8 occurrences in 13 translations

'Debt' in the Bible

And at the start, one came to him who was in his debt for ten thousand talents.

Verse ConceptsTalentsActivity BegunLarge DenominationsDebtReconciliationaccounting

Since he had no way to pay it back, his master commanded that he, his wife, his children, and everything he had be sold to pay the debt.

Verse ConceptsLordship, Human And DivineDebtorsOther WivesSettling AccountsUnable To Do Other ThingsDebt

But that servant went out, and meeting one of the other servants, who was in debt to him for one hundred pence, he took him by the throat, saying, Make payment of your debt.

Verse ConceptsFraudUnmercifulnessExtortion, Examples OfDenariusExtortionGraspingSettling AccountsDebtServant Leadership

Then his lord, after that he had called him, said unto him, O thou wicked servant, I forgave thee all that debt, because thou desiredst me:

Verse ConceptsCancelling DebtsOthers SummoningPeople Forgiving OthersDebt

In anger his master handed him over to the jailers until he could repay the entire debt.

Verse ConceptsTortureJudicial PunishmentSettling AccountsDebtAnger And Forgiveness

Bible Theasaurus

Debit (2 instances)
Liability (3 instances)

Reverse Interlinear

Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
ὀφειλέτης 
Opheiletes 
Usage: 4

ὀφειλή 
Opheile 
Usage: 1

ὀφείλημα 
Opheilema 
Usage: 1

ὀφείλω ὀφειλέω 
Opheilo 
ought , owe , be bound , be duty , be a debtor , be guilty , be indebted ,
Usage: 24

χρεωφειλέτης 
Chreopheiletes 
Usage: 0

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