Verse 42

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

Other Translations

  • Bibeloversettelse fra KJV1611 og Textus Receptus

    Og da de ikke hadde noe å betale med, tilgav han dem begge. Fortell meg derfor, hvilken av dem vil elske ham mest?"

  • NT, oversatt fra gresk

    Da de ikke hadde noe til å betale med, tilgav han dem begge. Hvem av dem vil da elske ham mest?'

  • Norsk King James

    Og da de ikke hadde noe å betale med, tilgav han dem begge. Si meg derfor, hvem av dem vil elske ham mest?

  • Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

    Da de ikke kunne betale, etterga han dem begge. Hvem av dem vil elske ham mest?

  • KJV/Textus Receptus til norsk

    Da de ikke hadde noe å betale med, etterga han dem begge gjelden. Si meg, hvem av dem vil elske ham mest?

  • Den norske oversettelsen av Det Nye Testamente

    Men da de ikke hadde noe å betale med, tilga han dem begge. Hvem av dem vil elske ham mest?»

  • Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

    Da de ikke hadde noe å betale med, etterga han dem begge. Hvem av dem vil elske ham mest?

  • o3-mini KJV Norsk

    Da de ikke kunne betale, ga han dem begge fullstendig tilgivelse. Fortell meg derfor: Hvem vil elske ham mest?

  • En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

    Da de ikke hadde noe å betale med, etterga han dem begge. Hvem av dem vil elske ham mest?

  • Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

    Da de ikke hadde noe å betale med, ettergav han dem begge deres gjeld. Hvem av dem vil elske ham mest?»

  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    When neither of them could pay, he forgave them both. So which of them will love him more?'

  • biblecontext

    { "verseID": "Luke.7.42", "source": "Μὴ ἐχόντων δὲ αὐτῶν ἀποδοῦναι, ἀμφοτέροις ἐχαρίσατο. Τίς οὖν αὐτῶν, εἶπέ, πλεῖον αὐτὸν ἀγαπήσει;", "text": "*Mē echontōn de autōn apodounai*, to both *echarisato*. Which *oun* of them, *eipe*, *pleion* him *agapēsei*?", "grammar": { "*Mē echontōn*": "genitive absolute, present participle with negative - not having/when they did not have", "*de*": "contrastive particle - but/and", "*autōn*": "genitive, masculine, plural - of them", "*apodounai*": "aorist infinitive - to pay back/return", "*echarisato*": "aorist, 3rd singular, middle - he forgave/showed favor", "*oun*": "inferential particle - therefore/then", "*eipe*": "aorist imperative, 2nd singular - tell/say", "*pleion*": "comparative adjective, accusative, neuter - more", "*agapēsei*": "future, 3rd singular - will love" }, "variants": { "*echarisato*": "forgave/canceled debt/showed favor freely", "*pleion*": "more/greater amount", "*agapēsei*": "will love/show devotion to" } }

  • NT, oversatt fra gresk Aug2024

    Da de ikke hadde noe å betale med, etterga han gjelden for dem begge. Hvem av dem vil elske ham mest?»

  • Original Norsk Bibel 1866

    Men der de ikke havde at betale med, eftergav han dem begge det. Siig, hvilken af dem skal derfor elske ham meest?

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

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

  • KJV 1769 norsk

    Da de ikke hadde noe å betale med, tilga han dem begge gjelda. Hvem av dem vil elske ham mest?

  • Norsk oversettelse av Webster

    Da de ikke kunne betale, ettergav han dem begge. Hvem av dem vil elske ham mest?"

  • Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

    Da de ikke hadde noe å betale tilbake med, etterga han dem begge. Hvem av dem vil da elske ham mest?'

  • Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

    Da de ikke hadde noe å betale tilbake med, ettergav han begge gjelden. Hvem av dem vil elske ham mest?

  • Norsk oversettelse av BBE

    Da de ikke hadde noe å betale med, etterga han dem begge gjelden. Hvilken av dem vil nå elske ham mest?

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    When they had nothinge to paye he forgave the boothe. Which of them tell me will love him moost?

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    but whan they had nothinge to paye, he forgaue the both. Tell me which of them wyl loue him most?

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    When they had nothing to pay, he forgaue them both: Which of them therefore, tell mee, will loue him most?

