Matthew 25:27
it behoved thee then to put my money to the money-lenders, and having come I had received mine own with increase.
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Referenced Verses
- Deut 23:19-20 : 19 `Thou dost not lend in usury to thy brother; usury of money, usury of food, usury of anything which is lent on usury. 20 To a stranger thou mayest lend in usury, and to thy brother thou dost not lend in usury, so that Jehovah thy God doth bless thee in every putting forth of thy hand on the land whither thou goest in to possess it.
- Luke 19:22-23 : 22 `And he saith to him, Out of thy mouth I will judge thee, evil servant: thou knewest that I am an austere man, taking up what I did not lay down, and reaping what I did not sow! 23 and wherefore didst thou not give my money to the bank, and I, having come, with interest might have received it?
- Rom 3:19 : 19 And we have known that as many things as the law saith, to those in the law it doth speak, that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may come under judgment to God;
- Jude 1:15 : 15 to do judgment against all, and to convict all their impious ones, concerning all their works of impiety that they did impiously, and concerning all the stiff things that speak against Him did impious sinners.'
Similar Verses (AI)
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- Luke 19:15-2612 verses90%
15`And it came to pass, on his coming back, having taken the kingdom, that he commanded these servants to be called to him, to whom he gave the money, that he might know what any one had done in business.
16`And the first came near, saying, Sir, thy pound did gain ten pounds;
17and he said to him, Well done, good servant, because in a very little thou didst become faithful, be having authority over ten cities.
18`And the second came, saying, Sir, thy pound made five pounds;
19and he said also to this one, And thou, become thou over five cities.
20`And another came, saying, Sir, lo, thy pound, that I had lying away in a napkin;
21for I was afraid of thee, because thou art an austere man; thou takest up what thou didst not lay down, and reapest what thou didst not sow.
22`And he saith to him, Out of thy mouth I will judge thee, evil servant: thou knewest that I am an austere man, taking up what I did not lay down, and reaping what I did not sow!
23and wherefore didst thou not give my money to the bank, and I, having come, with interest might have received it?
24`And to those standing by he said, Take from him the pound, and give to him having the ten pounds --
25(and they said to him, Sir, he hath ten pounds) --
26for I say to you, that to every one having shall be given, and from him not having, also what he hath shall be taken from him,
- Matt 25:14-2613 verses85%
14`For -- as a man going abroad did call his own servants, and did deliver to them his substance,
15and to one he gave five talents, and to another two, and to another one, to each according to his several ability, went abroad immediately.
16`And he who did receive the five talents, having gone, wrought with them, and made other five talents;
17in like manner also he who `received' the two, he gained, also he, other two;
18and he who did receive the one, having gone away, digged in the earth, and hid his lord's money.
19`And after a long time cometh the lord of those servants, and taketh reckoning with them;
20and he who did receive the five talents having come, brought other five talents, saying, `Sir, five talents thou didst deliver to me; lo, other five talents did I gain besides them.
21`And his lord said to him, Well done, servant, good and faithful, over a few things thou wast faithful, over many things I will set thee; enter into the joy of thy lord.
22`And he who also did receive the two talents having come, said, Sir, two talents thou didst deliver to me; lo, other two talents I did gain besides them.
23`His lord said to him, Well done, servant, good and faithful, over a few things thou wast faithful, over many things I will set thee; enter into the joy of thy lord.
24`And he also who hath received the one talent having come, said, Sir, I knew thee, that thou art a hard man, reaping where thou didst not sow, and gathering from whence thou didst not scatter;
25and having been afraid, having gone away, I hid thy talent in the earth; lo, thou hast thine own!
26`And his lord answering said to him, Evil servant, and slothful, thou hadst known that I reap where I did not sow, and I gather whence I did not scatter!
- Matt 25:28-303 verses82%
28`Take therefore from him the talent, and give to him having the ten talents,
29for to every one having shall be given, and he shall have overabundance, and from him who is not having, even that which he hath shall be taken from him;
30and the unprofitable servant cast ye forth to the outer darkness; there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of the teeth.
- Luke 19:12-132 verses78%
12He said therefore, `A certain man of birth went on to a far country, to take to himself a kingdom, and to return,
13and having called ten servants of his own, he gave to them ten pounds, and said unto them, Do business -- till I come;
- Matt 18:31-344 verses75%
31`And his fellow-servants having seen the things that were done, were grieved exceedingly, and having come, shewed fully to their lord all the things that were done;
32then having called him, his lord saith to him, Evil servant! all that debt I did forgive thee, seeing thou didst call upon me,
33did it not behove also thee to have dealt kindly with thy fellow-servant, as I also dealt kindly with thee?
34`And having been wroth, his lord delivered him to the inquisitors, till he might pay all that was owing to him;
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2and having called him, he said to him, What `is' this I hear about thee? render the account of thy stewardship, for thou mayest not any longer be steward.
- Luke 12:46-472 verses73%
46the lord of that servant will come in a day in which he doth not look for `him', and in an hour that he doth not know, and will cut him off, and his portion with the unfaithful he will appoint.
47`And that servant, who having known his lord's will, and not having prepared, nor having gone according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes,
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5`And having called near each one of his lord's debtors, he said to the first, How much dost thou owe to my lord?
- Matt 24:47-482 verses73%
47verily I say to you, that over all his substance he will set him.
48`And, if that evil servant may say in his heart, My Lord doth delay to come,
- Matt 18:23-253 verses72%
23`Because of this was the reign of the heavens likened to a man, a king, who did will to take reckoning with his servants,
24and he having begun to take account, there was brought near to him one debtor of a myriad of talents,
25and he having nothing to pay, his lord did command him to be sold, and his wife, and the children, and all, whatever he had, and payment to be made.
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50the lord of that servant will arrive in a day when he doth not expect, and in an hour of which he doth not know,
- Luke 16:11-122 verses72%
11if, then, in the unrighteous mammon ye became not faithful -- the true who will entrust to you?
12and if in the other's ye became not faithful -- your own, who shall give to you?
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28`And, that servant having come forth, found one of his fellow-servants who was owing him an hundred denaries, and having laid hold, he took him by the throat, saying, Pay me that which thou owest.
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14take that which is thine, and go; and I will to give to this, the last, also as to thee;
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43Happy that servant, whom his lord, having come, shall find doing so;
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20`And God said to him, Unthinking one! this night thy soul they shall require from thee, and what things thou didst prepare -- to whom shall they be?