Matthew 18:25
“But forasmuch as hee had not to pay, his lord commanded him to bee sold, and his wife, and children, and all that he had, and payment to be made.”
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Matthew 18:25 Context
23¶ Therefore is the kingdome of heauen likened vnto a certaine king, which would take accompt of his seruants. 24And when hee had begun to reckon, one was brought vnto him which ought him ten thousand talents. 25But forasmuch as hee had not to pay, his lord commanded him to bee sold, and his wife, and children, and all that he had, and payment to be made. 26The seruant therfore fell downe, and worshipped him, saying, Lord, haue patience with mee, and I will pay thee all. 27Then the Lord of that seruant was moued with compassion, and loosed him, and forgaue him the debt.
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But forasmuch as he had not to pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, and his wife, and children, and all that he had, and payment to be made.
- King James Version
"But since he did not have {the means} to repay, his lord commanded him to be sold, along with his wife and children and all that he had, and repayment to be made.
- New American Standard Version (1995)