Luke 7:43

Contemporary English Version

Simon answered, "I suppose it would be the one who had owed more and didn't have to pay it back." "You are right," Jesus said.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Simon answered, “I suppose the one he forgave more.”

King James Version (1611)
Simon answered, and saide, I suppose, that hee to whome he forgaue most. And he said vnto him, Thou hast rightly iudged.

King James Version
Simon answered and said, I suppose that he, to whom he forgave most. And he said unto him, Thou hast rightly judged.

English Standard Version
Simon answered, "The one, I suppose, for whom he cancelled the larger debt." And he said to him, "You have judged rightly."

New American Standard Bible
Simon answered and said, "I assume the one for whom he canceled the greater debt." And He said to him, "You have judged correctly."

New Century Version
Simon, the Pharisee, answered, "I think it would be the one who owed him the most money." Jesus said to Simon, "You are right."

Amplified Bible
Simon answered, "The one, I take it, for whom he forgave more." Jesus said to him, "You have decided correctly."

New American Standard Bible (1995)
Simon answered and said, "I suppose the one whom he forgave more." And He said to him, "You have judged correctly."

Legacy Standard Bible
Simon answered and said, "I suppose the one whom he graciously forgave more." And He said to him, "You have judged correctly."

Berean Standard Bible
"I suppose the one who was forgiven more," Simon replied. "You have judged correctly." Jesus said.

Complete Jewish Bible
Shim‘on answered, "I suppose the one for whom he canceled the larger debt." "Your judgment is right," Yeshua said to him.

Darby Translation
And Simon answering said, I suppose he to whom he forgave the most. And he said to him, Thou hast rightly judged.

Easy-to-Read Version
Simon answered, "I think it would be the one who owed him the most money." Jesus said to him, "You are right."

Geneva Bible (1587)
Simon answered, and said, I suppose that he, to whom he forgaue most. And he said vnto him, Thou hast truely iudged.

George Lamsa Translation
Simon answered and said, I think the one to whom he forgave more. Jesus said to him, You have judged truly.

Good News Translation
"I suppose," answered Simon, "that it would be the one who was forgiven more." "You are right," said Jesus.

Lexham English Bible
Simon answered and said, "I suppose that it is the one to whom he forgave more." And he said to him, "You have judged correctly."

Literal Translation
And answering, Simon said, I suppose the one to whom he freely forgave the most. And He said to him, You have judged rightly.

American Standard Version
Simon answered and said, He, I suppose, to whom he forgave the most. And he said unto him, Thou hast rightly judged.

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

Hebrew Names Version
Shim`on answered, "He, I suppose, to whom he forgave the most." He said to him, "You have judged correctly."

International Standard Version
Simon answered, "I suppose the one who had the larger debt canceled." JesusHe">[fn] said to him, "You have answered correctly."

Etheridge Translation
Shemun answered and said, I think he to whom much was forgiven. Jeshu said to him, Thou hast judged rightly.

Murdock Translation
Simon replied, and said: I suppose he to whom most was released. Jesus said to him: Thou hast judged correctly.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Simon aunswered and sayde: I suppose, that he to whom he forgaue most. And he sayde vnto hym: Thou haste truely iudged.

English Revised Version
Simon answered and said, He, I suppose, to whom he forgave the most. And he said unto him, Thou hast rightly judged.

World English Bible
Simon answered, "He, I suppose, to whom he forgave the most." He said to him, "You have judged correctly."

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
Simon answering said, I suppose, he to whom he forgave most. He said to him, Thou hast rightly judged.

Weymouth's New Testament
"I suppose," replied Simon, "the one to whom he forgave most." "You have judged rightly," Jesus rejoined.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Symount answeride, and seide, Y gesse, that he to whom he foryaf more. And he answeride to hym, Thou hast demyd riytli.

Update Bible Version
Simon answered and said, He, I suppose, to whom he forgave the most. And he said to him, You have rightly judged.

Webster's Bible Translation
Simon answered and said, I suppose that [he], to whom he forgave most. And he said to him, Thou hast rightly judged.

New English Translation
Simon answered, "I suppose the one who had the bigger debt canceled." Jesus said to him, "You have judged rightly."

New King James Version
Simon answered and said, "I suppose the one whom he forgave more." And He said to him, "You have rightly judged."

New Living Translation
Simon answered, "I suppose the one for whom he canceled the larger debt." "That's right," Jesus said.

