Luke 7:40

40 And Jesus answered [and] said to him, "Simon, I have something to say to you." And he said, "Teacher, say [it]."

Luke 7:40 In-Context

38 and standing behind [him] at his feet weeping, she began to wet his feet with [her] tears and was wiping [them] with the hair of her head and was kissing his feet and anointing [them] with the perfumed oil.
39 Now [when] the Pharisee who invited him saw [this], he spoke to himself, saying, "If this man were a prophet, he would have known who and what kind of woman [this is] who is touching him, that she is a sinner."
40 And Jesus answered [and] said to him, "Simon, I have something to say to you." And he said, "Teacher, say [it]."
41 "There were two debtors [who owed] a certain creditor. One owed five hundred denarii and the other fifty.
42 [When] they were not able to repay [him], he forgave [the debts] of both. Now which of them will love him more?"

Footnotes 2

  • [a]. *Here "[and]" is supplied because the previous participle ("answered") has been translated as a finite verb
  • [b]. *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
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