Luke 7:41

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And he said, Two men were in debt to a certain man of business: one had a debt of five hundred pence, and the other of fifty.

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  • Matt 18:28 : 28 But that servant went out, and meeting one of the other servants, who was in debt to him for one hundred pence, he took him by the throat, saying, Make payment of your debt.
  • Luke 7:47 : 47 And so I say to you, She will have forgiveness for her sins which are great in number, because of her great love: but he who has small need of forgiveness gives little love.
  • Luke 11:4 : 4 May we have forgiveness for our sins, as we make free all those who are in debt to us. And let us not be put to the test.
  • Luke 12:48 : 48 But he who, without knowledge, did things for which punishment is given, will get only a small number of blows. The man to whom much is given, will have to give much; if much is given into his care, of him more will be requested.
  • Luke 13:4 : 4 Or those eighteen men who were crushed by the fall of the tower of Siloam, were they worse than all the other men living in Jerusalem?
  • John 15:22-24 : 22 If I had not come and been their teacher they would have had no sin: but now they have no reason to give for their sin. 23 He who has hate for me has hate for my Father. 24 If I had not done among them the works which no other man ever did, they would have had no sin: but now they have seen, and they have had hate in their hearts for me and my Father.
  • Rom 3:23 : 23 For all have done wrong and are far from the glory of God;
  • Rom 5:20 : 20 And the law came in addition, to make wrongdoing worse; but where there was much sin, there was much more grace:
  • 1 Tim 1:15-16 : 15 It is a true saying, in which all may put their faith, that Christ Jesus came into the world to give salvation to sinners, of whom I am the chief: 16 But for this reason I was given mercy, so that in me, the chief of sinners, Jesus Christ might make clear all his mercy, as an example to those who in the future would have faith in him to eternal life.
  • 1 John 1:8-9 : 8 If we say that we have no sin, we are false to ourselves and there is nothing true in us. 9 If we say openly that we have done wrong, he is upright and true to his word, giving us forgiveness of sins and making us clean from all evil. 10 If we say that we have no sin, we make him false and his word is not in us.
  • Num 27:3 : 3 Death overtook our father in the waste land; he was not among those who were banded together with Korah against the Lord; but death came to him in his sin; and he had no sons.
  • Isa 50:1 : 1 This is the word of the Lord: Where is the statement which I gave your mother when I put her away? or to which of my creditors have I given you for money? It was for your sins that you were given into the hands of others, and for your evil-doing was your mother put away.
  • Jer 3:11 : 11 And the Lord said to me, Israel in her turning away is seen to be more upright than false Judah.
  • Matt 6:12 : 12 And make us free of our debts, as we have made those free who are in debt to us.
  • Matt 18:23-25 : 23 For this reason the kingdom of heaven is like a king, who went over his accounts with his servants. 24 And at the start, one came to him who was in his debt for ten thousand talents. 25 And because he was not able to make payment, his lord gave orders for him, and his wife, and his sons and daughters, and all he had, to be given for money, and payment to be made.

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  • Luke 7:42-44
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    42 When they were unable to make payment, he made the two of them free of their debts. Which of them, now, will have the greater love for him?

    43 Simon, in answer, said, It seems he whose debt was greater. And he said, Your decision is right.

    44 And turning to the woman he said to Simon, You see this woman? I came into your house; you did not give me water for my feet: but she has been washing my feet with the drops from her eyes, and drying them with her hair.

  • Luke 16:5-7
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    5 And sending for every one who was in debt to his lord he said to the first, What is the amount of your debt to my lord?

    6 And he said, A hundred measures of oil. And he said, Take your account straight away and put down fifty.

    7 Then he said to another, What is the amount of your debt? And he said, A hundred measures of grain. And he said to him, Take your account and put down eighty.

  • Luke 7:39-40
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    39 Now when the Pharisee in whose house he was saw it, he said to himself, This man, if he was a prophet, would be conscious what sort of woman this is who has put her hands on him, that she is a sinner.

    40 And Jesus, answering, said, Simon, I have something to say to you. And he said, Master, say on.

  • Matt 18:23-34
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    23 For this reason the kingdom of heaven is like a king, who went over his accounts with his servants.

    24 And at the start, one came to him who was in his debt for ten thousand talents.

    25 And because he was not able to make payment, his lord gave orders for him, and his wife, and his sons and daughters, and all he had, to be given for money, and payment to be made.

