Paying Debt

render, therefore, to all <FI>their<Fi> dues; to whom tribute, the tribute; to whom custom, the custom; to whom fear, the fear; to whom honour, the honour. — read the full passage →

The wicked is borrowing and repayeth not, And the righteous is gracious and giving.

The rich over the poor ruleth, And a servant <FI>is<Fi> the borrower to the lender.

Withhold not good from its owners, When thy hand <FI>is<Fi> toward God to do <FI>it<Fi> . — read the full passage →

Better that thou do not vow, than that thou dost vow and dost not complete.

To no one owe anything, except to love one another; for he who is loving the other--law he hath fulfilled,

render, therefore, to all <FI>their<Fi> dues; to whom tribute, the tribute; to whom custom, the custom; to whom fear, the fear; to whom honour, the honour.

Wherefore it is necessary to be subject, not only because of the wrath, but also because of the conscience, — read the full passage →

`When a man voweth a vow to Jehovah, or hath sworn an oath to bind a bond on his soul, he doth not pollute his word; according to all that is going out from his mouth he doth.

Say not thou to thy friend, `Go, and return, and to-morrow I give,' And substance with thee.

Be not thou among those striking hands, Among sureties <FI>for<Fi> burdens. — read the full passage →

`Ye do not steal, nor feign, nor lie one against his fellow.

`And forgive us our debts, as also we forgive our debtors.

`At the end of seven years thou dost make a release, — read the full passage →

A name is chosen rather than much wealth, Than silver and than gold--good grace.

but seek ye first the reign of God and His righteousness, and all these shall be added to you.

tell us, therefore, what dost thou think? is it lawful to give tribute to Caesar or not?' — read the full passage →

and all, whatever ye may do--out of soul work--as to the Lord, and not to men,

`Thou dost not oppress thy neighbour, nor take plunder; the wages of the hireling doth not remain with thee till morning.

and if ye lend <FI>to those<Fi> of whom ye hope to receive back, what grace have ye? for also the sinful lend to sinners--that they may receive again as much. — read the full passage →

A man lacking heart is striking hands, A surety he becometh before his friend.

`None is able to serve two lords, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will hold to the one, and despise the other; ye are not able to serve God and Mammon.

And a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets hath cried unto Elisha, saying, `Thy servant, my husband, is dead, and thou hast known that thy servant was fearing Jehovah, and the lender hath come to take my two children to him for servants.' — read the full passage →

for Jehovah thy God hath blessed thee as He hath spoken to thee; and thou hast lent <FI>to<Fi> many nations, and thou hast not borrowed; and thou hast ruled over many nations, and over thee they do not rule.

Wherefore it is necessary to be subject, not only because of the wrath, but also because of the conscience, — read the full passage →

Without covetousness the behaviour, being content with the things present, for He hath said, `No, I will not leave, no, nor forsake thee,'

for a root of all the evils is the love of money, which certain longing for did go astray from the faith, and themselves did pierce through with many sorrows;

to him who is asking of thee be giving, and him who is willing to borrow from thee thou mayest not turn away.

`Jehovah doth open to thee his good treasure--the heavens--to give the rain of thy land in its season, and to bless all the work of thy hand, and thou hast lent to many nations, and thou--thou dost not borrow.

`For who of you, willing to build a tower, doth not first, having sat down, count the expence, whether he have the things for completing?

`If, therefore, thou mayest bring thy gift to the altar, and there mayest remember that thy brother hath anything against thee, — read the full passage →

Wealth from vanity becometh little, And whoso is gathering by the hand becometh great.

`If thou dost lend My poor people with thee money, thou art not to him as a usurer; thou dost not lay on him usury;

and God doth commend His own love to us, that, in our being still sinners, Christ did die for us;

lo, the reward of the workmen, of those who in-gathered your fields, which hath been fraudulently kept back by you--doth cry out, and the exclamations of those who did reap into the ears of the Lord of Sabaoth have entered;

Go, now, ye who are saying, `To-day and to-morrow we will go on to such a city, and will pass there one year, and traffic, and make gain;'

for by grace ye are having been saved, through faith, and this not of you--of God the gift, — read the full passage →

A treasure to be desired, and oil, <FI>Is<Fi> in the habitation of the wise, And a foolish man swalloweth it up.

And she cometh and declareth to the man of God, and he saith, `Go, sell the oil, and repay thy loan; and thou <FI>and<Fi> thy sons do live of the rest.'

and if any one for his own--and especially for those of the household--doth not provide, the faith he hath denied, and than an unbeliever he is worse.

Be not thou among those striking hands, Among sureties <FI>for<Fi> burdens.

`None doth take in pledge millstones, and rider, for life it <FI>is<Fi> he is taking in pledge.

He is oppressing the poor to multiply to him, He is giving to the rich--only to want.

Evil <FI>one<Fi> suffereth when he hath been surety <FI>for<Fi> a stranger, And whoso is hating suretyship is confident.

for whoever the whole law shall keep, and shall stumble in one <FI>point<Fi> , he hath become guilty of all;

Withhold not good from its owners, When thy hand <FI>is<Fi> toward God to do <FI>it<Fi> .

it behoved thee then to put my money to the money-lenders, and having come I had received mine own with increase.

Rob not the poor because he <FI>is<Fi> poor, And bruise not the afflicted in the gate. — read the full passage →

A good man causeth sons' sons to inherit, And laid up for the righteous <FI>is<Fi> the sinner's wealth.

and my God shall supply all your need, according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus;

`Give, and it shall be given to you; good measure, pressed, and shaken, and running over, they shall give into your bosom; for with that measure with which ye measure, it shall be measured to you again.'

