Nehemiah 5:8

New Century Version

I said to them, “As much as possible, we have bought freedom for our fellow Jews who had been sold to foreigners. Now you are selling your fellow Jews to us!” The leaders were quiet and had nothing to say.

Cross References

Nehemiah 5:9

Then I said, “What you are doing is not right. Don’t you fear God? Don’t let our foreign enemies shame us.

Job 29:10

The voices of the important men were quiet, as if their tongues stuck to the roof of their mouths.

Job 32:15

“These three friends are defeated and have no more to say; words have failed them.

Exodus 21:16

“Anyone who kidnaps someone and either sells him as a slave or still has him when he is caught must be put to death.

Matthew 22:12

The king said, ‘Friend, how were you allowed to come in here? You are not dressed for a wedding.’ But the man said nothing.

Matthew 25:15

He gave one servant five bags of gold, another servant two bags of gold, and a third servant one bag of gold, to each one as much as he could handle. Then he left.

Matthew 25:29

Those who have much will get more, and they will have much more than they need. But those who do not have much will have everything taken away from them.’

Romans 14:15

If you hurt your brother’s or sister’s faith because of something you eat, you are not really following the way of love. Do not destroy someone’s faith by eating food he thinks is wrong, because Christ died for him.

Romans 3:19

We know that the law’s commands are for those who have the law. This stops all excuses and brings the whole world under God’s judgment,

1 Corinthians 8:11

This weak believer for whom Christ died is ruined because of your “knowledge.”

2 Corinthians 8:12

If you want to give, your gift will be accepted. It will be judged by what you have, not by what you do not have.

Galatians 6:10

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

Deuteronomy 24:7

If someone kidnaps a fellow Israelite, either to make him a slave or sell him, the kidnapper must be killed. You must get rid of the evil among you.