26 Bible Verses about Debt
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And he called to him every one of his lord's debtors, and said to the first, How much do you owe my lord?
And the lord of that servant was moved with compassion, and let him go, and for gave him the debt.
Simon answered and said: I suppose he to whom he forgave the more. He said to him: You have decided correctly.
Owe no one any thing, except to love one another; for he that loves another, has fulfilled the law.
Therefore, brethren, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh;
But as he was not able to pay, his lord commanded him, and his wife, and children, and all that he had, to be sold, and payment to be made.
having blotted out the handwriting in ordinances which was against us, which was opposed to us, he also took it out of the way, driving a nail through it by means of his cross;
And when he began to make a settlement, there was brought to him one that owed him ten thou sand talents.
Let the husband render to the wife that which is due, and likewise, also, the wife to the husband.
And he would not; but went and threw him into prison, till he should pay the debt.
A certain creditor had two debtors; the one owed him five hundred denarii, the other, fifty.
But that servant went out, and found one of his fellow servants, who owed him a hundred denarii; and he laid hold of him, and took him by the throat, saying: Pay me what you owe.
I am a debtor both to the Greeks and to the barbarians; both to the wise and to the unwise.
Then he said to another, How much do you owe? He replied, A hundred homers of wheat. And he said to him, Take back your note, and write eighty.
But as they had nothing to pay, he forgave them both. Which of them, then, will love him the more?
And his lord was angry, and delivered him to the jailers, till he should pay all that was due him.
But if he has done you any wrong, or owes you any thing, put that to my account.
And forgive us our debts, as we also forgive our debtors.
Then his lord called him and said to him: Wicked servant! I forgave you all that debt, because you besought me.
they have been pleased to do so, and they are their debtors. For if the Gentiles have become partakers of their spiritual things, they ought to minister to them in things pertaining to the flesh.
And if the election is by grace, it is no longer by works; otherwise grace is no longer grace.
Topics on Debt
Being In Debt
Romans 13:8Owe no one any thing, except to love one another; for he that loves another, has fulfilled the law.
Cancelling Debts
Matthew 18:32Then his lord called him and said to him: Wicked servant! I forgave you all that debt, because you besought me.
Repaying Debt
Romans 13:8Owe no one any thing, except to love one another; for he that loves another, has fulfilled the law.