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Matthew 18:25

King James Version

25 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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American Standard Version

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

Christian 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.

English 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.

New American Standard Bible

But since he did not have the means to repay, his master commanded that he be sold, along with his wife and children and all that he had, and repayment be made.

New International Version

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.

New King James Version

But as he was not able to pay, his master commanded that he be sold, with his wife and children and all that he had, and that payment be made.

New 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.

World English Bible

But because he couldn’t pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, with his wife, his children, and all that he had, and payment to be made.