Deuteronomy 15:2

Easy To Read Version

This is the way you must do this: Every person that has lent money to another Israelite must cancel that debt. He should not ask a brother (an Israelite) to pay back that debt. Why? Because the Lord said to cancel debts during that year.

Cross References

Nehemiah 10:31

“We promise not to work on the Sabbath day. If the people living around us bring grain or other things to sell on the Sabbath, we won’t buy those things on that special day or on any other holiday. Every seventh year, {\cf2\super [60]} we won’t plant or work the land. And every seventh year, we will cancel every debt that other people owe to us.\par

Isaiah 58:3

Now those people say, “We stop eating food to show honor to you. Why don’t you see us? We hurt our bodies to show honor to you. Why don’t you notice us?”

Matthew 6:12

Forgive the sins we have done,\par the same as we have forgiven the people\par that did wrong to us.\par

Luke 7:42

The men had no money, so they could not pay their debt. But the banker told the men that they did not have to pay him. Which one of those two men will love the banker more?”

Deuteronomy 15:1

“At the end of every seven years, you must cancel debts.

Deuteronomy 15:3

You may require a foreigner to pay you back. But you must cancel any debt another Israelite owes you.

Deuteronomy 31:10

Then Moses spoke to the leaders. He said, “At the end of every seven years, in the Year of Freedom, read these Teachings at the Festival of Shelters.

James 2:13

Yes, you must show mercy to other people. If you do not show mercy, then God will not show mercy to you when he judges you. But the person who shows mercy can stand without fear when he is judged.