Luke 19:23
Why then didn’t you put my money in the bank, so that when I returned I could have collected it with interest?’
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- Exod 22:25-27 : 25 “If you lend money to any of my people who are needy among you, do not be like a moneylender to him; do not charge him interest. 26 If you do take the garment of your neighbor in pledge, you must return it to him by the time the sun goes down, 27 for it is his only covering– it is his garment for his body. What else can he sleep in? And when he cries out to me, I will hear, for I am gracious.
- Deut 23:19-20 : 19 Respect for Others’ Property You must not charge interest on a loan to your fellow Israelite, whether on money, food, or anything else that has been loaned with interest. 20 You may lend with interest to a foreigner, but not to your fellow Israelite; if you keep this command the LORD your God will bless you in all you undertake in the land you are about to enter to possess.
- Rom 2:4-5 : 4 Or do you have contempt for the wealth of his kindness, forbearance, and patience, and yet do not know that God’s kindness leads you to repentance? 5 But because of your stubbornness and your unrepentant heart, you are storing up wrath for yourselves in the day of wrath, when God’s righteous judgment is revealed!
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- Matt 25:24-307 verses90%
24Then the one who had received the one talent came and said,‘Sir, I knew that you were a hard man, harvesting where you did not sow, and gathering where you did not scatter seed,
25so I was afraid, and I went and hid your talent in the ground. See, you have what is yours.’
26But his master answered,‘Evil and lazy slave! So you knew that I harvest where I didn’t sow and gather where I didn’t scatter?
27Then you should have deposited my money with the bankers, and on my return I would have received my money back with interest!
28Therefore take the talent from him and give it to the one who has ten.
29For the one who has will be given more, and he will have more than enough. But the one who does not have, even what he has will be taken from him.
30And throw that worthless slave into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’
- Luke 19:18-225 verses84%
18Then the second one came and said,‘Sir, your mina has made five minas.’
19So the king said to him,‘And you are to be over five cities.’
20Then another slave came and said,‘Sir, here is your mina that I put away for safekeeping in a piece of cloth.
21For I was afraid of you, because you are a severe man. You withdraw what you did not deposit and reap what you did not sow.’
22The king said to him,‘I will judge you by your own words, you wicked slave! So you knew, did you, that I was a severe man, withdrawing what I didn’t deposit and reaping what I didn’t sow?
- Luke 19:24-274 verses84%
24And he said to his attendants,‘Take the mina from him, and give it to the one who has ten.’
25But they said to him,‘Sir, he has ten minas already!’
26‘I tell you that everyone who has will be given more, but from the one who does not have, even what he has will be taken away.
27But as for these enemies of mine who did not want me to be their king, bring them here and slaughter them in front of me!’”
- Luke 19:12-165 verses78%
12Therefore he said,“A nobleman went to a distant country to receive for himself a kingdom and then return.
13And he summoned ten of his slaves, gave them ten minas, and said to them,‘Do business with these until I come back.’
14But his citizens hated him and sent a delegation after him, saying,‘We do not want this man to be king over us!’
15When he returned after receiving the kingdom, he summoned these slaves to whom he had given the money. He wanted to know how much they had earned by trading.
16So the first one came before him and said,‘Sir, your mina has made ten minas more.’
- Matt 25:18-203 verses77%
18But the one who had received one talent went out and dug a hole in the ground and hid his master’s money in it.
19After a long time, the master of those slaves came and settled his accounts with them.
20The one who had received the five talents came and brought five more, saying,‘Sir, you entrusted me with five talents. See, I have gained five more.’
- Luke 16:1-33 verses75%
1The Parable of the Clever Steward Jesus also said to the disciples,“There was a rich man who was informed of accusations that his manager was wasting his assets.
2So he called the manager in and said to him,‘What is this I hear about you? Turn in the account of your administration, because you can no longer be my manager.’
3Then the manager said to himself,‘What should I do, since my master is taking my position away from me? I’m not strong enough to dig, and I’m too ashamed to beg.
- Matt 18:30-345 verses74%
30But he refused. Instead, he went out and threw him in prison until he repaid the debt.
31When his fellow slaves saw what had happened, they were very upset and went and told their lord everything that had taken place.
32Then his lord called the first slave and said to him,‘Evil slave! I forgave you all that debt because you begged me!
33Should you not have shown mercy to your fellow slave, just as I showed it to you?’
34And in anger his lord turned him over to the prison guards to torture him until he repaid all he owed.
- Matt 18:23-253 verses73%
23The Parable of the Unforgiving Slave“For this reason, the kingdom of heaven is like a king who wanted to settle accounts with his slaves.
24As he began settling his accounts, a man who owed ten thousand talents was brought to him.
25Because he was not able to repay it, the lord ordered him to be sold, along with his wife, children, and whatever he possessed, and repayment to be made.
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28After he went out, that same slave found one of his fellow slaves who owed him one hundred silver coins. So he grabbed him by the throat and started to choke him, saying,‘Pay back what you owe me!’
- Luke 16:11-122 verses72%
11If then you haven’t been trustworthy in handling worldly wealth, who will entrust you with the true riches?
12And if you haven’t been trustworthy with someone else’s property, who will give you your own?
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5So he contacted his master’s debtors one by one. He asked the first,‘How much do you owe my master?’
- Matt 20:13-153 verses72%
13And the landowner replied to one of them,‘Friend, I am not treating you unfairly. Didn’t you agree with me to work for the standard wage?
14Take what is yours and go. I want to give to this last man the same as I gave to you.
15Am I not permitted to do what I want with what belongs to me? Or are you envious because I am generous?’
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14The Parable of the Talents“For it is like a man going on a journey, who summoned his slaves and entrusted his property to them.
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20But God said to him,‘You fool! This very night your life will be demanded back from you, but who will get what you have prepared for yourself?’
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22The one with the two talents also came and said,‘Sir, you entrusted two talents to me. See, I have gained two more.’
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17so he thought to himself,‘What should I do, for I have nowhere to store my crops?’
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8Won’t the master instead say to him,‘Get my dinner ready, and make yourself ready to serve me while I eat and drink. Then you may eat and drink’?
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25“If you lend money to any of my people who are needy among you, do not be like a moneylender to him; do not charge him interest.
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46then the master of that slave will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour he does not foresee, and will cut him in two, and assign him a place with the unfaithful.
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13Then the king said to his attendants,‘Tie him up hand and foot and throw him into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth!’