Thematic Bible: Were often defrauded
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In addition, every man who was desperate, in debt, or discontented rallied around him, and he became their leader. About 400 men were with him.
"So he summoned each one of his master's debtors. 'How much do you owe my master?' he asked the first one. " 'A hundred measures of oil,' he said. " 'Take your invoice,' he told him, 'sit down quickly, and write 50.' "Next he asked another, 'How much do you owe?' " 'A hundred measures of wheat,' he said. " 'Take your invoice,' he told him, 'and write 80.'