Since the man was unable to pay, the master ordered that he be sold to pay his debt, along with his wife and children and everything he owned. Cross References Exodus 21:2If you buy a Hebrew servant, he is to serve you for six years. But in the seventh year, he shall go free without paying anything. Exodus 22:3 But if it happens after sunrise, there is guilt for his bloodshed. A thief must make full restitution; if he has nothing, he himself shall be sold for his theft. Leviticus 25:39 If a countryman among you becomes destitute and sells himself to you, you must not force him into slave labor. 2 Kings 4:1 Now the wife of one of the sons of the prophets cried out to Elisha, "Your servant, my husband, is dead, and you know that your servant feared the LORD. And now his creditor is coming to take my two children as his slaves!" Nehemiah 5:5 We and our children are just like our countrymen and their children, yet we are subjecting our sons and daughters to slavery. Some of our daughters are already enslaved, but we are powerless to redeem them because our fields and vineyards belong to others." Matthew 18:24 As he began the settlements, a debtor was brought to him owing ten thousand talents. Luke 7:42 When they were unable to repay him, he forgave both of them. Which one, then, will love him more?" Chapter Outline 1. Jesus warns his disciples to be humble and harmless,7. to avoid offenses, 10. and not to despise the little ones; 15. teaches how we are to deal with our brothers when they offend us, 21. and how often to forgive them; 23. which he sets forth by a parable of the king who took account of his servants, 32. and punished him who showed no mercy to his fellow servant. Jump to Previous Ability Able Children Command Commanded Couldn't Daughters Debt Forasmuch Master Means Money Ordered Orders Pay Payment Repay Repayment Sold Unable Whatever Wherewith WifeJump to Next Ability Able Children Command Commanded Couldn't Daughters Debt Forasmuch Master Means Money Ordered Orders Pay Payment Repay Repayment Sold Unable Whatever Wherewith Wife |
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