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“But when that servant went out, he found one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred silver coins.[a]He grabbed him and began to choke him. ‘Pay back what you owe me!’ he demanded.
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But the same servant went out, and found one of his fellowservants, which owed him an hundred pence: and he laid hands on him, and took him by the throat, saying, Pay me that thou owest.
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But when that same servant went out, he found one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred denarii, and seizing him, he began to choke him, saying, 'Pay what you owe.'
28
“But when the man left the king, he went to a fellow servant who owed him a few thousand dollars. He grabbed him by the throat and demanded instant payment.
28
"The servant was no sooner out of the room when he came upon one of his fellow servants who owed him ten dollars. He seized him by the throat and demanded, 'Pay up. Now!'
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"But that slave went out and found one of his fellow slaves who owed him 100 denarii. He grabbed him, started choking him, and said, 'Pay what you owe!'
Matthew 18:28 In-Context
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“At this the servant fell on his knees before him. ‘Be patient with me,’ he begged, ‘and I will pay back everything.’
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The servant’s master took pity on him, canceled the debt and let him go.
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“But when that servant went out, he found one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred silver coins.He grabbed him and began to choke him. ‘Pay back what you owe me!’ he demanded.
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“His fellow servant fell to his knees and begged him, ‘Be patient with me, and I will pay it back.’
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“But he refused. Instead, he went off and had the man thrown into prison until he could pay the debt.
Footnotes 1
[a].
Greek "a hundred denarii" ; a denarius was the usual daily wage of a day laborer (see 20:2).