:38Now as they went on their way, Jesus entered a village. And a woman named Martha welcomed him into her house.
- Psalms 116:16O Lord, I am your servant; I am your servant, the son of your maidservant. You have loosed my bonds.
- Mark 12:34And when Jesus saw that he answered wisely, he said to him, "You are not far from the kingdom of God." And after that no one dared to ask him any more questions.
Commentaries on Luke 7:43
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 43He to whom he forgave most - By this acknowledgment he was, unknowingly to himself, prepared to receive our Lord's reproof.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 43I suppose - He saw not “the point” of our Lord‘s parable. By thus saying, therefore, he condemned himself, and prepared the way for our Lord‘s reproof.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 36-50Verses 36-50 None can truly perceive how precious Christ is, and the glory of the gospel, except the broken-hearted. But while they feel they cannot enough express self-abhorrence on account of sin, and admiration of his mercy, the self-sufficient will be disgusted, because the gospel encourages such repenting sinners. The Pharisee, instead of rejoicing in the tokens of the woman's repentance, confined his thoughts to her former bad character. But without…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 43the one who was forgiven more: Those who had been forgiven the most responded with greater gratitude and love. The woman did her extraordinary act of sacrificial love because Jesus had forgiven her sins.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 40-4340-43. Like Nathan with David, our Lord conceals His home thrust under the veil of a parable, and makes His host himself pronounce upon the case. The two debtors are the woman and Simon; the criminality of the one was ten times that of the other (in the proportion of "five hundred" to "fifty"); but both being equally insolvent, both are with equal frankness forgiven; and Simon is made to own that the greatest debtor to forgiving mercy will cling to her…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Luke 7
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Catena Aurea
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- John Lightfoot Commentary
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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