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Matthew 25:27 Cross-References
Explore 4 cross-references for Matthew 25:27 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Matthew chapter 25 verse 27 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Thou oughtest therefore to have put my money to the exchangers, and then at my coming I should have received mine own with usury.”
Matthew 25:27 (KJV)
Commentary on Matthew 25:27
Thou oughtest therefore to have put my money to the exchangers—Edei se oun balein ta argyria mou tois trapezitais (ἔδει σέ οὖν βαλεῖν τὰ ἀργύριά μου τοῖς τραπεζίταις): 'You ought to have deposited my silver with the bankers.' Trapezitai (τραπεζίται) were money-changers/bankers who paid interest on deposits. Even the minimum effort—letting others invest the talent—would have been better than nothing.And then at my coming I should have received mine own with usury—Tokos (τόκος, usury/interest) wasn't sinful here (Deut 23:20 forbade charging interest to fellow Jews, but permitted it to foreigners...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Matthew 25:27
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“and to convict all the ungodly of all their works of ungodliness which they have done in an ungodly way”
“interest of food”
“it speaks to those who are under the law”