Bible verse
But he refused. Instead, he went and had the man thrown into prison until he could pay his debt.
Matthew 18:30 · BSB
The verses around it, from Matthew 18.
26 Then the servant fell on his knees before him. ‘Have patience with me,’ he begged, ‘and I will pay back everything.’
27 His master had compassion on him, forgave his debt, and released him.
28 But when that servant went out, he found one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred denarii. He grabbed him and began to choke him, saying, ‘Pay back what you owe me!’
29 So his fellow servant fell down and begged him, ‘Have patience with me, and I will pay you back.’
30 But he refused. Instead, he went and had the man thrown into prison until he could pay his debt.
31 When his fellow servants saw what had happened, they were greatly distressed, and they went and recounted all of this to their master.
32 Then the master summoned him and declared, ‘You wicked servant! I forgave all your debt because you begged me.
33 Shouldn’t you have had mercy on your fellow servant, just as I had on you?’
34 In anger his master turned him over to the jailers to be tortured, until he should repay all that he owed.
KJV
And he would not: but went and cast him into prison, till he should pay the debt.
ASV
And he would not: but went and cast him into prison, till he should pay that which was due.
ERV
And he would not: but went and cast him into prison, till he should pay that which was due.
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