Luke 19:23
then wherefore gavest thou not my money into the bank, and I at my coming should have required it with interest?
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- Exod 22:25-27 : 25 If thou lend money to any of my people with thee that is poor, thou shalt not be to him as a creditor; neither shall ye lay upon him interest. 26 If thou at all take thy neighbor's garment to pledge, thou shalt restore it unto him before the sun goeth down: 27 for that is his only covering, it is his garment for his skin: wherein shall he sleep? and it shall come to pass, when he crieth unto me, that I will hear; for I am gracious.
- Deut 23:19-20 : 19 Thou shalt not lend upon interest to thy brother; interest of money, interest of victuals, interest of anything that is lent upon interest: 20 unto a foreigner thou mayest lend upon interest; but unto thy brother thou shalt not lend upon interest, that Jehovah thy God may bless thee in all that thou puttest thy hand unto, in the land whither thou goest in to possess it.
- Rom 2:4-5 : 4 Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering, not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance? 5 but after thy hardness and impenitent heart treasurest up for thyself wrath in the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God;
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- Matt 25:24-307 verses90%
24And he also that had received the one talent came and said, Lord, I knew thee that thou art a hard man, reaping where thou didst not sow, and gathering where thou didst not scatter;
25and I was afraid, and went away and hid thy talent in the earth: lo, thou hast thine own.
26But his lord answered and said unto him, Thou wicked and slothful servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sowed not, and gather where I did not scatter;
27thou oughtest therefore to have put my money to the bankers, and at my coming I should have received back mine own with interest.
28Take ye away therefore the talent from him, and give it unto him that hath the ten talents.
29For unto every one that hath shall be given, and he shall have abundance: but from him that hath not, even that which he hath shall be taken away.
30And cast ye out the unprofitable servant into the outer darkness: there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth.
- Luke 19:18-225 verses84%
18And the second came, saying, Thy pound, Lord, hath made five pounds.
19And he said unto him also, Be thou also over five cities.
20And another came, saying, Lord, behold, [here is] thy pound, which I kept laid up in a napkin:
21for I feared thee, because thou art an austere man: thou takest up that which thou layedst not down, and reapest that which thou didst not sow.
22He saith unto him, Out of thine own mouth will I judge thee, thou wicked servant. Thou knewest that I am an austere man, taking up that which I laid not down, and reaping that which I did not sow;
- Luke 19:24-274 verses84%
24And he said unto them that stood by, Take away from him the pound, and give it unto him that hath the ten pounds.
25And they said unto him, Lord, he hath ten pounds.
26I say unto you, that unto every one that hath shall be given; but from him that hath not, even that which he hath shall be taken away from him.
27But these mine enemies, that would not that I should reign over them, bring hither, and slay them before me.
- Luke 19:12-165 verses78%
12He said therefore, A certain nobleman went into a far country, to receive for himself a kingdom, and to return.
13And he called ten servants of his, and gave them ten pounds, and said unto them, Trade ye [herewith] till I come.
14But his citizens hated him, and sent an ambassage after him, saying, We will not that this man reign over us.
15And it came to pass, when he was come back again, having received the kingdom, that he commanded these servants, unto whom he had given the money, to be called to him, that he might know what they had gained by trading.
16And the first came before him, saying, Lord, thy pound hath made ten pounds more.
- Matt 25:18-203 verses77%
18But he that received the one went away and digged in the earth, and hid his lord's money.
19Now after a long time the lord of those servants cometh, and maketh a reckoning with them.
20And he that received the five talents came and brought other five talents, saying, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me five talents: lo, I have gained other five talents.
- Luke 16:1-33 verses75%
1And he said also unto the disciples, There was a certain rich man, who had a steward; and the same was accused unto him that he was wasting his goods.
2And he called him, and said unto him, What is this that I hear of thee? render the account of thy stewardship; for thou canst be no longer steward.
3And the steward said within himself, What shall I do, seeing that my lord taketh away the stewardship from me? I have not strength to dig; to beg I am ashamed.
- Matt 18:30-345 verses74%
30And he would not: but went and cast him into prison, till he should pay that which was due.
31So when his fellow-servants saw what was done, they were exceeding sorry, and came and told unto their lord all that was done.
32Then his lord called him unto him, and saith to him, Thou wicked servant, I forgave thee all that debt, because thou besoughtest me:
33shouldest not thou also have had mercy on thy fellow-servant, even as I had mercy on thee?
34And his lord was wroth, and delivered him to the tormentors, till he should pay all that was due.
- Matt 18:23-253 verses73%
23Therefore is the kingdom of heaven likened unto a certain king, who would make a reckoning with his servants.
24And when he had begun to reckon, one was brought unto him, that owed him ten thousand talents.
25But forasmuch as he had not [wherewith] to pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, and his wife, and children, and all that he had, and payment to be made.
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28But that servant went out, and found one of his fellow-servants, who owed him a hundred shillings: and he laid hold on him, and took [him] by the throat, saying, Pay what thou owest.
- Luke 16:11-122 verses72%
11If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true [riches] ?
12And if ye have not been faithful in that which is another's, who will give you that which is your own?
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5And calling to him each one of his lord's debtors, he said to the first, How much owest thou unto my lord?
- Matt 20:13-153 verses72%
13But he answered and said to one of them, Friend, I do thee no wrong: didst not thou agree with me for a shilling?
14Take up that which is thine, and go thy way; it is my will to give unto this last, even as unto thee.
15Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own? or is thine eye evil, because I am good?
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14For [it is] as [when] a man, going into another country, called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods.
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20But God said unto him, Thou foolish one, this night is thy soul required of thee; and the things which thou hast prepared, whose shall they be?
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22And he also that [received] the two talents came and said, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me two talents: lo, I have gained other two talents.
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17and he reasoned within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have not where to bestow my fruits?
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8and will not rather say unto him, Make ready wherewith I may sup, and gird thyself, and serve me, till I have eaten and drunken; and afterward thou shalt eat and drink?
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25If thou lend money to any of my people with thee that is poor, thou shalt not be to him as a creditor; neither shall ye lay upon him interest.
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46the lord of that servant shall come in a day when he expecteth not, and in an hour when he knoweth not, and shall cut him asunder, and appoint his portion with the unfaithful.
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13Then the king said to the servants, Bind him hand and foot, and cast him out into the outer darkness; there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth.