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Matthew 18:25

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25And because* he did not have enough* to repay it,* the master ordered him to be sold, and his* wife and his* children and everything that he had, and to be repaid.

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Footnotes

  1. *Here “because” is supplied as a component of the participle (“have”) which is understood as causal
  2. *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
  3. *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
  4. *Literally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun
  5. *Literally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

And since he could not pay, his master ordered him to be sold, with his wife and children and all that he had, and payment to be made.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Since he was not able to pay, the master ordered that he and his wife and his children and all that he had be sold to repay the debt.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Since he did not have the money to pay it back, his master commanded that he, his wife, his children, and everything he had be sold to pay the debt.

NLTNew Living Translation

He couldn’t pay, so his master ordered that he be sold—along with his wife, his children, and everything he owned—to pay the debt.

KJV 1900King James Version

But forasmuch as he had not to pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, and his wife, and children, and all that he had, and payment to be made.