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    When they had nothyng to pay, he forgaue them both. Tell me therefore, which of them wyll loue hym most?

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

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

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    When they couldn't pay, he forgave them both. Which of them therefore will love him most?"

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    and they not having `wherewith' to give back, he forgave both; which then of them, say thou, will love him more?'

  • American Standard Version (1901)

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

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    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?

  • World English Bible (2000)

    When they couldn't pay, he forgave them both. Which of them therefore will love him most?"

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    When they could not pay, he canceled the debts of both. Now which of them will love him more?”

Referenced Verses

  • Ps 32:1-5 : 1 Blessed is he whose wrongdoing is forgiven, whose sin is covered. 2 Blessed is the man to whom the LORD does not count iniquity and in whose spirit there is no deceit. 3 When I kept silent, my bones grew old through my groaning all day long. 4 For day and night Your hand was heavy upon me; my vitality turned into the drought of summer. Selah. 5 I acknowledged my sin to You, and my iniquity I did not hide. I said, I will confess my transgressions to the LORD, and You forgave the iniquity of my sin. Selah.
  • Ps 49:7-8 : 7 None of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him: 8 For the redemption of their soul is precious, and it ceases forever:
  • Ps 51:1-3 : 1 Have mercy on me, O God, according to your lovingkindness; according to the multitude of your tender mercies, blot out my transgressions. 2 Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin. 3 For I acknowledge my transgressions, and my sin is always before me.
  • Ps 103:3 : 3 Who forgives all your iniquities; who heals all your diseases;
  • Isa 43:25 : 25 I, even I, am He who blots out your transgressions for My own sake, and I will not remember your sins.
  • Isa 44:22 : 22 I have blotted out, like a thick cloud, your transgressions, and, like a cloud, your sins: return to me; for I have redeemed you.
  • Jer 31:33-34 : 33 But this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those days, says the LORD, I will put my law within them, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be my people. 34 And they shall teach no more every man his neighbor, and every man his brother, saying, Know the LORD: for they shall all know me, from the least of them to the greatest of them, says the LORD: for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more.
  • Dan 9:18-19 : 18 O my God, incline Your ear, and hear; open Your eyes, and behold our desolations, and the city which is called by Your name: for we do not present our supplications before You for our righteousness, but for Your great mercies. 19 O Lord, hear; O Lord, forgive; O Lord, listen and act; do not delay, for Your own sake, O my God: for Your city and Your people are called by Your name.
  • Mic 7:18-20 : 18 Who is a God like you, that pardons iniquity, and passes by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? He does not retain his anger forever, because he delights in mercy. 19 He will turn again, he will have compassion upon us; he will subdue our iniquities; and you will cast all their sins into the depths of the sea. 20 You will perform the truth to Jacob, and the mercy to Abraham, which you have sworn to our fathers from the days of old.
  • Matt 6:12 : 12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
  • Matt 18:25-26 : 25 But as he was not able to pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, and his wife and children and all that he had, and payment to be made. 26 The servant therefore fell down, and worshiped him, saying, Lord, have patience with me, and I will pay you all.
  • Matt 18:34 : 34 And his lord was angry, and delivered him to the torturers until he should pay all that was due to him.
  • Acts 13:38-39 : 38 Let it be known to you therefore, men and brethren, that through this man is preached to you the forgiveness of sins: 39 And by him all who believe are justified from all things, from which you could not be justified by the law of Moses.
  • Rom 3:24 : 24 being justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus,
  • Rom 4:5-8 : 5 But to him who does not work, but believes in him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness. 6 Even as David also describes the blessedness of the man to whom God credits righteousness apart from works, 7 Saying, Blessed are those whose iniquities are forgiven, and whose sins are covered. 8 Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not credit sin.
  • Rom 5:6 : 6 For when we were still without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly.
  • Gal 3:10 : 10 For as many as are of the works of the law are under the curse, for it is written: 'Cursed is everyone who does not continue in all things which are written in the book of the law to do them.'
  • Eph 1:7 : 7 In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace;
  • Eph 4:32 : 32 And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God in Christ forgave you.
  • Col 3:13 : 13 Bearing with one another and forgiving one another, if anyone has a complaint against another; even as Christ forgave you, so also do you.