26 Bible Verses about Debt

"So he called all his master's debtors, one by one, and asked the first, 'How much are you in debt to my master?'

"Whereupon his master, touched with compassion, set him free and forgave him the debt.

"I suppose," replied Simon, "the one to whom he forgave most." "You have judged rightly," Jesus rejoined.

Owe nothing to any one except mutual love; for he who loves his fellow man has satisfied the demands of Law.

Therefore, brethren, it is not to our lower natures that we are under obligation that we should live by their rule.

and was unable to pay. So his master ordered that he and his wife and children and everything that he had should be sold, and payment be made.

The bond, with its requirements, which was in force against us and was hostile to us, He cancelled, and cleared it out of the way, nailing it to His Cross.

But as soon as he began the settlement, one was brought before him who owed 10,000 talents,

Let a man pay his wife her due, and let a woman also pay her husband his.

"He would not, however, but went and threw him into prison until he should pay what was due.

But in the case of a man who works, pay is not reckoned a favour but a debt;

"There were once two men in debt to one money-lender," said Jesus; "one owed him five hundred shillings and the other fifty.

But no sooner had that servant gone out, than he met with one of his fellow servants who owed him 100 shillings; and seizing him by the throat and nearly strangling him he exclaimed, "'Pay me all you owe.'

I am already under obligations alike to Greek-speaking races and to others, to cultured and to uncultured people:

"To a second he said, "'And how much do you owe?' "'A hundred quarters of wheat,' was the answer. "'Here is your account,' said he: 'change it into eighty quarters.'

But neither of them could pay anything; so he freely forgave them both. Tell me, then, which of them will love him most?"

"So his master, greatly incensed, handed him over to the jailers until he should pay all he owed him.

And if he was ever dishonest or is in your debt, debit me with the amount.

and forgive us our shortcomings, as we also have forgiven those who have failed in their duty towards us;

At once his master called him and said, "'Wicked servant, I forgave you all that debt, because you entreated me:

Yes, they have kindly done this, and, in fact, it was a debt they owed them. For seeing that the Gentiles have been admitted in to partnership with the Jews in their spiritual blessings, they in turn are under an obligation to render sacred service to the Jews in temporal things.

But if it is in His grace that He has selected them, then His choice is no longer determined by human actions. Otherwise grace would be grace no longer.

who was surrendered to death because of the offences we had committed, and was raised to life because of the acquittal secured for us.