    26 So the servant went down on his face and gave him worship, saying, Lord, give me time to make payment and I will give you all.

    27 And the lord of that servant, being moved with pity, let him go, and made him free of the debt.

    28 But that servant went out, and meeting one of the other servants, who was in debt to him for one hundred pence, he took him by the throat, saying, Make payment of your debt.

    29 So that servant went down on his face, requesting him and saying, Give me time and I will make payment to you.

    30 And he would not: but went and put him into prison till he had made payment of the debt.

    31 So when the other servants saw what was done they were very sad, and came and gave word to their lord of what had been done.

    32 Then his lord sent for him and said, You evil servant; I made you free of all that debt, because of your request to me:

    33 Was it not right for you to have mercy on the other servant, even as I had mercy on you?

    34 And his lord was very angry, and put him in the hands of those who would give him punishment till he made payment of all the debt.

  • Luke 10:35-37
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    35 And the day after he took two pennies and gave them to the owner of the house and said, Take care of him; and if this money is not enough, when I come again I will give you whatever more is needed.

    36 Which of these three men, in your opinion, was neighbour to the man who came into the hands of thieves?

    37 And he said, The one who had mercy on him. And Jesus said, Go and do the same.

  • Luke 16:1-2
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    1 And another time he said to the disciples, There was a certain man of great wealth who had a servant; and it was said to him that this servant was wasting his goods.

    2 And he sent for him and said, What is this which is said about you? give me an account of all you have done, for you will no longer be the manager of my property.

  • Luke 6:34
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    34 And if you let those have the use of your money, from whom you are hoping to get it back, what credit is it to you? even sinners do so to sinners, hoping to get back as much as they gave.

  • Luke 15:11
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    11 And he said, A certain man had two sons:

  • Luke 7:47-48
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    47 And so I say to you, She will have forgiveness for her sins which are great in number, because of her great love: but he who has small need of forgiveness gives little love.

    48 And he said to her, You have forgiveness for your sins.

  • Luke 15:3
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    3 And he made a story for them, saying,

  • Luke 19:23-25
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    23 Why then did you not put my money in a bank, so that when I came I would get it back with interest?

    24 And he said to the others who were near, Take the pound away from him, and give it to the man who has ten.

    25 And they say to him, Lord, he has ten pounds.

  • Mark 12:41-42
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    41 And he took a seat by the place where the money was kept, and saw how the people put money into the boxes: and a number who had wealth put in much.

    42 And there came a poor widow, and she put in two little bits of money, which make a farthing.

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    30 And Jesus, answering him, said, A certain man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he got into the hands of thieves, who took his clothing and gave him cruel blows, and when they went away, he was half dead.

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    26 Truly I say to you, You will not come out from there till you have made payment of the very last farthing.

  • Luke 12:59
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    59 I say to you, You will not come out of it till you have made payment to the very last farthing.

  • Matt 20:13
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    13 But he in answer said to one of them, Friend, I do you no wrong: did you not make an agreement with me for a penny?

  • Luke 11:5
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    5 And he said to them, Which of you, having a friend, would go to him in the middle of the night and say to him, Friend, let me have three cakes of bread;

  • Luke 16:13
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    13 No man may be a servant to two masters: for he will have hate for the one and love for the other; or he will keep to the one and have no respect for the other. You may not be servants of God and of wealth.

  • Luke 18:9-10
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    9 And he made this story for some people who were certain that they were good, and had a low opinion of others:

    10 Two men went up to the Temple for prayer; one a Pharisee, and the other a tax-farmer.

  • Matt 5:42
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    42 Give to him who comes with a request, and keep not your property from him who would for a time make use of it.

  • Luke 21:2
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    2 And he saw a certain poor widow putting in a farthing.

  • Matt 20:2
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    2 And when he had made an agreement with the workmen for a penny a day, he sent them into his vine-garden.

  • Matt 18:21
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    21 Then Peter came and said to him, Lord, what number of times may my brother do wrong against me, and I give him forgiveness? till seven times?

  • Luke 7:2
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    2 And a certain captain had a servant who was very dear to him; this servant was ill and near to death.

  • Luke 17:7
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    7 But which of you, having a servant who is ploughing or keeping sheep, will say to him, when he comes in from the field, Come now and be seated and have a meal,

  • Luke 16:19
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    19 Now there was a certain man of great wealth, who was dressed in fair clothing of purple and delicate linen, and was shining and glad every day.