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Luke 7:42

When they were unable to repay him, he forgave both of them. Which one, then, will love him more?”

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ASV

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

KJV

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

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12 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
μὴmēNothingG3361 →
ἐχόντωνechontōnwere havingG2192 →
αὐτῶνautōntheyG846 →
ἀποδοῦναιapodounaito payG591 →
ἀμφοτέροιςamphoteroisto bothG297 →
ἐχαρίσατο.echarisatohe forgave.G5483 →
τίςtisWhichG5101 →
οὖνounthereforeG3767 →
αὐτῶνautōnof themG846 →
πλεῖονpleionmoreG4119 →
ἀγαπήσειagapēseiwill loveG25 →
αὐτόν;autonhimG846 →

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Luke 10:36Which of these three do you think was a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of robbers?”Matthew 18:25Since the man was unable to pay, the master ordered that he be sold to pay his debt, along with his wife and children and everything he owned.Deuteronomy 15:2This is the manner of remission: Every creditor shall cancel what he has loaned to his neighbor. He is not to collect anything from his neighbor or brother, because the LORD’s time of release has been proclaimed.Acts 13:38–39Therefore let it be known to you, brothers, that through Jesus the forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you.Jeremiah 31:33–34“But this is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the LORD. I will put My law in their minds and inscribe it on their hearts. And I will be their God, and they will be My people.Micah 7:18–20Who is a God like You, who pardons iniquity and passes over the transgression of the remnant of His inheritance—who does not retain His anger forever, because He delights in loving devotion?Psalms 49:7–8No man can possibly redeem his brother or pay his ransom to God.Psalms 51:1–3Have mercy on me, O God, according to Your loving devotion; according to Your great compassion, blot out my transgressions.Isaiah 44:22I have blotted out your transgressions like a cloud, and your sins like a mist. Return to Me, for I have redeemed you.Romans 4:5–8However, to the one who does not work, but believes in Him who justifies the wicked, his faith is credited as righteousness.Isaiah 43:25I, yes I, am He who blots out your transgressions for My own sake and remembers your sins no more.Matthew 18:25–26Since the man was unable to pay, the master ordered that he be sold to pay his debt, along with his wife and children and everything he owned.Psalms 32:1–5Blessed is he whose transgressions are forgiven, whose sins are covered.Ephesians 1:7In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His gracePsalms 103:3He who forgives all your iniquities and heals all your diseases,Romans 5:6For at just the right time, while we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly.Galatians 3:10All who rely on works of the law are under a curse. For it is written: “Cursed is everyone who does not continue to do everything written in the Book of the Law.”Daniel 9:18–19Incline Your ear, O my God, and hear; open Your eyes and see the desolation of the city that bears Your name. For we are not presenting our petitions before You because of our righteous acts, but because of Your great compassion.

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The Return of the Prodigal Son — Gustave Doré (engraving, public domain)
The Return of the Prodigal Son — Gustave Doré (engraving, public domain)
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