Matthew 18:28

New Living Translation

“But when the man left the king, he went to a fellow servant who owed him a few thousand dollars. He grabbed him by the throat and demanded instant payment.

Cross References

Nehemiah 10:31

“We also promise that if the people of the land should bring any merchandise or grain to be sold on the Sabbath or on any other holy day, we will refuse to buy it. Every seventh year we will let our land rest, and we will cancel all debts owed to us.

Nehemiah 5:7

After thinking it over, I spoke out against these nobles and officials. I told them, “You are hurting your own relatives by charging interest when they borrow money!” Then I called a public meeting to deal with the problem.

Proverbs 28:3

A poor person who oppresses the poor is like a pounding rain that destroys the crops.

Isaiah 58:3

‘We have fasted before you!’ they say. ‘Why aren’t you impressed? We have been very hard on ourselves, and you don’t even notice it!’ “I will tell you why!” I respond. “It’s because you are fasting to please yourselves. Even while you fast, you keep oppressing your workers.

Ezekiel 45:9

“For this is what the Sovereign Lord says: Enough, you princes of Israel! Stop your violence and oppression and do what is just and right. Quit robbing and cheating my people out of their land. Stop expelling them from their homes, says the Sovereign Lord.

Matthew 18:27

Then his master was filled with pity for him, and he released him and forgave his debt.

Matthew 18:29

“His fellow servant fell down before him and begged for a little more time. ‘Be patient with me, and I will pay it,’ he pleaded.

Matthew 20:2

He agreed to pay the normal daily wage and sent them out to work.

Mark 14:5

“It could have been sold for a year’s wages and the money given to the poor!” So they scolded her harshly.

Mark 6:37

But Jesus said, “You feed them.” “With what?” they asked. “We’d have to work for months to earn enough money to buy food for all these people!”

Luke 10:35

The next day he handed the innkeeper two silver coins, telling him, ‘Take care of this man. If his bill runs higher than this, I’ll pay you the next time I’m here.’

Luke 7:41

Then Jesus told him this story: “A man loaned money to two people—500 pieces of silver to one and 50 pieces to the other.

John 6:7

Philip replied, “Even if we worked for months, we wouldn’t have enough money to feed them!”

Deuteronomy 15:2

This is how it must be done. Everyone must cancel the loans they have made to their fellow Israelites. They must not demand payment from their neighbors or relatives, for the Lord’s time of release has arrived.