`And when thy brother is become poor, and his hand hath failed with thee, then thou hast kept hold on him, sojourner and settler, and he hath lived with thee; — read the full passage →

for the wages of the sin <FI>is<Fi> death, and the gift of God <FI>is<Fi> life age-during in Christ Jesus our Lord.

`Two debtors were to a certain creditor; the one was owing five hundred denaries, and the other fifty; — read the full passage →

Whoso is loving silver is not satisfied <FI>with<Fi> silver, nor he who is in love with stores <FI>with<Fi> increase. Even this <FI>is<Fi> vanity.

`And when a man doth ask <FI>anything<Fi> from his neighbour, and it hath been hurt or hath died--its owner not being with it--he doth certainly repay;

they say to him, `Caesar's;' then saith he to them, `Render therefore the things of Caesar to Caesar, and the things of God to God;'

The purposes of the diligent <FI>are<Fi> only to advantage, And of every hasty one, only to want.

Go unto the ant, O slothful one, See her ways and be wise; — read the full passage →

for all did sin, and are come short of the glory of God--

and this <FI>is<Fi> the matter of the release: Every owner of a loan <FI>is<Fi> to release his hand which he doth lift up against his neighbour, he doth not exact of his neighbour and of his brother, but hath proclaimed a release to Jehovah;

for by grace ye are having been saved, through faith, and this not of you--of God the gift,

`And it hath been, if thou dost hearken diligently to the voice of Jehovah thy God, to observe to do all His commands which I am commanding thee to-day, that Jehovah thy God hath made thee uppermost above all the nations of the earth,

`At the end of seven years thou dost make a release,

and if ye lend <FI>to those<Fi> of whom ye hope to receive back, what grace have ye? for also the sinful lend to sinners--that they may receive again as much.

`At the end of seven years thou dost make a release, — read the full passage →

on every first <FI>day<Fi> of the week, let each one of you lay by him, treasuring up whatever he may have prospered, that when I may come then collections may not be made;

And when he completed all his sayings in the ears of the people, he went into Capernaum; — read the full passage →

`But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again, and your reward will be great, and ye shall be sons of the Highest, because He is kind unto the ungracious and evil;

The Visions of Isaiah son of Amoz, that he hath seen concerning Judah and Jerusalem, in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, Hezekiah, kings of Judah. — read the full passage →

Trust unto Jehovah with all thy heart, And unto thine own understanding lean not. — read the full passage →

for thou dost certainly open thy hand to him, and dost certainly lend him sufficient for his lack which he lacketh.

Wherefore it is necessary to be subject, not only because of the wrath, but also because of the conscience,

`The thief doth not come, except that he may steal, and kill, and destroy; I came that they may have life, and may have <FI>it<Fi> abundantly.

His silver he hath not given in usury, And a bribe against the innocent Hath not taken; Whoso is doing these is not moved to the age!

To no one owe anything, except to love one another; for he who is loving the other--law he hath fulfilled, — read the full passage →

`Thou dost not lend in usury to thy brother; usury of money, usury of food, usury of anything which is lent on usury. — read the full passage →

`Treasure not up to yourselves treasures on the earth, where moth and rust disfigure, and where thieves break through and steal, — read the full passage →

Whoso is multiplying his wealth by biting and usury, For one favouring the poor doth gather it.

for because of this also pay ye tribute; for servants of God they are, on this very thing attending continually;

And the brethren immediately, through the night, sent forth both Paul and Silas to Berea, who having come, went to the synagogue of the Jews; — read the full passage →

And he said to her, `Thy sins have been forgiven;'

therefore I say to thee, her many sins have been forgiven, because she did love much; but to whom little is forgiven, little he doth love.'

`Take heed to thee lest there be a word in thy heart--worthless, saying, Near <FI>is<Fi> the seventh year, the year of release; and thine eye is evil against thy needy brother, and thou dost not give to him, and he hath called concerning thee unto Jehovah, and it hath been in thee sin;

If, indeed, royal law ye complete, according to the Writing, `Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself,' --ye do well;

for God did so love the world, that His Son--the only begotten--He gave, that every one who is believing in him may not perish, but may have life age-during. — read the full passage →

A revelation of Jesus Christ, that God gave to him, to shew to his servants what things it behoveth to come to pass quickly; and he did signify <FI>it<Fi> , having sent through his messenger to his servant John, — read the full passage →

The masters! that which is righteous and equal to the servants give ye, having known that ye also have a Master in the heavens. — read the full passage →

If, then, ye were raised with the Christ, the things above seek ye, where the Christ is, on the right hand of God seated, — read the full passage →

Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, and Timotheus the brother, — read the full passage →

and to him who is not working, and is believing upon Him who is declaring righteous the impious, his faith is reckoned--to righteousness:

and the second <FI>is<Fi> like to it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself;

For I wish you to know how great a conflict I have for you and those in Laodicea, and as many as have not seen my face in the flesh, — read the full passage →

And having turned unto the woman, he said to Simon, `Seest thou this woman? I entered into thy house; water for my feet thou didst not give, but this woman with tears did wet my feet, and with the hairs of her head did wipe;

In those days the multitude being very great, and not having what they may eat, Jesus having called near his disciples, saith to them, — read the full passage →

Bring in all the tithe unto the treasure-house, And there is food in My house; When ye have tried Me, now, with this, Said Jehovah of Hosts, Do not I open to you the windows of heaven? Yea, I have emptied on you a blessing till there is no space.

for all the law in one word is fulfilled--in this: `Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself;'

for God did so love the world, that His Son--the only begotten--He gave, that every one who is believing in him may not perish, but may have life age-during.

and he said unto the woman, `Thy faith have saved thee, be going on to peace.'

with oil my head thou didst not anoint, but this woman with ointment did anoint my feet;