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Matthew 18:28

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

‘That servant went out and found one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred denarii.   , He grabbed him, started choking him, and said, “Pay what you owe! ”

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15 Cross References  

After agreeing with the workers on one denarius,   he sent them into his vineyard for the day.


‘This is what the Lord God says: You have gone too far,  , princes of Israel! Put away violence and oppression and do what is just and right.  Put an end to your evictions of my people.’ This is the declaration of the Lord God.


This is how to cancel debt: Every creditor  is to cancel what he has lent his neighbour. He is not to collect anything from his neighbour or brother, because the Lord’s release of debts has been proclaimed.


‘Why have we fasted, but you have not seen? We have denied ourselves, but you haven’t noticed! ’ ‘Look, you do as you please on the day of your fast, and oppress all your workers.


When the surrounding peoples bring merchandise or any kind of grain to sell on the Sabbath day, we will not buy from them on the Sabbath or a holy day.  We will also leave the land uncultivated in the seventh year  and will cancel every debt.


After seriously considering the matter, I accused the nobles and officials, saying to them, ‘Each of you is charging his countrymen interest.’  So I called a large assembly against them


A destitute leader  who oppresses the poor is like a driving rain that leaves no food.


Then the master of that servant had compassion, released him, and forgave him the loan.


‘At this, his fellow servant fell down   and began begging him, “Be patient with me, and I will pay you back.”


‘You give them something to eat,’ he responded. They said to him, ‘Should we go and buy two hundred denarii  worth of bread and give them something to eat? ’


For this perfume might have been sold for more than three hundred denarii  , and given to the poor.’  And they began to scold her.


‘A creditor had two debtors. One owed five hundred denarii,   , and the other fifty.


The next day   he took out two denarii,   gave them to the innkeeper, and said, “Take care of him. When I come back I’ll reimburse you for whatever extra you spend.”


Philip answered him, ‘Two hundred denarii  , worth of bread wouldn’t be enough for each of them to have a little.’





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