Nehemiah 5:8

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

and said to them, “Our fellow Jews were sold as slaves to people in other countries. We did our best to buy them back and make them free. And now, you are selling them like slaves again!” The rich people and officials kept quiet. They could not find anything to say.

Cross References

2 Corinthians 8:12

If you want to give, your gift will be accepted. Your gift will be judged by what you have, not by what you don’t have.

1 Corinthians 8:11

So this weak brother or sister—someone Christ died for—is lost because of your better understanding.

Romans 14:15

If you hurt the faith of your brother or sister because of something you eat, you are not really following the way of love. Don’t destroy anyone’s faith by eating something they think is wrong. Christ died for them.

Romans 3:19

What the law says is for those who are under the law. It stops anyone from making excuses. And it brings the whole world under God’s judgment,

Matthew 25:29

Everyone who uses what they have will get more. They will have much more than they need. But people who do not use what they have will have everything taken away from them.’

Matthew 25:15

He decided how much each servant would be able to care for. The man gave one servant five bags of money. He gave another servant two bags. And he gave a third servant one bag. Then he left.

Matthew 22:12

The king said, ‘Friend, how were you allowed to come in here? You are not wearing the right clothes.’ But the man said nothing.

Job 32:15

“Job, these men lost the argument. They don’t have anything more to say. They don’t have any more answers.

Job 29:10

Even the most important leaders were quiet, as if their tongues were stuck to the roof of their mouths.

Deuteronomy 24:7

“Someone might kidnap another Israelite—one of their own people. And that kidnapper might sell that person as a slave. If that happens, that kidnapper must be killed. You must remove this evil from your group.

Exodus 21:16

“Whoever steals someone to sell them as a slave or to keep them for their own slave must be killed.

Galatians 6:10

When we have the opportunity to do good to anyone, we should do it. But we should give special attention to those who are in the family of believers.

Nehemiah 5:9

So I continued speaking. I said, “What you people are doing is not right! You know that you should fear and respect our God. You should not do the shameful things other people do!