16 Bible Verses about Settling Accounts

So the kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who decided to settle up his accounts with his slaves,

After a long time the master of those slaves came back and settled accounts with them.

So the slave fell down at his feet and pleaded, 'Give me time, and I will pay you every cent of it.'

"And his fellow-slave fell down before him and pleaded, 'Give me time, and I will pay you.'

"But that slave went out and found one of his fellow-slaves who owed him twenty dollars, and he caught him by the throat and began to choke him, demanding, 'Pay me what you owe me!'

I solemnly say to you, you will never get out at all until you have paid the last penny.

I tell you, you will never get out of it until you have paid the last penny!"

Then He proceeded to say to the man who invited Him: "When you give a luncheon or a dinner, stop the social custom of inviting your friends or your brothers or your relatives or your rich neighbors, for they may invite you in return and so you will be repaid.

So whenever you do your deeds of charity, never blow your own horn in public, as the hypocrites are in the habit of doing in the synagogues and on the street corners, to be praised by the people. I solemnly say to you, they already have their reward.

"Also, whenever you pray, you must not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners, to attract the attention of people. I solemnly say to you, they already have their reward.

"Also whenever you fast, you must not look gloomy like the hypocrites, for they put on a gloomy countenance, to let people see them fasting. I solemnly say to you, they already have their reward.

So I tell you, for every worthless word that men utter they will have to give account on the day of judgment;

And because he could not pay it, his master ordered him to be sold, yea, even his wife and children and all he had, and payment to be made.

But he refused and went out and had him put in jail until he should pay the debt.

And the master was enraged and turned him over to the official torturers, until he should pay the whole debt.

Or who has ever advanced God anything to have Him pay him back?