New Life Bible
Simon said, "I think it would be the one who owed the most." And Jesus said to him, "You have said the right thing."

New Revised Standard
Simon answered, "I suppose the one for whom he canceled the greater debt." And Jesus said to him, "You have judged rightly."

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Making answer, Simon said - I suppose, that he to whom, the more, he forgave. And, he, said unto him - Rightly, hast thou judged.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Simon answering, said: I suppose that he to whom he forgave most. And he said to him: Thou hast judged rightly.

Revised Standard Version
Simon answered, "The one, I suppose, to whom he forgave more." And he said to him, "You have judged rightly."

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
Simon answered and sayde: I suppose that he to whom he forgave moost. And he sayde vnto him: Thou hast truly iudged.

Young's Literal Translation
And Simon answering said, `I suppose that to whom he forgave the more;' and he said to him, `Rightly thou didst judge.'

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Symon answered, and sayde: He, (I suppose) to who he forgaue most. Then sayde he vnto him: Thou hast iudged right.

Mace New Testament (1729)
I think, said Simon, he that had the greatest debt remitted to him. you are in the right, said Jesus.

THE MESSAGE
Simon answered, "I suppose the one who was forgiven the most." "That's right," said Jesus. Then turning to the woman, but speaking to Simon, he said, "Do you see this woman? I came to your home; you provided no water for my feet, but she rained tears on my feet and dried them with her hair. You gave me no greeting, but from the time I arrived she hasn't quit kissing my feet. You provided nothing for freshening up, but she has soothed my feet with perfume. Impressive, isn't it? She was forgiven many, many sins, and so she is very, very grateful. If the forgiveness is minimal, the gratitude is minimal."

Simplified Cowboy Version
Simon said, "I reckon' it would be the rancher who owed him the five hundred dollars."Jesus said, "You know he would."

Contextual Overview

³⁶ A Pharisee invited Jesus to have dinner with him. So Jesus went to the Pharisee's home and got ready to eat. ³⁷ When a sinful woman in that town found out that Jesus was there, she bought an expensive bottle of perfume. ³⁸ Then she came and stood behind Jesus. She cried and started washing his feet with her tears and drying them with her hair. The woman kissed his feet and poured the perfume on them. ³⁹ The Pharisee who had invited Jesus saw this and said to himself, "If this man really were a prophet, he would know what kind of woman is touching him! He would know that she is a sinner." ⁴⁰ Jesus said to the Pharisee, "Simon, I have something to say to you." "Teacher, what is it?" Simon replied. ⁴¹ Jesus told him, "Two people were in debt to a moneylender. One of them owed him five hundred silver coins, and the other owed him fifty. ⁴² Since neither of them could pay him back, the moneylender said that they didn't have to pay him anything. Which one of them will like him more?" ⁴³ Simon answered, "I suppose it would be the one who had owed more and didn't have to pay it back." "You are right," Jesus said. ⁴⁴ He turned toward the woman and said to Simon, "Have you noticed this woman? When I came into your home, you didn't give me any water so I could wash my feet. But she has washed my feet with her tears and dried them with her hair. ⁴⁵ You didn't greet me with a kiss, but from the time I came in, she has not stopped kissing my feet.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

I: Luke 7:47, 1 Corinthians 15:9, 1 Corinthians 15:10, 2 Corinthians 5:14, 2 Corinthians 5:15, 1 Timothy 1:13-16

Thou: Luke 10:38, Psalms 116:16-18, Mark 12:34

Reciprocal: Matthew 18:26 - have Luke 10:28 - Thou hast John 13:13 - and

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Simon answered and said,.... Very readily, without any hesitation, not being aware of the application of it, to the instance he had been pondering in his mind:

I suppose, that he to whom he forgave most; it was his opinion, and to him a plain case, that he that owed the largest debt, and that being forgiven him fully, and freely, as he was under the greatest obligation, so as he ought, he would show the greatest love and affection to his kind and gracious creditor:

and he said unto him; that is, Jesus said, as the Syriac and Persic versions express it:

thou hast rightly judged; this is a right and true judgment of the case; it is according to the nature and truth of things, and what is obvious and clear at first sight, and which every one must agree to.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

I 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.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 43. He to whom he forgave most. — By this acknowledgment he was, unknowingly to himself, prepared to receive our Lord's reproof.