Luke 7:41
Modern Translations
New International Version
"Two people owed money to a certain moneylender. One owed him five hundred denarii, and the other fifty.

New Living Translation
Then Jesus told him this story: “A man loaned money to two people—500 pieces of silver to one and 50 pieces to the other.

English Standard Version
“A certain moneylender had two debtors. One owed five hundred denarii, and the other fifty.

Berean Study Bible
“Two men were debtors to a certain moneylender. One owed him five hundred denarii, and the other fifty.

New American Standard Bible
“A moneylender had two debtors: the one owed five hundred denarii, and the other, fifty.

NASB 1995
"A moneylender had two debtors: one owed five hundred denarii, and the other fifty.

NASB 1977
“A certain moneylender had two debtors: one owed five hundred denarii, and the other fifty.

Amplified Bible
“A certain moneylender had two debtors: one owed him five hundred denarii, and the other fifty.

Christian Standard Bible
“A creditor had two debtors. One owed five hundred denarii, and the other fifty.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
"A creditor had two debtors. One owed 500 denarii, and the other 50.

Contemporary English Version
Jesus told him, "Two people were in debt to a moneylender. One of them owed him 500 silver coins, and the other owed him 50.

Good News Translation
"There were two men who owed money to a moneylender," Jesus began. "One owed him five hundred silver coins, and the other owed him fifty.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
[So Jesus said,] "Two men owed a moneylender some money. One owed him five hundred silver coins, and the other owed him fifty.

International Standard Version
"Two men were in debt to a moneylender. One owed him 500 denarii, and the other 50.

NET Bible
"A certain creditor had two debtors; one owed him five hundred silver coins, and the other fifty.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
There was a certain creditor which had two debtors: the one owed five hundred pence, and the other fifty.

New King James Version
“There was a certain creditor who had two debtors. One owed five hundred denarii, and the other fifty.

King James 2000 Bible
There was a certain creditor who had two debtors: the one owed five hundred pence, and the other fifty.

New Heart English Bible
"A certain lender had two debtors. The one owed five hundred denarii, and the other fifty.

World English Bible
"A certain lender had two debtors. The one owed five hundred denarii, and the other fifty.

American King James Version
There was a certain creditor which had two debtors: the one owed five hundred pence, and the other fifty.

American Standard Version
A certain lender had two debtors: the one owed five hundred shillings, and the other fifty.

A Faithful Version
"There were two debtors of a certain creditor; one owed five hundred silver coins, and the other fifty.

Darby Bible Translation
There were two debtors of a certain creditor: one owed five hundred denarii and the other fifty;

English Revised Version
A certain lender had two debtors: the one owed five hundred pence, and the other fifty.

Webster's Bible Translation
There was a certain creditor, who had two debtors: the one owed five hundred pence, and the other fifty.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
There was a certaine lender which had two detters: the one ought fiue hundreth pence, and the other fiftie:

Bishops' Bible of 1568
There was a certayne lender, which had two detters: The one ought fyue hundred pence, and the other fyftie.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
A certayne lender had two detters, the one ought fyue hundreth pens, the other fiftie:

Tyndale Bible of 1526
There was a certayne lender which had two detters ye one ought five hondred pence and the other fyfty.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
“Two debtors were to a certain creditor; one was owing five hundred denarii, and the other fifty;

Berean Literal Bible
"There were two debtors to a certain creditor. The one owed five hundred denarii, and the other fifty.

Young's Literal Translation
'Two debtors were to a certain creditor; the one was owing five hundred denaries, and the other fifty;

Smith's Literal Translation
Two debtors were to a certain money-lender: one owed five hundred drachmas, and the other fifty.

Literal Emphasis Translation
There were two debtors to a certain creditor; the one owed five hundred denarii; and the other, fifty.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
A certain creditor had two debtors, the one who owed five hundred pence, and the other fifty.

Catholic Public Domain Version
“A certain creditor had two debtors: one owed five hundred denarii, and the other fifty.

Translations from Aramaic
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And Yeshua said to him, “One landowner had two debtors; one debtor owed him 500 denarii and the other 50 denarii.”

Lamsa Bible
There were two men who were debtors to a creditor; one of them owed him five hundred pence, and the other one fifty pence.

NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
A certain creditor had two debtors; the one owed him five hundred denarii, the other, fifty.

Godbey New Testament
There were two debtors to a certain creditor: the one owed him five hundred denaria, and the other fifty.

Haweis New Testament
A certain creditor had two debtors, the one owed five hundred denarii, and the other fifty.

Mace New Testament
A certain creditor had two debtors, the one owed five hundred denarys, and the other fifty.

Weymouth New Testament
"There were once two men in debt to one money-lender," said Jesus; "one owed him five hundred shillings and the other fifty.

Worrell New Testament
"There were two debtors to a certain money-lender. The one owed five hundred denaries; and the other, fifty.

Worsley New Testament
A certain creditor had two debtors, the one owed him five hundred denaries, and the other fifty:
















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