Nehemiah 5:8

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And I said unto them, We after our ability have redeemed our brethren the Jews, which were sold unto the heathen; and will ye even sell your brethren? or shall they be sold unto us? Then held they their peace, and found nothing to answer.

We after

Matthew 25:15

2 Corinthians 8:12

Galatians 6:10

Redeemed

Leviticus 25:47

Sell your

Exodus 21:16

Deuteronomy 24:7

Shall they

Romans 14:15

1 Corinthians 8:11

Held

General references

Leviticus 25:48

Amos 8:6

Bible References

We after

And to one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one; to each according to his particular ability, and immediately went away out of the country.

For if the readiness be there, a man is accepted according to what he may have, not according to what he has not.

So then, as we have occasion, let us do good towards all, and specially towards those of the household of faith.

Redeemed

And if a stranger or sojourner become wealthy beside thee, and thy brother beside him grow poor, and sell himself unto the stranger, who is settled by thee, or to a scion of the stranger's family,

Sell your

And he that stealeth a man, and selleth him, or if he be found in his hand, he shall certainly be put to death.

If a man be found who hath stolen one of his brethren of the children of Israel, and who hath treated him as a slave and sold him, that thief shall die; and thou shalt put evil away from thy midst.

Shall they

For if on account of meat thy brother is grieved, thou walkest no longer according to love. Destroy not him with thy meat for whom Christ has died.

and the weak one, the brother for whose sake Christ died, will perish through thy knowledge.

Held

The voice of the nobles was hushed, and their tongue cleaved to their palate.

They were amazed, they answered no more; words failed them.

And he says to him, My friend, how camest thou in here not having on a wedding garment? But he was speechless.

Now we know that whatever the things the law says, it speaks to those under the law, that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world be under judgment to God.

General references

after that he is sold there shall be right of redemption for him; one of his brethren may redeem him.

that we may buy the poor for silver, and the needy for a pair of shoes; and that we may sell the refuse of the wheat.