Verse 3

You may demand payment from a foreigner, but you shall release whatever your brother owes you.

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Referenced Verses

  • Deut 23:20 : 20 Do not charge interest to your fellow Israelite—whether on money, food, or anything that may earn interest.
  • Matt 17:25-26 : 25 'Yes, He does,' Peter replied. When Peter entered the house, Jesus was the first to speak. 'What do you think, Simon?' He asked. 'From whom do the kings of the earth collect duty and taxes—from their own sons or from others?' 26 'From others,' Peter answered. 'Then the sons are exempt,' Jesus said to him.
  • John 8:35 : 35 A slave does not remain in the household forever, but a son does remain forever.
  • 1 Cor 6:6-7 : 6 But instead, one brother goes to law against another, and this in front of unbelievers! 7 The very fact that you have lawsuits among you means you have been completely defeated already. Why not rather be wronged? Why not rather be cheated?
  • Gal 6:10 : 10 Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to everyone, especially to those who belong to the household of faith.
  • Exod 22:25 : 25 If you take your neighbor's cloak as a pledge, return it to him before the sun sets.