²⁵“But since he ¹^adid not have the means to repay, his lord commanded him ^bto be sold, along with his wife and children and all that he had, and repayment to be made.

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Footnotes

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Cross references

a Luke 7:42
b Ex 21:2; Lev 25:39; 2 Kin 4:1; Neh 5:5

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.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And 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.

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.

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