Matthew 18:25

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Since he was not able to pay, the master ordered that he and his wife and his children and all that he had be sold to repay the debt.

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  • Lev 25:39 : 39 If any of your fellow Israelites become poor and sell themselves to you, do not make them work as slaves.
  • 2 Kgs 4:1 : 1 A certain woman, the wife of one of the prophets, cried out to Elisha, saying, "Your servant, my husband, is dead, and you know that he revered the Lord. Now the creditor has come to take my two sons as slaves."
  • Neh 5:5 : 5 'Although we are of the same flesh and blood as our fellow Israelites, and our children are just like theirs, we have to subject our sons and daughters to slavery. Some of our daughters are already enslaved, and we are powerless to do anything about it, since our fields and vineyards now belong to others.'
  • Neh 5:8 : 8 I said to them, 'We have redeemed our fellow Jews who were sold to the nations, as much as we were able. Now, you are selling your own people, only for them to be sold back to us!' They stayed silent, unable to say a word.
  • Luke 7:42 : 42 When neither of them could pay, he forgave them both. So which of them will love him more?'
  • Exod 21:2 : 2 If you buy a Hebrew servant, he is to serve you for six years, but in the seventh year he shall go free, without any payment.
  • Isa 50:1 : 1 This is what the LORD says: Where is the certificate of divorce for your mother, whom I sent away? Or to which of my creditors did I sell you? Behold, because of your sins, you were sold, and because of your transgressions, your mother was sent away.

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