The next day he took out two silver coins and gave them to the owner of the inn. ‘Take care of this man,’ he told him. ‘When I return, I’ll pay you for any extra expenses this doesn’t cover.’
Gaius sends you his greetings. I’m staying with him here, and the whole church meets in his house. Erastus, the director of public works here in the city, and our brother Quartus send you their greetings.
“But then that servant went out and found another servant, who owed him 100 silver coins. He grabbed him and began to choke him. ‘Pay back what you owe me!’ he demanded.
He went over to him and poured olive oil and wine on his wounds and bandaged them. Then he put the man on his own donkey and brought him to an inn, and there he took care of him.