Matthew 18:28

New International Version

“But when that servant went out, he found one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred silver coins. He grabbed him and began to choke him. ‘Pay back what you owe me!’ he demanded.

Cross References

Matthew 20:2

He agreed to pay them a denarius for the day and sent them into his vineyard.

Ezekiel 45:9

“ ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: You have gone far enough, princes of Israel! Give up your violence and oppression and do what is just and right. Stop dispossessing my people, declares the Sovereign Lord.

Deuteronomy 15:2

This is how it is to be done: Every creditor shall cancel any loan they have made to a fellow Israelite. They shall not require payment from anyone among their own people, because the Lord’s time for canceling debts has been proclaimed.

Isaiah 58:3

‘Why have we fasted,’ they say, ‘and you have not seen it? Why have we humbled ourselves, and you have not noticed?’ “Yet on the day of your fasting, you do as you please and exploit all your workers.

Nehemiah 10:31

“When the neighboring peoples bring merchandise or grain to sell on the Sabbath, we will not buy from them on the Sabbath or on any holy day. Every seventh year we will forgo working the land and will cancel all debts.

Nehemiah 5:7

I pondered them in my mind and then accused the nobles and officials. I told them, “You are charging your own people interest!” So I called together a large meeting to deal with them

Proverbs 28:3

A ruler who oppresses the poor is like a driving rain that leaves no crops.

Matthew 18:27

The servant’s master took pity on him, canceled the debt and let him go.

Matthew 18:29

“His fellow servant fell to his knees and begged him, ‘Be patient with me, and I will pay it back.’

Mark 6:37

But he answered, “You give them something to eat.” They said to him, “That would take more than half a year’s wages! Are we to go and spend that much on bread and give it to them to eat?”

Mark 14:5

It could have been sold for more than a year’s wages and the money given to the poor.” And they rebuked her harshly.

Luke 7:41

“Two people owed money to a certain moneylender. One owed him five hundred denarii, and the other fifty.

Luke 10:35

The next day he took out two denarii and gave them to the innkeeper. ‘Look after him,’ he said, ‘and when I return, I will reimburse you for any extra expense you may have.’

John 6:7

Philip answered him, “It would take more than half a year’s wages to buy enough bread for each one to have a bite!”