Bible Cross References
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Nehemiah 5:7-11
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and decided to act. I denounced the leaders and officials of the people and told them, "You are oppressing your own relatives!" I called a public assembly to deal with the problem
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and said, "As far as we have been able, we have been buying back our Jewish relatives who had to sell themselves to foreigners. Now you are forcing your own relatives to sell themselves to you, their own people!" The leaders were silent and could find nothing to say.
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Then I said, "What you are doing is wrong! You ought to obey God and do what's right. Then you would not give our enemies, the Gentiles, any reason to ridicule us.
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I have let the people borrow money and grain from me, and so have my companions and those who work for me. Now let's give up all our claims to repayment.
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Cancel all the debts they owe you---money or grain or wine or olive oil. And give them back their fields, vineyards, olive groves, and houses right now!"
Isaiah 58:3
The people ask, "Why should we fast if the LORD never notices? Why should we go without food if he pays no attention?" The LORD says to them, "The truth is that at the same time you fast, you pursue your own interests and oppress your workers.
Amos 8:4-6
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Listen to this, you that trample on the needy and try to destroy the poor of the country.
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You say to yourselves, "We can hardly wait for the holy days to be over so that we can sell our grain. When will the Sabbath end, so that we can start selling again? Then we can overcharge, use false measures, and fix the scales to cheat our customers.
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We can sell worthless wheat at a high price. We'll find someone poor who can't pay his debts, not even the price of a pair of sandals, and we'll buy him as a slave."
Matthew 6:12
Forgive us the wrongs we have done, as we forgive the wrongs that others have done to us.
Matthew 6:14
"If you forgive others the wrongs they have done to you, your Father in heaven will also forgive you.
Matthew 6:15
But if you do not forgive others, then your Father will not forgive the wrongs you have done.
Matthew 18:25-35
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The servant did not have enough to pay his debt, so the king ordered him to be sold as a slave, with his wife and his children and all that he had, in order to pay the debt.
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The servant fell on his knees before the king. 'Be patient with me,' he begged, 'and I will pay you everything!'
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The king felt sorry for him, so he forgave him the debt and let him go.
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"Then the man went out and met one of his fellow servants who owed him a few dollars. He grabbed him and started choking him. 'Pay back what you owe me!' he said.
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His fellow servant fell down and begged him, 'Be patient with me, and I will pay you back!'
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But he refused; instead, he had him thrown into jail until he should pay the debt.
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When the other servants saw what had happened, they were very upset and went to the king and told him everything.
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So he called the servant in. 'You worthless slave!' he said. 'I forgave you the whole amount you owed me, just because you asked me to.
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You should have had mercy on your fellow servant, just as I had mercy on you.'
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The king was very angry, and he sent the servant to jail to be punished until he should pay back the whole amount."
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And Jesus concluded, "That is how my Father in heaven will treat every one of you unless you forgive your brother from your heart."
Luke 6:34-38
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And if you lend only to those from whom you hope to get it back, why should you receive a blessing? Even sinners lend to sinners, to get back the same amount!
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No! Love your enemies and do good to them; lend and expect nothing back. You will then have a great reward, and you will be children of the Most High God. For he is good to the ungrateful and the wicked.
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Be merciful just as your Father is merciful.
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"Do not judge others, and God will not judge you; do not condemn others, and God will not condemn you; forgive others, and God will forgive you.
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Give to others, and God will give to you. Indeed, you will receive a full measure, a generous helping, poured into your hands---all that you can hold. The measure you use for others is the one that God will use for you."
Luke 7:42
Neither of them could pay him back, so he canceled the debts of both. Which one, then, will love him more?"
James 2:13
For God will not show mercy when he judges the person who has not been merciful; but mercy triumphs over judgment.