Matthew 18:28

New Century Version

“Later, that same servant found another servant who owed him a few dollars. The servant grabbed him around the neck and said, ‘Pay me the money you owe me!’

Cross References

Nehemiah 10:31

Foreigners may bring goods or grain to sell on the Sabbath, but we will not buy on the Sabbath or any holy day. Every seventh year we will not plant, and that year we will forget all that people owe us.

Nehemiah 5:7

After I thought about it, I accused the important people and the leaders, “You are charging your own brothers too much interest.” So I called a large meeting to deal with them.

Proverbs 28:3

Rulers who mistreat the poor are like a hard rain that destroys the crops.

Isaiah 58:3

They say, ‘To honor you we had special days when we fasted, but you didn’t see. We humbled ourselves to honor you, but you didn’t notice.’ ” But the Lord says, “You do what pleases yourselves on these special days, and you are unfair to your workers.

Ezekiel 45:9

“ ‘This is what the Lord God says: You have gone far enough, you rulers of Israel! Stop being cruel and hurting people, and do what is right and fair. Stop forcing my people out of their homes, says the Lord God.

Matthew 18:27

The master felt sorry for his servant and told him he did not have to pay it back. Then he let the servant go free.

Matthew 18:29

“The other servant fell on his knees and begged him, ‘Be patient with me, and I will pay you everything I owe.’

Matthew 20:2

The man agreed to pay the workers one coin for working that day. Then he sent them into the vineyard to work.

Mark 14:5

It was worth a full year’s work. It could have been sold and the money given to the poor.” And they got very angry with the woman.

Mark 6:37

But Jesus answered, “You give them something to eat.” They said to him, “We would all have to work a month to earn enough money to buy that much bread!”

Luke 10:35

The next day, the Samaritan brought out two coins, gave them to the innkeeper, and said, ‘Take care of this man. If you spend more money on him, I will pay it back to you when I come again.’ ”

Luke 7:41

Jesus said, “Two people owed money to the same banker. One owed five hundred coins and the other owed fifty.

John 6:7

Philip answered, “Someone would have to work almost a year to buy enough bread for each person to have only a little piece.”

Deuteronomy 15:2

This is how you must do it: Everyone who has loaned money must cancel the loan and not make a neighbor or relative pay it back. This is the Lord’s time for canceling what people owe.