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Berean Standard Bible

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

Luke 7:41

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Simon the Pharisee has been thinking that Jesus cannot be a prophet if he lets such a woman touch him. Jesus answers with a short parable.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

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

World English Bible (WEB)

“A certain lender had two debtors. The one owed five hundred denarii, and the other fifty.

King James Version (KJV)

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

American Standard Version (ASV)

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

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

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.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Un acreedor tenía dos deudores: el uno le debía quinientos denarios, y el otro cincuenta;

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

―Dos hombres le debían dinero a un prestamista. Uno le debía quinientas monedas de plata, y el otro cincuenta.

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